assume vivid astro focus

assume vivid astro focus draws aesthetic and philosophical inspiration from such varied art histories, artists, and art collectives as Op Art, Neo-Concretism, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jenny Holzer, Hélio Oiticica, Gran Fury and General Idea. But their work is also influenced by a host of cultural, political, geographical, and sociological sources that include Marvel Comics, graffiti, Vogue-ing, 90s raves, or the internet. The conscious adaptation of diverse forms and expressions to create a hybrid outcome is not simply an aesthetic device, but an intentional opportunity to challenge notions of purity and originality encompassed within essentialist thinking. Syncretism, mimicry, inclusion, and re-adaptation has roots in the concept of antropofagia (cannibalism) and other Brazilian traditions such as Tropicalismo.

For this exhibition, the artists drew from a range of sources including Henri Matisse and Sonia Delaunay; pixação (a style of street tagging common in Brazil); the internet star Inês Brazil; New York in the late 70’s; fetish spandex culture; Alexander Calder’s Circus; Murano glass chandeliers; Grace Jones; Maurizio Cattelan’s Toilet Paper, 2011; Franz West’s Auditorium, 1982; Bedouin tents; and Maison Pierre Loti in Rochefort, France

 

• assume vivid astro focus
• Eli Sudbrack: My Influences
• Gerald Matt in discussion with assume vivid astro focus
• “Cyclops Trannies”
• ART21

Gender Fluidity

• “The Artists Subverting the Gender Binary”
• “The Art of Gender Fluidity: 9 Works That Show How Sexual Identity Has Evolved Over Art History”
• “Fluid Gender Identity Drives a Revolution in Design”

Queer Culture

• “A Brief History of Gay Art and Symbolism”
• When anyone can be queer, is anyone?

Dance/Club Culture

• “An Alternate History of Sexuality in Club Culture”
• “Dance Pride: The Gay Origins of Dance Music”

The Funk Zone Podcast With Ted Mills: Episode 88: assume vivid astro focus