If you have ever thought of making a film about your creative process, here’s what it was like for me to make one about mine – advice included.
K. Hassenfeld, Star Upon Star, 2011 (detail)
Paper with mixed media
Courtesy the artist and Peter Mendenhall Gallery, Los Angeles
Kirsten Hassenfeld usa materiale ordinario come la carta da regalo per creare opere scultoree sospese, collocate su un confine evanescente tra l’enigmatico e il domestico. Materiali e oggetti comuni sono trasformati, abbandonando la propria funzione per assumere nuove forme estetiche e nuovi significati.
Power of Making celebrates the role of making in our lives by presenting an eclectic selection of over 100 exquisitely crafted objects. Curated by Daniel Charny, the exhibition is a cabinet of curiosities showing works by both amateurs and leading makers from around the world, presenting a range of skills with imaginative and spectacular results.
Le maschere di Aldo Lanzini
Gomitoli dai colori solari e mélange diventano maschere multiformi realizzate all’uncinetto dall’artista Aldo Lanzini. Nato in Lombardia, ha vissuto per oltre dieci anni a New York dove ha lavorato come stilista e costumista per alcuni protagonisti del tessuto underground. Le sue maschere sono progettate direttamente sul corpo e si basano su forme geometriche ispirate alla musica.
L’uncinetto mi costringe a pensare tridimensionalmente: inizio lavorando un pezzetto, poi mi metto davanti allo specchio e immagino lo step successivo. Certo: ho una visione, ma spesso a metà strada cambio idea. E l’inizio di un abito si trasforma in una giacca.
Using materials that would equally be at home amongst idyllic model train sets artist Thomas Doyle builds these incredibly intricate mixed media dioramas that instead suggest something much darker. The sense of loss and a brooding darkness is present in almost every piece, where homes dangle on sheer cliffs, or are surrounded by apocalyptic waste. The four pieces above entitled A corrective, Refuge, The barrage lifts, and Firing for effect are among the most recent works from his Distillation series, which I strongly urge you to click through if you’ve never encountered his work before.
I found Thomas Doyle while working my way through the strangely-named but enjoyable Gorky’s Granddaughter, an interview series by Christopher Joy and Zachary Keeting who sit down and chat casually with incredible artists. Good stuff.
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