Call me slow, I don’t care, but this has been sat in my mental queue for a long time.
British artist Zadok Ben David created this incredible installation of thousands of steel cut flowers. Viewed from one end of the room they appear completely black, but from the other, a myriad of colours appear.
See more, read more, over here.
Soo Sunny Park is an installation goddess. I am so so so so blown away by her work. She uses recycled materials to make THIS.
images via soosunnypark
Ai Weiwei’s Sunflower Seeds at Mary Boone on 24th. They will be on display there until February 4th, I believe.
They were astonishing to see in person. Intricate, mostly indistinguishable from the real thing (if you don’t know, these are thousands of sunflower seed facsimiles made from porcelain by hand), unassuming but powerful in their collected mass. I wanted to hear the dull roar of an ocean when I looked at these, or maybe white noise. Something that would mute and absorb any outside distraction. Five girls stood in two groups prattling on by the front corner of the installation for my entire visit to the gallery, which was just this one room with the seeds laid out like a rug or tapestry. I wanted a meditative experience with this piece before I even arrived to see it, so perhaps those were my own projections, but it was easy to settle in and forget yourself once you could let your eyes wander out and into the installation. How strange to see something so small in such a large amount! How unsettling to be standing there amongst seeds that cannot germinate! As objects they have only the potential to remain as they are currently. They can be moved, bought, sold, stolen, and stepped on but they cannot do what the actual seed does, which is to grow and to provide sustenance. Hm.
And yes more than anything I wanted to reach down and hold a handful of them in my palm. Alas, that is no longer an option.
This is a great video from the Tate that explains how the seeds were made, who made them, and more about the process of Porcelain. It is also great as you see Weiwei raking the seeds, which is really quite a beautiful image.
(this post was reblogged from lionskeleton)
Takashi Murakami’s exhibit of manga sculptures at Versailles, 2010:
“Reports came in to Japan of petitions which sought to shut us down. The media ran with the story, playing it up as a clash of cultures, of national pride. Bloggers around the world expressed their skepticism and disgust. None of this surprised me and in the end, I have come to view it as very part and parcel of the role which art and artists now play in society.”
Here’s the rest of the article.
last of the souvenirs for awhile
acrylic on wood and Sintra
9.5w x 63h inches
another in the souvenir series
Snow swimmers
acrylic on wood panel
9.25 x 9.25 inches
another in the souvenir series
Snow swimmers
acrylic on wood panel
9.25 x 9.25 inches
the McKinney Ave. Contemporary in Dallas has a membership exhibit about this time each year. Great show - great party. This is my piece, the theme was Meltdown
…and then there was an explosion
18h x 24w inches
acrylic on Sintra
Kathy and I are now being represented by Ro2 Art here in Dallas
the last of the three souvenir/artifacts
19.5h x 19w inches
acrylic on wood and Sintra
I had a chance to rework this piece - much better now
acrylic on wood and Sintra
23.5h x 19.5w inches
I was finally able to finish this piece
acrylic on wood and Sintra
52h x 78w x 12.75d inches
