aquarium

dreamlike..

jim lambieeeee!!!!

Jim Lambie's new work, Metal Urbain, at The Modern Institute is so frrrrrickin exquisite!! I've been three times so far, definitely one of my favourites at Glasgow International.. And the new Modern Institute space is beautiful too, well worth a visit. Lambie's work just gets better and better. I feel like this exhibition space should be used to hold a wee chilled out rave on a sunny afternoon or something, its such a happy space, and with a bit of bouncy techno and some happy people, it would be a delight :)

what a cabubble

big bubble

hypnotic

long live the king...

I'm thinking a lot about anish kapoor, or rather, the work of anish kapoor. He's a bit too old for me you see... His work is a lot about experience, the experience between the viewer and the work, and this is something I am hoping to look into a lot more throughout my research.

"tall tree and the eye" 2009

siobhan hapaska

Far - 1994


The first artist who came to mind was Siobhan Hapaska who spoke at a Friday Event last year. Even though she wasn't so keen on her earlier sculptures, because she felt all they spoke about was form, material, surface, I couldn't help but love these. I love their pearlescent quality, and have made me think of using the beautiful finish of such a small, delicate object but on a really large scale, so as to become something quite un-natural, and intriguing..


Home - 1996

can beauty be a sensation?

After having used pearls for our last project, i seem to have gained an endless fascination with their beauty and the symbolic meanings associated with them. In Greek mythology, the pearl is linked to Aphrodite, who is the Goddess of Love, Beauty and Sexuality, which has led me think about the relationship between love and beauty, things which, in my opinion, are dependent on one another. But what is the difference between love and beauty? I see beautiful things all the time, yet it doesn't mean I love them, so for us to truly love, we must be able to see the beauty within - something which contradicts that good old saying that, 'beauty is skin deep.' Love is an experience, a sensation, something we feel, so what is this beauty that we speak of? What I want to understand is if it is possible to make beauty a sensation? Something we feel? Is it possible to create a piece of work so beautiful, that it alters our state of mind, that could potentially take us somewhere within our body and mind that is as strong as the sensation of love? This sounds ambitious, if a little crazy, but I like a challenge :)