Artmaking Practice – Essay (Angewina)

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EXAMINE HOW MULTI-SENSORY EXPERIENCES ARE EXPLORED IN ARTMAKING PRACTICE. REFER TO A RANGE OF ARTWORKS IN YOUR ANSWER.

Intro: Artmaking practice has significantly evolved to reflect the changing nature of contemporary society, notably through the notion of multisensory experiences. In examining the prescribed artists Marcel Duchamp, Ai Weiwei and additional artist Marta Minujin, there is evident intention and value for exploring and applying a variety of sensations to the artmaking practice. This is achieved commonly across the gesamtkunstwerks, translated to ‘total artworks’ for their multisensory nature, where the artist has intended to incorporate different senses by planning, producing and presenting the artwork in a manner that enables the audience to engage with it.