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| 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 contemporary form of artistic representation, in which a specific concept or idea, often personal, complex and inclusive, takes shape in an abstract, nonconforming manner, based upon a negation of aesthetic principles. Caroun (n.d) Conceptual Art. Retrieved on September 2, 2011. from: http://www.caroun.com/art/conceptualart/conceptualart.html Kapoor's work can be seen as conceptual art as his the ideas and work's orginates from his mind which arent supposed to represent anything in particular. This is seen in his "Cloud Gate" sculpture which has become an abstract form, as he has created it from his own perspective that focuses on the the asthectics like the shape and material textures etc.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.  "Tall Tree and the Eye" 2009 "Tall Tree and the Eye" is a steel sculpture made my Kapoor which is currently being displayed at courtyard of The Royal Academy of Arts in London. This structure is an arrangement of 76 shiny spheres which rise up 15m high to the level of the surrounding Palladian buildings and which has been inspired by the words of the German poet Rainer Maria Rilke. "It is a conjunction of images I have always loved in his Sonnets to Orpheus and this work is, in a way, a kind of eye which is reflecting images endlessly," said Kapoor. When I look at this I can tell that Kapoor has made this piece of work by thinnking about the effects the mirrored surfaces and the spheres will make when they are joined together instead of the whole idea behind it. It does resemble a DNA structure in some ways but as stated by Kapoor, "Inevitably the shape recalls DNA as a reference, but that is not what it is," I think the way he has constructed the whole structure is intriguing and it really is a modern contrast compared to the buildings surrounding it. To me, the reflections from the spheres almost give it a 360 degree of sight and its tall complex form, complements the name it has been given. Guardian. (20 September, 2009). Retrieved September 2, 2011 from  "Sky Mirror" September 19th through October 27th, 2006 This is another of Kapoors work which makes use of reflections to create something unique. This work named "Sky Mirror" is a 35 ft diameter concave mirror which is made of polished stainless steel. It stands almost 3 stories tall at the Fifth Avenue entrance to the Channel Gardens at Rockefeller Center in Manhattan. On one side of the mirror the reflection gives a larger than life view and gives an upside down portrait of the Rockefeller Plaza and the shifting sky around it whereas on the other side it shows 5th avenue and a more down to earth vision. It is "An urban, contemporary, and ever-changing aesthetic variation on the 18th-century landscape painting tradition" I find this piece interesting as it gives viewers a new and contemporary way at looking at the enviroment around us. Public Artfund (n.d). Retrieved September 2, 2011. From: http://www.publicartfund.org/pafweb/projects/06/kapoor/kapoor-06.html   Leviathan May 11-June 23, 2011 This is one of Kapoors more recent works, in which he has created a 82,000-cubic-yard blood-colored balloon inside Paris' Grand Palais. "Leviathan" definitley lives up to its name in size, though its "skin" is PVC vinyl, barely thicker than that of a regular balloon. It is made up of four orbs which are sustained by fans pumping whooshes of air that actually become the exhibit's soundtrack. It's entrance is a small revolving door which then takes them to a place completely different from the outside which resembles a huge deformed balloon. Once inside it is a completely new atmosphere, as if you are in the belly of something living, which is emphasized by the dark red colours inside. It looks as it gives of a very intimate feeling, which changes and is illuminated by the suns rays that come through the Grand Palais' windows. The lines do add to the mesmerising effect and they run all over the top part of the balloon which also complements the form of the balloon. This is a really awesome piece of Kapoors as he actually allows viwers to interact with the art and give them a feel of what he was trying to put forth. http://www.newser.com/story/118336/anish-kapoor-leviathan-giant-balloon-takes-over-pariss-grand-palais.html http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/wireStory?id=13577771 3.Discuss the large scale 'site specific' work that has been installed on a private site in New Zealand. ‘The farm’ which Kapoor has created is a structure which is contructed from a combination of fabric and steel. I guess it is a called a 'site specific' work because it has been named after the site from which it is sitting on. The material which he has used to contruct the scultpture looks stretched or like it has been pulled to show “the viewer into a specific relationship with both space and time” This works really well with the landscape as it looks like it has been manipuated from the enviroment around it in a new and unrestrained way. I have researched as seen that Kapoor’s piece is related to the temporary installations at the BALTIC and the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall.” However this time it is in a different context as it is “conceived for a wild and unconfined landscape.” he states.   4. Where is the Kapoor's work in New Zealand? What are its form and materials? What are the ideas behind the work? Kapoor has created his recent installation “The Farm,” a 400ha (1,000 acre) on a private estate outdoor art gallery in Kaipara Bay, north of Auckland, New Zealand. This is Kapoor’s first outdoor sculpture in fabric, and is "designed to withstand the high winds that blow inland from the Tasman Sea off the northwest coast of New Zealand’s North Island." The magnificent sculpture is "fabricated in a custom deep red PVC-coated polyester fabric by Ferrari Textiles supported by two identical matching red structural steel ellipses that weigh 42,750kg each." The idea of this work is to "provide a kaleidoscopic view of the beautiful Kaipara Harbor at the vertical ellipse end and the hand contoured rolling valleys and hills of “The Farm” from the horizontal ellipse" which is created by its carefully selected position within the hillside. This work is really great as it stands out and contrasts against the green colours of the hills perfectly. The shape and form matches the contours of the hills perfectly and complements it's beauty. Fabric Architecture (n.d.). retrieved September 2, 2011. From: http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_sk_sculpture.html Gibbs Farm (n.d) retrieved September 2, 2011. From: 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?   I have researched and looked at more of Anish Kapoors work and I have found this installation he has created called 'ascension' to be one of my favourties. This site-specific installation he has created was presented as a collateral event of the venice art bienniale 2011. His states this work is "exploring the transience of smoke, the work creates a tangible, rising column of the traditionally immaterial substance. " He also states: 'in my work, what is and what seems to be often become blurred. in ascension, for example, what interests me is the idea of immateriality becoming an object, which is exactly what happens in ascension: the smoke becomes a column. also present in this work is the idea of moses following a column of smoke, a column of light, in the desert...' (anish kapoor, 2011) I really enjoy this work he has made as it creates such a mysterious effect and brings out feelings of of tranquilty and peace as you look at the smoke. I love how he has manipulated something that you cannot touch into a work of art that is so simple but looks visually appealing. Although I think the ideas behind someones work is important I believe that the asthetics is the part that really draws people in and makes art what it is. If I am in a gallery I'm going to focus on and be drawn towards the painting of a ship that looks magnificent compared to a a painting that looks boring but has a lot of meaning behind it. The visuals are what catches my attention and inspires me to create something equally visually stunning. Design Boom (n.d) retrieved September 2, 2011. From: |
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