Wolfgang Laib: Returning to What Is, review

Darren James Jorgenson interview with Wolfgang Laib gives us an insight into the world of the artist and his practice and how his life and past experiences and how they influence him in his work. It also brings to light even though his works have on first appearance a very nature based look tot hem he explains to us the real and true meaning behind his choices of mediums and why he is not as the critics say "nature artist".

Wolfgang Laib is very informant in his answers when talking about his process in his work where we are learn the reasons behind the artist choice material he uses like pollen, milk and beeswax is because to him and pointed out by Jorgernsen that material is already made and been thought this amazing process to get there and then to be used in his works. But instead of placing them in the natural environment Wolfgang takes them out it and and uses it purely for the material its self and placing it in the gallery space turns it into an abstract idea. he tkaes hte nautre out of the material and by doung this removes the "nature artist" from his work. We see through teh interview Liab's commitment to process through the passion in his answers and the way he tlaks of his works and the meaning and influences behind.

From this interview it can be said that Wolfgang's art is his life and that he is a very processed based artist in the way he collects the pollen before he starts the work, they way the milk has to be changed everyday in his works. its all a very slow and time consuming process but which is vital to his works as this interview is to understanding his works and showing the true meaning behind them.
Jorgenson allows Laib to give us this overview and insight into his work and also addresses the topic's that we wouldn't and just a viewer in the gallery wouldn't know.