Saturday, June 26, 2010

Storm King Trip - the truth.






Great trip to Storm King. What a place. I would have spent the entire day there exploring every nook and cranny in order to fine everything. As I walked around the place I was astonished at the size of the location and just how much sculpture was placed throughout the vast park. From a distance some of the biggest sculptures do not seem to be that large but after walking and walking and walking I quickly realized the distance between the work. I was really struck by the work by Mark di Suvero not only by the size of the work but the importance of movement. One small piece near the museum building would spin. While a larger piece in the largest open meadow not only would part of it spin but it also made a fantastic sound when struck by the provided rubber mallet. The size of the metal created a strong base tone that shook through my entire body. It was about this time that the sky began to open up and we got to experience a storm on Storm King. The lightening struck the mountains around and the rain began to fall. I thought it wise to get as far away from the 60 foot metal sculptures as quickly as possible. I took shelter by the Andy Goldsworthy wall and waited a few minutes for the ran to stop. We were soaked but ended up having a wonderful time. I defiantly need to go back.

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Storm King




The Summer MFA Students went to New York to Storm King to see the amazing sculpture on display. Wow! What amazing work. Here is a small posting of some of the amazing work.

This first powerful piece was made up of hundreds of these metal pipes in an elaborate arrangement. The artist, Leurs is well known for his unusual use of ordinary material. Next time you have a free moment look him up, Sprin K. Leurs.

The second piece I want to mention is a special Zen Garden on display. It uses modern stone gravel arranged with whitened stones in a very rhythmic pattern. The stone is regularly rolled to keep the integrity of the level surface. Much time should be spent here meditating on the patterns created by these uniquely whitened lines.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Between The Folds (TV documentary)

Between the Folds

This is a PBS special I came across while teaching sculpture. It is a well made documentary. Even if you have no interest in Origami, you will enjoy learning about the art of making with paper.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z61VaUdk_Uo

Check out this trailer

Monday, June 21, 2010

June 18, 2010 Spring Critiques

At UArts June 18th Summer MFA students set up their work to be evaluated and critiqued. Here are a few of the pieces on display.

Erika Berke, Virginia McKinney, Christine Colby, and Jessica Cohen
My work is the Lego and Resin Pieces.