My favourite art work today was in the Art Space stairwell which was a quiet, contemplative mural done by Jeena Shin. I liked how the not so glamorous stairwell was made into a kaleidoscope of varying shades of white. The domination of shape and colour changed depending on what angle you viewed them from, this also changed with the amount of light falling on the wall. The shapes were geometric with a hard edge and seemed to be gently floating or falling down the walls. They were layered which also gave a 3-D effect. To me it was talking about visible and invisible - a little similar to our studio topic - presence and absence.
In regard to the Artspace Mural, I believe it was a shame that the imagery was held in the stairs because I felt it could be have been more well received if you were able to step back a lot more and see the dynamics of what Jeena Shin was trying to portray in its entirety.
ReplyDeleteAnd I felt that the primary shapes and muted colours could have been heightened by more light if it had not been in the stairwell. I felt that the positive and negative space of her work was underwhelming due to the shallow depth of field I had with this art. The scale and repetition of this composition was missed due to having to watch where you stepped, ensuring you didn't fall down the stair because you were too busy looking at this artwork.
And lastly with the closeness of this piece of work you were able to see the textures and contrasts of the individual pieces therefore encouraging you to touch and run your fingers over this work. So with the muted colours and dirty fingers/hands it will only be a matter of time before its deterioration will cause the art to become dirty/shabby and uninviting.
Eleanor,
ReplyDeleteit's interesting that the "Artspace Stairwell Project" was the work that spoke to you the most. You have critically highlighted elements of the work that are successful as well as putting the work into a personal context, nice
Hobbs
Jacqueline,
ReplyDeletewell done on voicing another critical standpoint in relation to the work. It's interesting that the site specificity that Eleanor highlighted was the main put of contestation for you. Great
Hobbs