:: Intro to New Media Art :: - Mr. McPherson
FLUX KITS
George Maciunas, 1964
Fluxus ( "to flow" in Latin) - is/was a collective of artists, composers, and designers, who led a revolutionary creative movement, starting in the 1960s. Their work was produced in several interdisciplinary media: 2D art, installation, performance, design, music/sound, and architecture, just to name a few. One of their common "modes" consisted of "Flux Kits" or "Flux Boxes" -- small, portable boxes filled with materials and objects, familiar to the artist. You could think of them as small biographies, in briefcase form! Sometimes these artworks were sold and traded through the mail!
>>>>>====let's make some flux kits================>>
Joseph Beuys, 1981
Here's what to do:
First, find or build a box. The box can be a small suitcase, a briefcase, an old lunchbox, one that you built from wood or cardboard. Flux kits traditionally have a handle, hence their portable nature. Find or create small, meaningful objects to place and display inside the box. These can be nearly any object, or made from any material, as long as they say something about you, or convey something you wish to convey. Reach for symbolism in this process. A bundle of twigs might mean a bundle of twigs to me, but it might mean family to you. See what I mean?
Virtually any material can be placed in your box. You could even turn your fluxkit into a small house, complete with walls and miniature furniture. Think outside the box (no pun intended)!
We'll work on this project throughout the semester.
Follow these links to read about/look at some FLUX KITS.
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