Week 6- Anish Kapoor Sculpture

Week 6- Anish Kapoor Sculpture

 Anish Kapoor

Cloud Gate (2004), Millennium Park, Chicago

Celebrated for his gigantic, stainless steel Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, Anish Kapoor is changing the cultural environment with his public works.
1.Research Kapoor's work in order to discuss whether it is conceptual art or not. Explain your answer, using a definition of conceptual art.

Conceptual art is a type of art that has the concepts and ideas in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. It’s often personal, complex and inclusive, with creation and appreciation of a traditional art work. For example painting or sculpture And I do see the conceptual art in Anish Kapoor’s work.

The reason why I think the designer does conceptual art is because we see more of his work in a deep meaning around it, it’s not like a work where they create randomly, it’s a type of work where there are more invent with it , and reason why of creating this object.   

2. Research 3 quite different works by Kapoor from countries outside New Zealand to discuss the ideas behind the work. Include images of each work on your blog.

“Shooting into the corner” is one of the most important sculpture been presented, and its consists of a cannon developed by Anish Kapoor with a team of engineers. It was an work that’s been shoot from a pneumatic compressor with 11 balls of wax into a corner of a room and all the 20 tons of wax was been fired on the exhibition.

“Spire” is a type of sculpture and the materials that he uses is the stainless steel. It was made on 2004. The sculpture was putted in the Kensington garden in London. As my own potion I think that he produce this sculpture is because he is giving this garden a new look where there well be more people come and look. the most important part of this sculpture to me is the reflection of the work, it reflects the skinny shape of an object, as you can see that when a person stand beside it, the top of the work it shrink into a very small shape, it also shrink everything into a very small shapes, look s like everything’s is going into the top point.

“Sky Mirror” is a public sculpture design by Anish Kapoor, and it was putted outside the theatre in wellington circus at Nottingham in England. This sculpture is 6 m wide in a concave shape made from polished stainless steel. The main emphasis of this work is to present the reflection of what people are doing. And reface reflects the entire environment. On the 27 April of 2001 it presents the prize of the work, and it coast $900000.

3.Discuss the large scale 'site specific' work that has been installed on a private site in New Zealand.

The scale of this work is large, as you can see the picture the work is been putted between two ranges. I wonder that if we use the work as been a place for visitor, because the point from two ends looks like place where they can see good view of the area. To me I think that it’s a work where it can be across with, because the shape of the artwork it recognizes the tunnel that we use around us.        

4. Where is the Kapoor's work in New Zealand? What are its form and materials? What are the ideas behind the work?

Made with fabrics, this work is specially designed for the high wind that blows inland from the Tasman seas to the North West coast of New Zealand north island. The material he uses is deep red PVC coated polyester fabric and the fabric weight 7200kg. The fabric was sculpture by “Ferrari textiles supported by two identical matching red structural steel ellipses that weight 42750 kg each.” The work is called “the farm” it’s an outdoor art gallery in Kaipara bay at north or Auckland. It was

5. Comment on which work by Kapoor is your favourite, and explain why. Are you personally attracted more by the ideas or the aesthetics of the work?

To be honest that I really like the work “turn the world upside down” designed by Anish Kapoor, the work s constructed from highly reflective stainless steel, and the curved mirror surface created the feeling of the work its illusory distortion. And its across in a large area.

And I really like this point. A very simple shape of artwork that creates many different feeling, and for the unique sculpture above is based on upside down so when you look close the reflection or yours will be upside down, which creates a very unique feeling of been toppled. The artist it’s also very talented, the work can be very small but instead small his made it in a large scale, this large scale give the space across all environment around, so it looks more powerful and realistic. These main points give me more feeling of learning more from the artist.    

Youtube has some excellent footage on Kapoor-take a look at Anish Kapoor at the Royal Academy.
www.royalacademy.org.uk ›
http://www.robgarrettcfa.com/thefarm.htm
http://www.billslater.com/cloudgate/

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Dismemberment of Jeanne d’Arc-  Old Municipal Market Building Brighton

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conceptual_art

http://www.caroun.com/art/conceptualart/conceptualart.html

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/conceptual+art

http://www.e-flux.com/shows/view/6532

http://www.artnet.com/artwork/424015645/spire.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Mirror

http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_sk_sculpture.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2010/sep/27/anish-kapoor-kensington-gardens-sculpture?picture=367086504

Pluralism and the Treaty of Waitangi

In teaching week 5 you will discuss pluralism and the Treaty of Waitangi in your tutorials.
Use this discussion, the notes in your ALVC book and the internet to respond to the following
questions;

1. Define the term 'pluralism' using APA referencing.

Pluralism meaning is doctrine that reality are composed with many different ultimate substances.

The Free Dictionary (n.d )

From : http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pluralism

2. How would you describe New Zealand's current dominant culture?

Maori culture is a high light to New Zealand dominant culture. This is because Maori is a traditional ethnic group, and this means a lot to what New Zealand is standing for. Personal I think that Haka is one of the New Zealand’s dominant cultures, it’s a type of traditional dance and it was known as a rugby team display. It’s with vigorous movements and stamping of the feet with shouted accompaniment. And I think because of this type of dance where it has the spirit of winning the games. The reason behind is that in the early ages Maori’s people have the dance when they having wars. Now they used the dance on the rugby games where is a benefit of having the spirit around team player.            

3. Before 1840, what was New Zealand's dominant culture?

Before the Treaty of Waitangi been signed there is some changes the culture of Maori, for example on the 1820’s Maori people started to build vessels instead of canoe and on the 1830’s many Maori converted into Christianity, its also the time where they learned reading and writing. After the British came to New Zealand, a lot of habits have changed.

Therefore I think that if the British didn’t came here there will be no changes. There won’t be any painting or education or overcome difficulties. The place will be fall of people don’t get educated, and no knowledge, it won’t have development. Before the British came, the places have difficulties to survive and to be safe. They don’t have accessible equipment to use. So as my own option I think that the British have achieved the goal to make New Zealand more develop.

With art I think there will be more natural equipments for them to use, like bamboo, leaves or wood, because it’s not developed so there aren’t any paints.  

      

4. How does the Treaty of Waitangi relate to us all as artists and designers working
in New Zealand?

The treaty of Waitangi is a treaty been signed in the 1840 6 of February. It’s a treaty where the British have the right to have the land from the Maori. I basically think it doesn’t have any relation between signing treaty and been a artist/ designers, because it people have different ideas on what art is. For example, we see lots of tiki around New Zealand, and tikis are carved in human figures, it’s a type of ornament where the Maori people wear and it’s a traditional ornament were mostly all the Maori wear, and we have the British who does more realistic painting, and build classical building.

It clearly that its two types of culture, where they make different object and have different idea what the life is.

Maybe people have different option on Treaty of Waitangi and artists and designers, but as I notice that after the British have came to new Zealand they also bought the postmodernism idea here, and we see lots of painting where its Maori people been draw out in a portrait painting and this refers back to how the Europe artist paint. So it’s mostly mean that after the British come they bought their culture and to disperse their culture all over New Zealand.           

5. How can globalization be seen as having a negative effect on regional diversity in New Zealand in particular?

As I notice that New Zealand was the last countries in the world to be settled.

6. Shane Cotton's paintings are said to examine the cultural landscape. Research Cotton's work 'Welcome'(2004) and 'Forked Tongue' (2011) to analyze what he is saying about colonialization and the Treaty of Waitangi. 

Shane Cotton’s work is highlighted with Maori iconography and culture. His artworks have explored ideas on colonialism, cultural identity, Maori spirituality and life and death. Lots of his work has a depth on presenting the New Zealand culture, especially through Maori whakapapa.    

Welcome (2004):

This is a lithograph, and its printed in black ink, on the stone. The size of the print is 45.4 x 55.0 cm.

'Welcome' (2004) Shane Cotton 

http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/work/52293/shane-cotton-welcome.aspx

 

This type of work is based on the traditional culture, I think it’s also a type of artwork where they introduce to the world, to show the culture of our country with our traditional goods. As my own option is that I think the indigenous people is presenting the welcome ceremony, the work have the cordial faces which give people good impression on how kind the indigenous people are, and I think that native bird is presenting the distance, people might have different thought on birds but the two bird on the artwork give me the feeling of the distance between other region and New Zealand.            

        

 

'Forked Tongue'(2011) Shane Cotton
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/shane-cotton-paintings-examine-cultural-landscape-126412

This is one of his painting where is featured a cliff face, a fantail, some Maori design and a tracery of red lines. I personal think that this is not as good as the “welcome(2004)” to be the painting to present as colonialization and the Treaty of Waitangi, it does have some relation but I think that welcome have more idea on the colonialization. The cliff and the bird is probably the two object I see that has relation, the cliff give me the feeling of waiting, the new arrivals because the cliff is at the edge of the land , which is a place where the outsider come when they get drop. In this case it has connection with the bird, its seems like the two object is representing the same idea. Waiting for the Europeans to come.       

7. Tony Albert's installation 'Sorry' (2008) reflect the effects of colonization on the aboriginal people of Australia. Research the work and comment on what Albert is communicating through his work, and what he is referring to. Describe the materials that Albert uses on this installation and say what he hopes his work can achieve. Define the term 'kitsch'.

 

                                       Tony Albert | Australia b.1981 | Girramay people | Sorry 2008 |
                                               Found kitsch objects applied  to vinyl letters | 99 objects :   
                                               200 x 510 x 10cm (installed) | The James C Sourris Collection.
                                               Purchased 2008 with funds from James C Sourris through the 
                                               Queensland Art Gallery Foundation | Collection: Queensland Art Gallery

The meaning behind this work is on the 13 February 2008  the “prime minster Kevin Rudd offered a formal apology to indigenous Australians” , therefore Tony Albert have created a “Sorry” artwork which give the apology to all the indigenous Australians, and I think the way he capture the emotion between the prime minster Kevin Rudd and the indigenous Australians and made a work name “Sorry” , have really shown the respect, which is a point where I think it’s a good way to present a work( there is a story at the back of an artwork).

In the work Albert have shown use “ a forest of faces, each sharing elements of history with those stolen from their people, land and culture. Each represents a false identity, manufactured black faces made to fit white society.”
I think that the work is very different to other type of work, and I really like the fact that he uses the mistake to piece together a word. But I think face to face will be better and talking can be also count as an artwork, in a digital way.     

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8. Explain how the work of both artists relates to pluralism.

I see the Shane Cotton’s work is related to pluralism, it because the way how he uses the colonialization as a theme to his artwork, but I don’t really see pluralism on Tony Albert’s work, he does have some work that has relation but not as many as Shane Cotton. Shane Cotton have his work on maori culture as a theme, and Tony Albert play around with texts.         

http://qag.qld.gov.au/collection/indigenous_australian_art/tony_albert

http://www.answers.com/topic/pluralism

http://www.maori.com/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haka

http://history-nz.org/maori.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Waitangi

http://www.maori.info/maori_tiki.htm

http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/shane-cotton-paintings-examine-cultural-landscape-126412

http://www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au/catalogues/work/52293/shane-cotton-welcome.aspx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shane_Cotton

http://qag.qld.gov.au/collection/indigenous_australian_art/tony_albert

Books:

Lockyer .JH (2002) A History of New Zealand

Ihimaera, W . Plant, T (1998) Land of Long White Cloud. In Reed Publishing. This is New Zealand.

New Zealand Geographic ( 7-8 2005)

Arrival. The Guide to New Zealand   

    

Week 4 - Kehinde Wiley

Week 4 - Kehinde Wiley

 

                                
                                                           3. Kehinde Wiley Count Potocki, 2008 oil on canvas, 274.3 x 274.3cm

                                                            4. Kehinde Wiley Support Army and Look after People, 2007 oil on canvas, 258.4 x 227.3cm


 1. Find a clear definition of Intertextuality and quote it accurately on your blog using the APA referencing system. Use your own words to explain the definition more thoroughly.

Intertextuality it’s the interrelationship between a text and other text’s creation and interpretation, and been taken as basic. In a way that reminds you of another painting which was painted along time ago  

Merriam Webster (n. b ) from:

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertextuality

2. Research Wiley's work and write a paragraph that analyzes how we might make sense of his work. Identify intertextuality in Wiley's work.

Looking at Kahinde Wiley’s work. I think the big issue is that his painting refer back to other painting which was painted by other artist during the renaissance period and by looking at it its also a view point of his, why he paint painting with black people on It, in the renaissance period mostly portrait painting are with whict people on it, and the reason why wily paint black people is because he wants to show the world that black people are just as good as white people. There are some points that his painting intertextuality with lots of other renaissance painting. I also think the cloths were very dissimilar to what the era’s painting where. Painting in era, is mostly naked people or cloths that is old fashion, but Wiley bring the present days cloth into the painting which is a big difference to what the renaissance painting.     

l   It’s realistic

l   The patterns at the back ground

l   The people

3. Wiley's work relates to next weeks Postmodern theme "PLURALISM" . Read page 46 and discuss how the work relates to this theme.

The meaning of pluralism in a art is reference the nature of art forms and artists as diverse.

The relation between Wiley's work and the meaning of the word is that different artist have different ideas and thoughts, and I think that the word have match with the artist, because he change the world view point of being racial discrimination in the renaissance. Because in the era people don’t use black people as a materials, only admire with white people as there model for painting.     

4. Comment on how Wiley's work raises questions around social/cultural hierarchies , colonisation, globalisation, stereotypes and the politics which govern a western worldview. 

I think the Wiley’s work mainly brought the racism’s level higher I also think that he brought his culture to the art world, where different racial groups have the chance to develop more ideas on art, and to have more different culture to show the world.

I’m going to comment on what I said is that, he brought his culture to the world (which is more black skins colour people) and this give the benefits to the world, because the darker skins people have no right to have option before and to have comment on what other people are saying, therefore I guess they don’t have many chance to present them self as part of this world, and this is always been a controversial problem in our society. Now he present himself as a new culture to the art world, and gives option to other people, so I think this is a starting point where we can see more of their culture and artworks, may be they have more art works that’s been avoided. So it’s the time where they can shine their artwork and culture.      

5. Add some reflective comments of your own, which may add more information that
you have read during your research.

I think after I notice Kehinde Wiley, it really inspired me the passion of his, where he wanted to show the world that his culture does exist. And present something that no one have showed. I also really like the painting of his, the future and the present. The background really look like renaissance painting and the portrait look very modern, so the combination between this is very creative and very unique.       

http://www.cretique.com/archives/4012
http://www.deitch.com/artists/sub.php?artistId=11

http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/kehinde-wiley/

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/intertextuality

http://pluralism.org/pages/pluralism/what_is_pluralism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism

http://www.directessays.com/viewpaper/68061.html

Academic Literacies in Visual Communication 2 Book. According to Caldwell (1999)

Black .J.(2008) The curse of History  

Kahinde Wiley is a Gay American based painter born in Los Angeles, who has an international reputation. Wiley lives and practices between Beijing and Brooklyn.


This weeks ALVC class focuses on the Postmodern theme "INTERTEXTUALITY", re-read Extract 1 The death of the author on page 39 of your ALVC books and respond to the oil paintings of Kehinde Wiley.