Posts Tagged ‘installation artist’

Artist of the moment……..Sarah Sze

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Sarah Sze is an contemporary American sculptor. Sarah Sze was born in Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1969. In addition to sculpture the artist creates site specific installation works.

One of her constant themes to explore is the never ending appearance of commercialism and information in our culture. Often times she includes many man made items in her art.

The artist attended Yale University where she earned a B.A. degree. Sze went on to earn a M.F.A. degree from the School of Visual Arts located in New York city.

She has created installations for the Museum of Fine Arts of Boston, Ma.

In this clip from we view Sarah Sze when she appeared on the P.B.S. documentary series Art21:

The artist represented the United States in the famed Venice Biennial in 2013. In this clip we view her work for this exhibition:

Sze is the past winner of a MacArthur Fellowship.

Sarah Sze is now based out of New York City.

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The artist also produces wonderful prints that feature a mix of silkscreen and engraving.

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Artist of the moment………..Agathe de Bailliencourt

{ June 19, 2015 @ 1:00 pm } · { Uncategorized }
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Agathe de Baillencourt is a French painter renown for her abstract style. Agathe de Bailliencourt was born in Paris, France in the year 1974. Baillencourt is a drawer, painter, and installation artist.

Agathe de Bailliencourt attended the Ecole Boulle located in Paris.

Although her work is quite abstract in some pieces we get the suggestion of an interior with a door or the exterior with a flag. These are my favorite works of the artist. She has a wonderful use of color and also the clever inclusion of text in her paintings.

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The artist enjoys painting in her studio but she also exposes herself to an entirely different approach by executing very large installation works that take up many meters of space. Her installation works often have a theme of comparing the straight man made shapes with the natural and organic flowing lines we observe in nature.

The artist is now based out of Berlin, Germany.

We close by watching the artist complete an on site installation via time lapse photography:

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Artist of the moment……..Aakash Nihalani

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Aakash Nihalani is an American artist renown for his installations that are made of colored tape. Nihalani attended New York University where he began his collegiate career studying law before switching to art and earning a B.F.A.

In this clip we view a show and brief interview with Nihalani:

Aakash Nihalani was born in Queens, New York in the year 1986.

Below we view Nihalani complete an installation work that brings a touch of art to a stop sign:

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Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://www.aakashnihalani.com/

I enjoy Nihalani’s use of basic geometric shapes and their dimensions as works of art. His use of colors and play of dimensions is a wonderful and unique style of art that translates into awesome gallery or street works.

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Artist of the moment…….Al Taylor

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Al Taylor was an American artist renown for his sculpture and installation works often made from found materials. Al Taylor was born in Springfield, Missouri in the year 1948.

The artist considered drawing a vital element in his process of creating a new sculpture.

In this clip we catch up with our favorite art critic, the great James Kalm, and visit a show by Taylor called Rim Jobs and Side Effects:

Taylor attended the Art Institute located in Kansas City, Missouri. The artist also studied in the Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program.

Taylor began his career as a painter. After a trip abroad to Africa he didn’t have enough money to buy new painting supplies such as canvas. It was at this point that he began to work as a sculptor in recycled and found materials.

He was one of the first artists to work with Plexiglass as a medium.

Al Taylor passed away in 1999 at the age of 51 years old due to lung cancer.

The artist is part of the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art located in New York City.

Price range information: Works range from $5,000 to $20,000 for drawings and paintings. No pricing available for his sculpture works.

Another artist making wonderful works of art from wire is Tim Flynn.

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Artist of the moment……..Street Artist Gabriel Specter

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Gabriel Specter is an American street artist renown for his work with the face and figure. Specter works as a painter, printmaker, and installation artist.

Another great aspect of the artist’s work is his attention to the sense of history of a certain place or time. He does this by paying attention to different lettering styles, such as those find in different advertising campaigns. The artist also uses clothes as a main subject.

Specter has worked with major international brands and is very successful as a commercial artist.

The artist is now based out of Brooklyn, New York.

Below a link to the website of Gabriel Specter:

http://www.specterart.com/

In this clip we view a large street mural by Specter he created in Italy:

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In this clip a short interview with the artist:

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Artist of the moment……….Street Artist Ganzeer

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Ganzeer is an Egyptian street artist who has made the jump to Pop Art star after the Egyptian revolution of 2011. Ganzeer works in many mediums including graphic design, installations, stencils, comic books, and public art. Ganzeer’s government name is Mohamed Fahmy.

The artist calls his work Concept Pop Art. The idea is to take a very iconic image and make people more aware of the problem. Fahmy often has painted murals of those who died during a political event.

Before the revolution occurred street art was seldom seen anywhere in Egypt. Ganzeer was one of the first artists to use his art to promote a political agenda.

His work has been shown in Europe, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States of America.

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Below a link to the website of Ganzeer:

http://www.ganzeer.com/

Ganzeer is now based out of Brooklyn, New York. Below a brief interview with Ganzeer talking about his  adventures in America:

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Artist of the moment……….Joel Morrison

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Joel Morrison is an American contemporary sculptor and installation artist. Joel Morrison was born in Seattle, Washington in the year 1976. Morrison attended Central Washington University where he earned a bachelors degree in English literature.

The artist attended Central Washington University where he earned a bachelors degree in English literature.

Morrison went on to study sculpture and earn a M.F.A. from Claremont Graduate University located in California. . The artist also studied abroad in France before he began his college studies in the United States.

Morrison usually casts his sculptures in steel or fiberglass. He is famous for using modern found objects in his art including bubble wrap, shopping carts, and plastic bottles.

In this clip we view a show from Hong Kong featuring Joel Morrison that took place in 2012:

The artist is now based out of Los Angeles, California.

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Below a link to the website of artist Joel Morrison:

http://blog.joel-morrison.com/

I enjoy the high level of abstraction and also modern materials such as plastic bottles and bubble wrap used in the work of Joel Morrison. A great example of contemporary sculpture.

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Artist of the moment……Lori Hersberger

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Lori Hersberger is a wonderful modern artist who is renown for his work with colour and neon lights. Lori Hersberger was born in Basel, Switzerland in the year 1964.

Hersberger attended the Basel School of Design where he studied sculpture and video art. Hersberger also paints, makes installation art, and also does performance art.

The artist uses many mediums in his works including mirrors and also blank canvases that evoke memories of the Minimalist movement.

In this clip we view a show for Lori Hersberger that took place in early 2014. Its great to see his work from multiple angles to get a feel for the depth of his work:

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