SETTINGS

Assignment 2 - Art in Public Places

The aim of this assignment is to develop skills in collaboration, and working in public places.

In this project we were asked to choose a public space within the City West Campus, and develop and installation that responds to the unique attributes of that space.

The space me and my group chose is located at level 5 RR (orange building shown below)

This space appealed to us because we liked the thought of being able to create an installation that occupies a space high up of the ground. A unique aspect that attracted us to use this space was that a canopy of trees is also surrounding this level, along with a long panel of windows that capture the bright afternoon sunshine making the space really standout and glow.

In the space shown above is where we plan to install our work. We are hoping to create a spiderweb like structure that expands across the corner of the bridge and the building. Making this with neon wool we are hoping it will contrast well against the natural foliage of the trees and dull colours of the building making an interesting and eye catching installation for viewers. The below photographs are all great examples of what we are setting out to achieve.

LAURIE ANDERSON - THE LANGUAGE OF THE FUTURE

Our first written assessment was a research paper that required us to visit an exhibition that involved installation work. The aim of this assignment was to visit and exhibition that conceptually interested you and then reflect on the qualities of work that make it appealing.

The exhibition I chose to visit was 'Laurie Anderson's - The language of The Future'.

Pioneer of the 1970's downtown New York art scene, revered artist Laurie Anderson is set to astound the delight with an exhibition featuring selected pieces of her work as a visual artists, writer and musician. This captivation collection includes recent work and recreates of seminal 1970's pieces.

http://www.adelaidefestival.com.au/2013/visual_arts/laurie_anderson

HIVE

'Hive'

 

This is my final piece for assignment 1 - Springboard

For this installation I gained inspiration from researching different types of insect nests and Hives. I find the formation of the hives very interesting especially the process of building layers and layers to create one final unique structure. I chose to base my installation around a hive because I felt it could be incorporated well into the use of a space within the classroom - mounted in a high corner.

The below photographs are examples of the different types of insect Hives I used for inspiraton

Unfortunately due to lack of materials I couldn't properly mount the hive as high as I had originally anticipated - instead I had to place it in a corner lower down to a window ledge. The photos below are the process I went through to create my installation.

Step 1:
scrunch up and tape paper into the shape desired

Step 2:
wrap paper in alfoil

Step 3:
Roll individual pieces of afloil into moon like shapes

Step 4:
glue accordingly

JOHN CHAMBERLAIN

The above piece is a sculpture created entirely of manipulated car fenders made by artists and sculptor John Chamberlain.

John Chamberlain was an American sculptor that has made a name for himself through years of getting physical and playing with automobile parts. He beats, bends and hammers everything from bumper bars to bonnets. Chamberlain has an unusual gift for taking such a harsh material such as metal and sculpting it into something unconventionally beautiful - almost making it look as thin as paper.

You may be reading this and thinking what does this have to do with aloil at all? and the answer is nothing - but, in my eyes alfoil has very much the same materiality as the metal Chamberlain uses to create his sculptures. I think I could perhaps I could draw inspiration from Chamberlain's metal work and create a similar installation using alfoil.

to read more about the life and work of John Chamberlain visit the page link below
http://www.lmgallery.com/artists/john-chamberlain/

ATELIER HAY

This untitled installation piece is a composite metal and wood framing with aluminium foil cladding collaborated by Atelier Hay.

Atelier Hay is an emerging design firm practising in the field of architecture and art. The Atelier Hay studio was established in Brooklyn, New york in 2011. Atelier Hay's team includes founder and studio director Yong Huang, co-founder and design director Adam Brillhart, co-founder and artist Yoyo Xiao and architect Chen Zhen.

This installation really appealed to me because I was really inspired by the way it entices you to walk through it and around it - which I believe to be a very important aspect of the installation process.
for more information on the Atelier Hay studio click on the link below

http://atelierhay.com/#/pda-nominations

Space

Before I decide on the type of installation piece I'm going to create I think it is important to first choose a space from around the classroom where I would like my installation to be located.

The following photographs are spaces from around the room that appealed to me in one way or another.

In this photo you can see two spaces - the space beneath the white table and also the space within the small black windows along the back brick wall.

- Both of these spaces appealed to me because I believe they would be unconventional spaces to view and installation. Both force the viewer to get involved and really look into the spaces in order to view the installation. These are the kinds of spaces that probe at a viewers curiosity and tempt them to look at an installation in a different way.

- The photograph shown above is of a space which i thought captured the most light in the room - perfect for an installation created entirely of alfoil because the material is so reflective - also this space had the advantage of the hanging fluorescent lights, which would be perfect if I was to create an installation that needed to be suspended.

- This is most probably my most favourite space within the entire room. Within this space there are two right angle corners. I am very interested in creating an installation that occupies either of these spaces. Corners open themselves up to a room and force the viewer to look directly at what occupies within them. No installation would be able to hide or be smothered by either of these spaces - also having the two edges located within the corners would make it easier to prop or suspend an installation.

Assignment 1 - Springboard

So it's taken me a while to finally get this blog up and running - clearly I'm not as tech savvy as I thought I was.

Anyway, for anyone reading this blog that isn't within my installation class - this is a blog that I have created as part of my backup work (an online journal) to showcase my thoughts, inspirations and in short, the processes that lead up to the final stages of my installations works.

Our first installation art assignment for the semester was a spring board. The aim of this assignment was to be able to demonstrate a basic understanding of installation art, by developing an installation with limited materials, space and time.

The primary material we were given to work with for this assignment was aluminium foil.