Janine Antoni was born in 1964, in Freeport, Bahamas. Antoni received her BA from Sarah Lawrence College and her MFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1989. Her art is a blend of sculpture and performance art. Everyday activities such as bathing and sleeping are made into art. She uses her body as a primary tool for making sculptures. For example, she chiseled lard and chocolate with her teeth and used brainwave signals recorded at night for different pieces of art. She has had works displayed at the Whitney Museum of American Art, S.I.T.E. Santa Fe, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin.
My favorite piece of art is the "Moor." She taught herself to make a rope out of materials donated by friends and materials. She twisted materials together to create a life-line that unified a group of people into a whole. This piece caught my eye because of the colorful flowers in it. I really like how she creates her pieces out of various materials. I like the different things she braids together because it's unlike anything I've seen before. When looking at her different pieces of work, it seems like the ropes she creates are very long. For example, the one is stretched across the length of the entire room.
My favorite piece of art is the "Moor." She taught herself to make a rope out of materials donated by friends and materials. She twisted materials together to create a life-line that unified a group of people into a whole. This piece caught my eye because of the colorful flowers in it. I really like how she creates her pieces out of various materials. I like the different things she braids together because it's unlike anything I've seen before. When looking at her different pieces of work, it seems like the ropes she creates are very long. For example, the one is stretched across the length of the entire room.
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