Posts tagged Art
Anatomical cross-sections made from paper
Lisa Nilsson makes these incredibly intricate illustrations of cross-sections of the human body from paper filigree. She discussed the process of making her work in a recent interview with All Things Paper:
Imagined Lives at the National Portrait Gallery
From the Telegraph:
Julian Fellowes, Alexander McCall Smith, Tracy Chevalier, Joanna Trollope and Terry Pratchett are among the authors who have created imaginary biographies to accompany the works.
The gallery has a number of paintings which were purchased in the 19th and 20th centuries in the belief that they represented famous people, only for the identities of the sitters to be disproved or disputed.
A painting known as False Mary, painted in 1570 and once thought to be a portrait of Mary, Queen of Scots, captured the imagination of McCall Smith. He has written a story identifying her as a body double for the Queen.
For further information from the National Portrait Gallery itself, click here.
[The majority of arts funding supports large organizations with budgets greater than $5 million. Such organizations, which comprise less than 2 percent of the universe of arts and cultural nonprofits, receive more than half of the sector’s total revenue. These institutions focus primarily on Western European art forms, and their programs serve audiences that are predominantly white and upper income. Only 10 percent of grant dollars made with a primary or secondary purpose of supporting the arts explicitly benefit underserved communities, including lower-income populations, communities of color and other disadvantaged groups. And less than 4 percent focus on advancing social justice goals. These facts suggest that most arts philanthropy is not engaged in addressing inequities that trouble our communities, and is not meeting the needs of our most marginalized populations.
Connections at the Met
museumuse: “Really interesting site, profiling curators from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.”
The Homeless Museum of Art is not about the homeless problem in America, it’s basically a museum without a home. Since 2002, New York-based artist Filip Noterdaeme has been acting like the pretentious douchebag that I have grown to love. His homeless museum has been located in various places - his rental apartment in Brooklyn, an activist’s initiative, a vacant artist’s studio, part of a collection of original artworks and a mock museum booth in a commercial art fair. The mission statement of HoMu (which even has a board of trustees by the way) is “to subvert the increasingly impersonal, market-driven art world and expose the sellout of cultural institutions to commerce, cronyism, real estate, and star architects”. Believe it or not, the museum actually has a collection, a homeless one, but a collection nonetheless. Even though the museum’s been pretty quiet since 2007, it appears that the museum reveals its location from time to time. Hopefully it won’t turn up outside your home.
The codes take viewers to Democracy Now! videos that span nine years – an impressive collection of art in its own right. The portrait portrays not only the likeness of the person featured, but her life’s work as well. (via Hidden Creativity: QR Code Portrait Hides Double Meaning | WebUrbanist)
Suh Do-ho “Uniform/s:Self Portrait/s: My 39 Years,” 2006. 169 x 56 x 254 ㎝, fabric, fiberglass resin, stainless steel, casters.
3D Virtual Art Gallery (iTunes) is a web application and iOS app for iPad and iPhone, which demonstrates the possibilities for artists and gallerists to create their own 3D virtual galleries, featuring their own artworks, using the iPad and iPhone as networked ‘platforms.’ With more than 150 million iOS devices in circulation, exhibitions in the form of ‘apps’ or applications for handheld computing devices may quite easily rival the traditional gallery in introducing artworks to new audiences.
NOTE: The app is only a demo, and does not actually enable users to create personalized 3D galleries. Those wishing to do so must contact the company esimplestudios.
Teens Ponder Meaning of Contemporary Art
In 2009, Tate Liverpool displayed four works of contemporary art in different locations around the city. Acclaimed film director Mike Figgis was asked to turn the reactions of Liverpoodlians to these sculptures into short films. The video above shows teenagers discussing Jeff Koons’s “Three Ball Total Equilibrium Tank.” Another short film captures the views of students when one of Dan Flavin’s installations called “Untitled” was displayed at their school for one day.
This is how I feel at MOMA.
Does anyone agree? How do you feel about Modern Art?
How do you feel when you walk into a Modern Art Exhibit?
I had the unfortunate experience of moving from what felt like quiet (but enjoyable) enjoyment of more “old” pieces (12th century to early 20th century or so), things that were not too Modern and then towards a Modern gallery that was all white, and very quiet. People seemed afraid to whisper or talk. I had stopped by the children’s section before moving to the Modern Art section, and suddenly, no one talked, or smiled! But some of the art was funny, and absurd - I wished other people had reacted.
I must say: it’s much harder for me to look at something painted by Van Gogh, or El Greco and assume I could replicate it than some Modern Artworks I’ve seen. But does that make it any less artistic to you?
Banksy’s Anonymity Cost Russia’s Voina Group Their Bail
by Marina Galperina for Animal NY
When Voina artists’ pre-trial incarceration was extended another month on Friday in St. Petersburg, the judge declined their bail offer — $66,500 for each, adding up to the exact amount Banksy’s aid — citing “lack of information about the person providing the money.” And there it is, Banky’s anonymity, worth a million yet useless in court.
I’m blown away by Lori Nix’s post-Apocalyptic diorama photographs. (Her “Unnatural History” series, which shows a natural history museum askew, is also fabulous.) She builds each diorama from scratch over about seven months and then spends up to three weeks perfecting the lighting and placement of the props. I love this quote from her FAQ: “I have miniature power tools throughout the apartment, a chop saw under the kitchen table, a miniature table saw on top.” (Via Flavorwire.)
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