Matthew Barney

I have seen Matthew Barney's 'The Order' before and i had a similar negative reaction -like we discussed in class.  The first time i saw it i I felt like i was supposed to understand something and i was just too stupid to get it.  Or maybe i just wasn't cool enough!  It's not like i didn't like the video the first time - its just that i felt it was out of reach, and that honestly made me feel jealous!  I enjoyed the imagery and the costumes, and the fact that he incorporated his sculpture in to his work.  For some reason that video has stuck with me and has recently become of interest to my own work.  i think the more i see it the more i understand the idea behind the work.....(not well enough to explain yet, but I find myself accepting his language more.)  I watched it one time when there was narration along with it, and i thought that was helpful.   But even with the narration it was confusing.  i've come to accept that i don't really need to understand all of his meanings to appreciate the work.  Visually there are many things to keep my interest.  And even though he is not specific in what he is trying to say, i believe you can understand the the tone of his work.  I was excited that I was able to see it again in class.