There are some similarities between the practitioners I researched, such as Antony Gormley and Pete Codling’s work, particularly the ‘Asian Field’ and ‘One Million Pebbles’ projects. I say this because both projects were made by volunteers and resulted in each individual piece having the contributors unique mark on it. However both the Asian Field and the Million Pebbles were all, to the naked eye, identical. They were both intended to have guidelines and so all are similar, yet as someone different made every single piece, they were never all going to be exactly the same. I like this idea because I feel it is intended to reflect the human race, all similar but different in their own way.
Another similarity between practitioners work is JR’s work and Scartworks’ train station piece. These are similar in the way that they are displayed, with both projects having images pasted onto buildings. They were also both for the same basic reasons- to tie the community together. Scartworks wanted to visualize the heart of the community, by forming an image made of different people important to the town. This was to give the town a sense of togetherness, whereas JR made his images to show the importance of the women of the community. So as opposed to making the work to bring people together, he did it to raise awareness of the importance of part of the community.
Scartworks also has something in common with Joe Pogan and Pete Codling, as they all do commissioned work and collaborate with clients. I think this is a good way to work as the customers get exactly what they want but the artists still get to add their own mark to it, especially if the brief is not very detailed. Such as Pete Codling’s ‘Sun Sculpture’, as he was hired to create something to celebrate that the town had the most sunlight hours in the UK, which let him use his own ideas.
One of the main differences between two particular practitioners are the legal permissions they have to obtain. For example, some of Christo and Jeanne Claude’s work took years of waiting before they could even begin to create it, as they had to get the required permissions. This took time, lawyers, and patience. Although sometimes they didn’t get the permissions and were fined hefty sums, some of their work is known for taking up to 3 years to obtain the required legal permissions. On the other hand, JR is famous for never having requested or obtained any permissions for his works. He does this so that he can remain anonymous, as if his identity was found out he would no longer be able to create the work he does. I think this shows how difficult permissions can be to obtain, but can be successful either way.
