I wanted to find out more on art and tried to use this to hopefully receive more insight in my three themes. Most art links to spectacle directly so will discuss the spectacle sides to things I saw. I researched for more up coming exhibitions and found a small gallery called tender pixel where artist exhibit their innovative, contemporary and experimental work. This ranges from art, sculpture, media, new media, design and painting.
Exhibitions
Nicko Straniero - ‘Phototoxins and Protoplastic Accumulation’ Installation.
I started to look at previous work on the website and found the work of Nicko Straniero exhibited his vision of London through space installation in the Tenderpixel gallery. He created a mural covering the whole gallery in a stamp like effect using materials which he feel creates spectacular shapes. Throughout researching this and watching the video of it, I was so upset that I hadn’t actually gone down to the gallery on this day because I would love to get a feel of being surrounded by such a spectacle, I could imagine the colours being so moving and creating an imaginative atmosphere. This was Straniero’s vision of London, for me I would agree from anaylsis of the different shapes and colours depicted which shows London’s diversity full of multicultures, people/buildings of different shapes and sizes in the congested capital city which is shown through the closely printed shapes.
Below is a clip about Nicko’s journey through this piece of work:
Sungeyon Park and Trevor Kiernander
The installation I actually went to see was the work by Sungeyon Park and Trevor Kiernander. It consisted of a inflating apple in the middle of the room with paintings of rural urban landscapes. The apple was representing a post modern signifier of femininity in a patriarchal society. I really didn’t understand this piece however I understood the link to spectacle yet I did get the imaginative feel whilst standing in the space between the two art forms as the piece was support to give of a Alice and Wonderland feel. This was my first installation I have seen and was still getting used to the art world.
Below is a clip of the process:
Evaluating on both pieces I feel it was beneficial because it introduced to be to a different way of looking and presenting art without thinking about boundaries and concentrating on a vision or feeling you want to achieve. When i say art it’s not only paint art, I could produce moving image in a spectacular way, this is something I will take into account for the future.
