Tag: installation
Anish Kapoor
Saturday, January 26th, 2013 Sydney Morning Herald Column,Some artists have greatness thrust upon them, others keep waiting but it never seems to turn up. Even if you are among that select group of the rich and famous, with every museum and collector clamouring for your latest creation, there is no guarantee it will make life easier. Material success has a strange tendency […]
Matisse: Drawing Life
Saturday, December 17th, 2011 Art Essays, General Art Essays, International Art, Sydney Morning Herald Column,Henri Matisse was almost certainly the finest colourist in modern art but the bulk of his work contained no colour at all. Although the mention of his name conjures up thoughts of The Red Studio, The Joy of Life, or perhaps the kaleidoscopic Woman with a Hat, over the course of a long career Matisse […]
White Rabbit: Beyond the Frame
Saturday, October 8th, 2011 Chinese Art, International Art, Sydney Morning Herald Column,Back again is Ai Weiwei’s Oil spill (2007) – a series of shiny black porcelain discs that sit flat on the floor, mimicking drops of black gold. In typical fashion, Ai Weiwei takes a substance associated with toxic pollution and transforms it into an aesthetic delicacy. Such ironic turnarounds and dislocations are characteristic of his […]