Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Art. Show all posts
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Ode to Marcel Duchamp
As I spent my day rinsing, de-labeling, and drying wine bottles, I couldn't help but think about Marcel Duchamp's readymade work Bottle Rack (1914). Duchamp's method of creating works of art relied on his simply selecting an object and naming it "art". Since this work was actually a real bottle rack meant for drying wine bottles, it ended up being mistaken for garbage and disposed of. Regardless, through works such as Bottle Rack (1914) and Fountain (1917) Duchamp cast a new light on what can be called "art".
While I flushed the insides of the bottles and placed them carefully on the bottle rack, I felt as though I was creating a strange Duchamp-ian work of art. This is my ode to Duchamp!
While I flushed the insides of the bottles and placed them carefully on the bottle rack, I felt as though I was creating a strange Duchamp-ian work of art. This is my ode to Duchamp!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Destino - A Dali/Disney Production
Apparently, in the 1940s, surrealist artist Salvador Dali teamed up with Disney to create an animated film titled Destino. The film was not completed until 2003. Dali has always been a personal favourite of mine, and so it is a pleasure to see his paintings in motion. If you pay attention, you can often spot specific Dali paintings incorporated into the animation. Persistence of Memory (commonly referred to as "Melting Clocks") makes a small appearance - see if you can spot it!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
Bernini - Master Sculptor
I first saw this closeup of "Hades abducting Proserpina" in an Italian travel book when I was a child. I thought it was so incredible that I HAD to see it someday in person. Little did I know that the artist who sculpted this work was one of the most influential artists in Baroque Italy. Gianlorenzo Bernini's works are breathtakingly beautiful and a constant source of inspiration to me.
I was lucky enough to visit the Galleria Borghese a few years ago, fulfilling my desire to see this sculpture in person. Let me tell you, it is even more gorgeous in reality!
I was lucky enough to visit the Galleria Borghese a few years ago, fulfilling my desire to see this sculpture in person. Let me tell you, it is even more gorgeous in reality!
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| "Hades abducting Proserpina" by Bernini |
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| Closeup of Hades' hands |
Friday, May 13, 2011
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