Lynne Roberts-Goodwin also has a very unique form of artwork. She created a collection of photographs which she titled "Bad Birds". In her "Bad Birds" collection she took pictures of many different kinds of birds that are from the long-dead bird collection at the Department of Ornithology at the Australian Museum in Sydney. She was able to photograph these birds in an studio to make them her own. The first couple photos that she captured where birds that are native to Australia. The unique thing about these photos is that the birds weren't photographed straight on but from behind so you can't make out the face of the bird. This leaves the audience trying to figure out what kind of bird it is by its color and markings.
She photographed the birds from behind to give the viewer an easier guess as to what kind of bird is being shown. By looking at its upper body you can tell what gender the bird is, an estimated guess about how old the bird was, and even if it was a breeding or non-breeding bird. The unique thing about the birds being turned away is that it makes the viewers feel like the birds are trying to hide something. It almost seems like they have done something wrong and are sitting in the corner like little kids would, hence the title "Bad Birds".
I find this form of art to be very interesting. This art collection is contemporary and was created in 2005. The photos of the birds were placed in order as if they were in a museum exhibit, placed in three dimensional scene. I think it would be really cool if she showed all these pictures in a room as an exhibit. It is a very smart way to get the audience interested when you make them interact. They interact in a way where they have to guess what the kind of bird it is and even interact with each other in discussing about the photo. I think it was a genius idea and I wish I was able to view all the pictures to try and guess for myself.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Trichopterae - Hubert Duprat (Cabinet Magazine)
This article is about the artist Hubert Duprat and his unique, but fascinating artistic experimentation. Hubert performed an experiment with a group of caddis fly larvae. They are small little bugs that can be closely related to butterflies. They live near water and produce larvae like any other bug. These larvae are unique in themselves because they protect themselves by forming a casing around their bodies with whatever material is available to them. These resourceful insects are found to be very adaptable to their surroundings.
Hubert Duprat was intrigued by these little creatures and decided to perform a test. He captured some of these flies and waited until they produced larvae. He then put them in a controlled surrounding. In this environment he provided the bugs with many different kinds of materials to see what they could create. He first started with small pieces of gold and eventually added precious stones which include; turquoise, opals, lapis lazuli, coral, pearls, rubies, sapphires, and even diamonds. The larvae began to make magnificent looking shells with all these different materials. These expensive larvae shells can be considered contemporary artwork because this experiment only took place 28 years ago. Even though the caddis larvae created the beautiful "jewels", Duprat can be given much credit. He is considered, by me, a very intelligent and creative artist for even thinking of this idea. He has to be an intelligent man if he knew so much about something so little.
These "pieces of art" , in my eyes, wouldn't be considered an international or domestic artwork but a natural one. Even though this is not a completely natural event all the materials used in the experiment were. I think this is a very cool form of art and it make me wonder if any other bugs would do the same thing. It would be very interesting to see what kind of things different bugs could create. There are many different ways to create artwork and everyday more and more ways are invented and thought up. Anything that is created by someone that has meaning, looks fascinating, is appreciated, or raises different thoughts, questions, and interpretations is considered art.
Hubert Duprat was intrigued by these little creatures and decided to perform a test. He captured some of these flies and waited until they produced larvae. He then put them in a controlled surrounding. In this environment he provided the bugs with many different kinds of materials to see what they could create. He first started with small pieces of gold and eventually added precious stones which include; turquoise, opals, lapis lazuli, coral, pearls, rubies, sapphires, and even diamonds. The larvae began to make magnificent looking shells with all these different materials. These expensive larvae shells can be considered contemporary artwork because this experiment only took place 28 years ago. Even though the caddis larvae created the beautiful "jewels", Duprat can be given much credit. He is considered, by me, a very intelligent and creative artist for even thinking of this idea. He has to be an intelligent man if he knew so much about something so little.
These "pieces of art" , in my eyes, wouldn't be considered an international or domestic artwork but a natural one. Even though this is not a completely natural event all the materials used in the experiment were. I think this is a very cool form of art and it make me wonder if any other bugs would do the same thing. It would be very interesting to see what kind of things different bugs could create. There are many different ways to create artwork and everyday more and more ways are invented and thought up. Anything that is created by someone that has meaning, looks fascinating, is appreciated, or raises different thoughts, questions, and interpretations is considered art.
Act React
When I visited the Milwaukee Art Museum Act/React Interactive Art exhibition I found it to be very entertaining and filled my mind with curiosity. Overall there were nine different pieces of artwork displayed throughout the exhibition. These pieces of artwork show its viewers that art does not need to just be still pictures, but can be interactive and made so it can be the audiences own artwork. There were two pieces that really interested and stood out to me the most.
The third piece in the exhibit that really interested me and caught my attention was the Snow Mirror by Daniel Rozin. Snow Mirror is a large projected image of what looks like a winter snowfall. When you first see the projection you are intrigued to get closer and examine the artwork. Once you step in range of the camera it projects your image onto the screen. The “snow” then forms your image and it then becomes clearer as you stay more still. It is a very large screen so you can move around in a lot of different ways and angles. As you move your image blurs and breaks apart, it then regroups as you start to stay motionless once again. It is almost as if you are the snow and can float around the screen and be blown by the wind as you move. It gives off an almost erie image but is very interesting to look at and interact with. The snowy image of a human portrays an image like one you would see in a fictional movie.
The fourth piece of artwork is just outside the Snow Mirror piece, it is called Peg Mirror by the same artist who created Snow Mirror. Peg Mirror is a very complex piece and is probably the most interesting of all the interactive art pieces in my eyes. It is made out of six hundred and fifty circular wooden circular pegs which are cut at a specific angle. At first glance it just looks like a bunch of pegs made into a circle on the wall. Once you walk into the camera's view of the wooden circle, the circular pegs start to turn. As the pegs turn they form many different shadows which imitates your silhouette onto the wood circle. This piece is less interactive because you can't do as much with it as the other pieces, but is still very interesting to view and experience. It is amazing how Daniel Rozin was able to make each peg turn differently to create an image according to where the viewer was standing and how they were moving. If you go up close it is as if each peg has a mind of its own and is actually a living thing. This piece must of took much time and a lot of precise work to complete, but overall it was well worth the effort.
Overall I thought this exhibition was a fantastic experience. I loved every second of it was amazed at all the different things I discovered and was able to take part of. I think it's great that someone first thought of creating interactive artwork. I think it's a good way to get people interested, make people entertained, and have an overall good experience. I would strongly recommend seeing this art exhibit to anyone of any age group. I saw people there approximately ranging from ten to 75 years old. I even brought family and friends, and they were just as amazed as I was. I think the artwork was brilliant and I would love to see further advancements in this kind of art. It takes much intelligence and creativity to be able to create the software able to project all the different interactive images. I look forward to more interactive exhibitions that will be coming to the Milwaukee Art Museum.
The third piece in the exhibit that really interested me and caught my attention was the Snow Mirror by Daniel Rozin. Snow Mirror is a large projected image of what looks like a winter snowfall. When you first see the projection you are intrigued to get closer and examine the artwork. Once you step in range of the camera it projects your image onto the screen. The “snow” then forms your image and it then becomes clearer as you stay more still. It is a very large screen so you can move around in a lot of different ways and angles. As you move your image blurs and breaks apart, it then regroups as you start to stay motionless once again. It is almost as if you are the snow and can float around the screen and be blown by the wind as you move. It gives off an almost erie image but is very interesting to look at and interact with. The snowy image of a human portrays an image like one you would see in a fictional movie.
The fourth piece of artwork is just outside the Snow Mirror piece, it is called Peg Mirror by the same artist who created Snow Mirror. Peg Mirror is a very complex piece and is probably the most interesting of all the interactive art pieces in my eyes. It is made out of six hundred and fifty circular wooden circular pegs which are cut at a specific angle. At first glance it just looks like a bunch of pegs made into a circle on the wall. Once you walk into the camera's view of the wooden circle, the circular pegs start to turn. As the pegs turn they form many different shadows which imitates your silhouette onto the wood circle. This piece is less interactive because you can't do as much with it as the other pieces, but is still very interesting to view and experience. It is amazing how Daniel Rozin was able to make each peg turn differently to create an image according to where the viewer was standing and how they were moving. If you go up close it is as if each peg has a mind of its own and is actually a living thing. This piece must of took much time and a lot of precise work to complete, but overall it was well worth the effort.
Overall I thought this exhibition was a fantastic experience. I loved every second of it was amazed at all the different things I discovered and was able to take part of. I think it's great that someone first thought of creating interactive artwork. I think it's a good way to get people interested, make people entertained, and have an overall good experience. I would strongly recommend seeing this art exhibit to anyone of any age group. I saw people there approximately ranging from ten to 75 years old. I even brought family and friends, and they were just as amazed as I was. I think the artwork was brilliant and I would love to see further advancements in this kind of art. It takes much intelligence and creativity to be able to create the software able to project all the different interactive images. I look forward to more interactive exhibitions that will be coming to the Milwaukee Art Museum.
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