Video via Rolu.
My paintings are invitations to look somewhere else, and have been for some time.
-Robert Rauschenberg
This is a great source because Rauschenberg tells us what he thinks of other artists and the movements he was working with in. I found this video quite inspiring.
From the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art, this video discusses the differences, similarities and nuances between art and fashion. This discussion happened in response to the announcement that Yayoi Kusama will be collaborating with Marc Jacobs on designs for Louis Vuitton. Questions at the end were particularly interesting.
Chaired by Dr Mark Pennings (QUT), panellists include Professor Suzi Vaughan (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Learning and Teaching, QUT); Ben Byrne (fashion historian and post-graduate secretary, QCA); and Alison Kubler (art curator and writer).
In this video, leading Japanese contemporary artist, Riusuke Fukahori demonstrates his technique. Using layers of acrylic paint separated by resin Fukahori creates extremely life-like images. Inspired by a goldfish he kept for seven years, he began painting fish in 2000, while searching for ideas.
Riusuke Fukahori is represented by ICN Gallery, London which focusses on Japanese and Asian artists.
ADA - analog interactive installation
A kinetic sculpture by Karina Smigla-Bobinski
From the artist’s website:
Filled up with helium, floating freely in room, a transparent, membrane-like globe, spiked with charcoals that leave marks on the walls, ceilings and floors. Marks which «ADA» produces quite autonomously, although moved by a visitor. The globe obtains aura of liveliness and its black coal traces, the appearance of being a drawing .
Roman Ondák discusses Performance 4, Measuring the Universe, at MoMA New York.
The gallery space allows for different participatory acts. The viewer is encouraged to take risks and have fun. In the past passivity was all that was expected - to look and appreciate. Today viewers frequently produce the artwork under the direction or suggestion of the artist.
Measuring up the Universe is formed entirely by gallery goers having their height, name and date recorded on the gallery wall. The installation would look different every day as the black marks increased and darkened the walls. This is a very versatile idea, I’d love to see it replicated in Australia, perhaps with white text on a black wall. Lighting up the universe.
Roman Ondák (b. 1966, Zilina, Slovakia) is widely regarded as one of the most important neo-conceptual artists working today. His work is characterized by a minimal use of materials paired with a subtle humor. Inviting strangers to participate in the production of his works is also a common strategy for the artist. Ondák lives and works in Bratislava, Slovakia.
You might also like Yayoi Kusama’s The Obliteration Room at the Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art.
Predominantly exhibition reviews from Melbourne aiming for an in depth analysis of contemporary art.
