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Awesome Sculpture du Jour
Antony Gormley: http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2010...xhibition.html
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These are all body casts so I don't have any comments on his ability as a sculptor...but as a writer...Wow...very talented.
The artist comments: “This is the return of the lost subject to the site of Modernism. It is great to have a chance to test this piece of sculpture against the clarity of Mendelsohn and Chemayeff’s English masterpiece. I am excited to see these dark forms in the elements against the sea and in direct light. It will be like a sky burial. How these masses act in space is very important. The challenge is to make the distance intimate, internal.” G |
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I think its pretty crappy writing. Yeah, those figurations are a visual treat purely by their intentional misplacement. But any odd thing multiplied and forced into the blandness of culture can be a treat; doesnt make it Art. The Abakanowicz headless things in Chicago plowed this field a long time ago to the same degree of spectacle. Gormley should be sure he doesnt lose the phone # of the shop that makes those things for him. The writing (thinking) aint gonna be an option.
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You guys need to go back to art school. The ball is in your court--post something about sculpture that you think is good.
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"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education" : >) - Mark Twain
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It's a great idea for a thread, I hope they have somtin.
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“This is the return of the lost subject to the site of Modernism."
The teaser line....What ? there is a lost subject ? There is a site of Modernism ? what could they possibility be after all these years .... "It is great to have a chance to test this piece of sculpture against the clarity of Mendelsohn and Chemayeff’s English masterpiece. " Well you have to be an architect to get this reference (I was)...but hey he is referencing...brave assemblage artist...putting his work to a test I am excited to see these dark forms in the elements against the sea and in direct light. i.e. no color ..vapid bronze body castings with the minimalist patinas can only benefit from the sun and sea....... It will be like a sky burial. You have to agree this is a cool line...a sky burial... How these masses act in space is very important. The challenge is to make the distance intimate, internal.” This is always the challenge...at least with the people I love.. Eval don't you think this is creative ? It has everything art speak should have...a good intro, historical notes..obscure references and flowery descriptors he must be good with words, he got this commission didn't he ?.....I think he is a literary genius. G |
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Art school is a tiny lily pad on the Monet of a pertitent experience of the possibilities of creativity. But "schools" of any sort only ever wish to install into you the silliness of the "known".
The good thing about academia - the potential and liklihood of vital dialogue. The bad thing about academia - the the liklihood of UNvital dialogue. A "teaching philosophy" (as it pertains to an academic program) is an assurance that either the professor is going through the (well intentioned)motions or that there is a perception that the students need to keep learning the same things semester after semester after semester. I subscribe to NIETHER; as a learner AND as an educator. Discourse decides, action decides, boneyards decide, will decides...and plenty of background vocals in the form of ranting, argument and praise (to be heard only slightly under the noise of the Art happenning - or not happening). |
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So I'm wondering why there can be 12 pages of "song du jour" but we can't even get one page going of "sculpture du jour". Obviously most folks seem to know their music. But I tried a couple times with well known names (at least you should know them, Caro, Gormley) to get some sculpture talk going and it falls flat on its face. The Caro attempt in Art Lounge got 2 hits. I don't know of anyone who has produced as much as Caro.
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something cool i saw recently. & more stuff that isn't on his page yet.
http://www.robertfuerer.com/
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"What is good thinking?" is a sideways version of "what is Art?" We can all hash it out forever and ever, not have to agree and yet still vitalize ourselves on occasion by the moment.
And Joe, no we neednt buy what the art-rags are selling. When I want to decide what I really like in the "art world" I go out and SEE it. Glossy pictures and scribblings by non-artists have nothing to do with an art experience. Fodder for thought and dialogue? Yes. But a celebrated career does not a good artist make. Its a good thing I'm not a writer or I'd have to care about doing that well too. ![]() |
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G, I imagine that guys paintings and sculptures are indeed a worthy thing to experience.
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Gormely’s statement is pretty straightforward (Hint: the key is to read the rest of the article)
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…or does it? Also, if you could accurately define “good art” then you would have been able to by that ironworker you’ve been eyeing by now! ![]() Quote:
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I saw Gormley’s Event Horizon piece in NYC last weekend. It was very compelling and easily one of the best sculpture installations I have seen in the past decade. So cinematic – which is hard for sculpture to accomplish. |
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The Fuerer photos available aren't really a suitable representation of all that was viewed, but the best to be had. While the methods and subject were not revolutionary, the handling was very fresh and the sheer volume of work gave a similar sense of context as Gormley's rooftop piece. At least as I perceive from Gormley's photos. I didn't have that opportunity this time. It seems where most installations fail is they don't truly consider space and/or context as a critical component in their composition. The typical approach is more like a wedding cake, brought in & plunked down all fancy-like.
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Wow, much ado about nothing.
Rising to the challenge of posting a sculpture du jour, even though I'm in a hurry to go play soccer, here is something that I found somewhere, not even sure where, I think on a Facebook friend's photo page. It is a sculpture in Turkey. No pretense, no delusions of grandeur, no accompanying artspeak text to confuse one into believing a piece of ____ is meaningful. Just a nice, simple, and uplifting composition. Obviously, not for eveyone here, but I like it and others might as well. |
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But we must aspire to be more than object makers. Besides, just because the Gormely installation is cinematic doesn't mean it is any less of a sculptural experience.
Write in after you see the piece next week. I promise you won't be disappointed. This piece is bigger than any Serra - so you should enjoy that if nothing else. ![]() |
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Yer right though, "object makers" is not at all what sculptors are. I'll use the "we" here but everyone knows I'm only talking from myself ("we" is satisfyingly presumptuous and rebel-rousing...as if I might be addressing an army of me's ![]() And right, its bigger than a Serra only by how far apart they decide to spread-out the multiples or by how many they decide to use in a given location. I'll let you know when I see it if the significance adds up. I just get put-off by artists laying claim to labors they have only delegated. People should do what they say they will do and should HAVE DONE what they say they HAVE DONE. Its the best way to be amongst our fellow ants. No bullshitting. guess I didnt hold my tongue....again. sorry. |
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For music lovers and figurative fans: http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2010...rt-cobain.html
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I've been saying that for years and it almost brings a tear to my eye to finally see someone else agree. lol |
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