Friday, March 03, 2006
Friday, February 24, 2006
How does Embankment really stack up as art?
With clear silicone; and tupperware.
That is how she did it. Rachel Whiteread, Brighton trained sculptor and winner of the Turner Prize, studied with gifted Decatur artist Ruth Franklin. Ms. Whiteread has created a sculpture in the Tate Modern grand hall which left me feeling lost and a bit sad. Not because of all the stylish people walking through the piece, a bit like mice, but really because of how it is made.
The piece is inspired by her attic which she says the boxes were cast from real boxes and made into plastic ghost boxes. Remember she is famous for castings, her most famous being the cast-in-concrete beton brut of an entire house with the house removed and leaving just the interior space as a solid. One begins to think of the layering of time in her work and in concrete this is so powerfully realized, so immortal.
But in plastic I was left feeling it was fake an empty. As I looked at the joining of the boxes which were glued together with clear silicone which was exposed like mortar between bricks I felt a sadness well up in me. The boxes are stacked like buildings in a city or Christmas presents around a tree, awaiting adoring children. But remember they are ghosts and are empty and offer us nothing except the memory of the box; which is sad in itself.
That is how she did it. Rachel Whiteread, Brighton trained sculptor and winner of the Turner Prize, studied with gifted Decatur artist Ruth Franklin. Ms. Whiteread has created a sculpture in the Tate Modern grand hall which left me feeling lost and a bit sad. Not because of all the stylish people walking through the piece, a bit like mice, but really because of how it is made.
The piece is inspired by her attic which she says the boxes were cast from real boxes and made into plastic ghost boxes. Remember she is famous for castings, her most famous being the cast-in-concrete beton brut of an entire house with the house removed and leaving just the interior space as a solid. One begins to think of the layering of time in her work and in concrete this is so powerfully realized, so immortal.
But in plastic I was left feeling it was fake an empty. As I looked at the joining of the boxes which were glued together with clear silicone which was exposed like mortar between bricks I felt a sadness well up in me. The boxes are stacked like buildings in a city or Christmas presents around a tree, awaiting adoring children. But remember they are ghosts and are empty and offer us nothing except the memory of the box; which is sad in itself.
Thursday, February 23, 2006
Tuesday, February 14, 2006
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
name dropping:dan jansen
well; that is me with olympic gold medalist and skating pro--dan jansen--my new best friend and his lovely wife. watch for him calling all the ice skating races in torino next week. i might be in the background coaching him on.
Wednesday, January 25, 2006
Todd's office
Here is a glimpse of Todd's office. We bow in reverence to it's designer Matt Soorikian. Let's all say it at the same time-uuuuuuuuuummmmmmm.....
The other day
someone asked the builder-- What is it? It's the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. Then the builder smiled and said: it's Dominey.........
Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Steven Ehrlich FAIA
That's my friend Gerry and LA architect Steve Ehrlich-- we visted him yesterday at his studio and listed to hallah surf music in the 68 camaro.
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