Max Hooper Schneider Explores Undisciplined Art and Material Alchemy in Artist Takeover
Max Hooper Schneider's essay "THE HAND OF THE UNDISCIPLINED," featured in an artist takeover for Artillery Magazine, advocates for merging art with science through a "disciplinarily promiscuous" lens. He draws on the 15th-century insights of Cennino d'Andrea Cennini, while referencing thinkers like Roger Bacon and Albertus Magnus to highlight the importance of experiential knowledge. Schneider cites Benvenuto Cellini's The Book of Art, which provides techniques for color extraction and positions art within the realm of science. He likens Los Angeles to Renaissance city-states known for their master artisans. In "THE FUTURE IS AN EMOTION," he reflects on 19th-century calibrated time and Arizona's absence of Daylight Saving Time, perceiving the future as an emotional experience. His piece "UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA" examines various viewpoints on potential future scenarios, proposing that human decline might create a utopian environment for extremophiles.
Key facts
- Max Hooper Schneider authored an artist takeover for Artillery Magazine.
- The essay is divided into three sections: 'THE HAND OF THE UNDISCIPLINED,' 'THE FUTURE IS AN EMOTION,' and 'UTOPIA AND DYSTOPIA: WHO AND WHAT IS LOOKING?'
- Schneider references Cennino d'Andrea Cennini's tome from around 1400, which drew on Roger Bacon, Albertus Magnus, and Petrus de Maricourt.
- Benvenuto Cellini's The Book of Art is cited for its instructions on extracting colors, making ink from charred animal bones, and fixing color to wet plaster.
- Schneider describes his practice as 'disciplinarily promiscuous' and compares Los Angeles to Renaissance Italian city-states for its abundance of master artisans and fabricators.
- He states that calibrated calendar time did not exist until the 19th century and used bristlecone pine tree rings as its currency.
- Arizona does not observe Daylight Saving Time, according to Schneider.
- Schneider argues that the future is an emotion and that utopia or dystopia depends on perspective, with extremophiles potentially experiencing a utopian paradise from human ruin.
Entities
Artists
- Max Hooper Schneider
- Cennino d'Andrea Cennini
- Roger Bacon
- Albertus Magnus
- Petrus de Maricourt
- Benvenuto Cellini
Institutions
- Artillery Magazine
Locations
- Los Angeles
- United States
- Arizona
- Padua
- Italy