The Rex Cinema
High Street (Three Close Lane)
Berkhamsted
HP4 2FG
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Sketch Recommendation
Taken from The Goddess Guide by Gisele Scanlon
Click on the image to make it bigger, then turn your head sideways to read. Its in the middle of the right hand page on the left near where the pages join :)
The Rex Cinema Prices
Just in case!
The ticket prices are:
Circle: £7.00 : Members & concessions £5.50
Tables £9.00 (drinks available throughout the performance) - members & concessions £7.50
Royal Box (seats 6) £11 per seat or £60 for the box.
A Few Rules:
1) There is a credit/debit card booking fee of 50p per transaction (not per ticket).
2) All advanced bookings must be collected by 15 mins after the time printed in the programme, after which they may be released for re-sale. 3) There is a charge of £1.00 for any changes made to tickets or seats. 4) If you have booked to see a film but are unable to come please give us at least 48 hours notice so that we can re-sell your tickets and offer you vouchers to see another performance (valid for 3 months). Unfortunately we are unable to offer vouchers if given less than 48 hours notice.
taken from www.therexcinema.com
The ticket prices are:
Circle: £7.00 : Members & concessions £5.50
Tables £9.00 (drinks available throughout the performance) - members & concessions £7.50
Royal Box (seats 6) £11 per seat or £60 for the box.
A Few Rules:
1) There is a credit/debit card booking fee of 50p per transaction (not per ticket).
2) All advanced bookings must be collected by 15 mins after the time printed in the programme, after which they may be released for re-sale. 3) There is a charge of £1.00 for any changes made to tickets or seats. 4) If you have booked to see a film but are unable to come please give us at least 48 hours notice so that we can re-sell your tickets and offer you vouchers to see another performance (valid for 3 months). Unfortunately we are unable to offer vouchers if given less than 48 hours notice.
taken from www.therexcinema.com
The Rex Cinema
I'm looking at Alternative ways of viewing art and you might think that a cinema has nothing to do with art. I want you to imagine an institution which does to art what Rex does for film. This, or something between this and Sketch is what I want to do in the future. I want to create an experience of art not just a gallery,
Rex is a cinema in Berkhamsted. It is like an old fashioned cinema, with a screen and seats around tables. As you watch the film you sit at a table with drinks. There is an interval where you can go to a bar, to order more drinks for in the second half. There is a circle, tables and the royal box.
They show both new films and old ones and the experience of being at the cinema isn't all about the film and popcorn. It is more of an event. I like this idea. I think everything should be an event, or a least as much as possible. I was reading a book on Joseph Cornell's life and inspirations. It said about New York when he lived there, about Houdini and the Music Halls. I love the magic of this, the extravagance and the excitement. I think we have lost a lot of that now. We don't even go to the average cinemas as much. We see films at home through television. There are no music halls but radios and itunes. It seems to me everything has suddenly got so clinical and boring. So Ikea. And thats no fun! I want open air markets, bakers baking homemade bread, theatres and ice skating on lakes. I want romance and bonfires on the beach and masked balls. Perhaps its just me but where has the excitement gone! I think that everyday should be a celebration, we have to make the most of life because its all we know we have for sure.
So do it. You don't need an occasion! Make it the occasion and visit Rex. And Sketch. And the Leadmill nightclub in Sheffield. And the Spanish Steps in Rome :)
Rex is a cinema in Berkhamsted. It is like an old fashioned cinema, with a screen and seats around tables. As you watch the film you sit at a table with drinks. There is an interval where you can go to a bar, to order more drinks for in the second half. There is a circle, tables and the royal box.
They show both new films and old ones and the experience of being at the cinema isn't all about the film and popcorn. It is more of an event. I like this idea. I think everything should be an event, or a least as much as possible. I was reading a book on Joseph Cornell's life and inspirations. It said about New York when he lived there, about Houdini and the Music Halls. I love the magic of this, the extravagance and the excitement. I think we have lost a lot of that now. We don't even go to the average cinemas as much. We see films at home through television. There are no music halls but radios and itunes. It seems to me everything has suddenly got so clinical and boring. So Ikea. And thats no fun! I want open air markets, bakers baking homemade bread, theatres and ice skating on lakes. I want romance and bonfires on the beach and masked balls. Perhaps its just me but where has the excitement gone! I think that everyday should be a celebration, we have to make the most of life because its all we know we have for sure.
So do it. You don't need an occasion! Make it the occasion and visit Rex. And Sketch. And the Leadmill nightclub in Sheffield. And the Spanish Steps in Rome :)
Create your own Guerilla art
okay so I thought I would include this section ( taken from the book The Guerilla Art Kit by Keri Smith) because its hands on. I think its all very well me writing in my art about Guerilla art and Guerilla artists but its doing it and getting out there which is important. I mean its Guerilla art, do it yourself in your neighbourhood and make your impression on the public art. So why just write about it. I have had a go myself and will upload my photos when I can be bothered. So you go do it now.
Here are some tips and advice from the book:
Techniques for Guerilla Art -
1.) Stenciling - One of the most common forms of Guerilla Art " due to the fact that it allows the artist to make multiple copies in a short space of time.
2.) Stamps - Potato Prints are cool!
3.) Monoprinting - If you are feeling extravagant!
4.) Stickers! - Recipe: 1 Packet of unflavored gelatin
1 Tbsp of cold water
3 Tbsp of hot water
1/2 Tsp of sugar
sheets of plain paper
Scissors
Brush
pens/felt tips etc
- create you designs on the front of the sheet of paper using whatever method you like - ink drawings,
potato prints, eraser stamps, stencil or photocopy.
- Sprinkle gelatin into the cold water and let it soften for 5 minutes
- Pour in the hot water and stir until dissolved. Add sugar and stir well.
- Using a brush paint the back of the paper with the gelatin solution and let dry.
- Flatten sheet under a heavy book. Cut out stickers
- Lick and stick
Taken from page 42 of Keri Smith's book, The Guerilla Art Kit
5.) This is my favourite and the next method I will try! ... SEED BOMBS! - How awesome! Basically you mix seeds, compost and clay and then roll into balls. These can then be statigically thrown in appropriate flowerless places to make them more beautiful and happy! :) Love it.
6.) Chalk Quotes - How about this one collect quotes and chalk them places, they might make someone's day so much better!
These are just a few. Buy the book for more, its worth a read. :) I think my sister bought it at Tate Modern.
Here are some tips and advice from the book:
Techniques for Guerilla Art -
1.) Stenciling - One of the most common forms of Guerilla Art " due to the fact that it allows the artist to make multiple copies in a short space of time.
2.) Stamps - Potato Prints are cool!
3.) Monoprinting - If you are feeling extravagant!
4.) Stickers! - Recipe: 1 Packet of unflavored gelatin
1 Tbsp of cold water
3 Tbsp of hot water
1/2 Tsp of sugar
sheets of plain paper
Scissors
Brush
pens/felt tips etc
- create you designs on the front of the sheet of paper using whatever method you like - ink drawings,
potato prints, eraser stamps, stencil or photocopy.
- Sprinkle gelatin into the cold water and let it soften for 5 minutes
- Pour in the hot water and stir until dissolved. Add sugar and stir well.
- Using a brush paint the back of the paper with the gelatin solution and let dry.
- Flatten sheet under a heavy book. Cut out stickers
- Lick and stick
Taken from page 42 of Keri Smith's book, The Guerilla Art Kit
5.) This is my favourite and the next method I will try! ... SEED BOMBS! - How awesome! Basically you mix seeds, compost and clay and then roll into balls. These can then be statigically thrown in appropriate flowerless places to make them more beautiful and happy! :) Love it.
6.) Chalk Quotes - How about this one collect quotes and chalk them places, they might make someone's day so much better!
These are just a few. Buy the book for more, its worth a read. :) I think my sister bought it at Tate Modern.
Saatchi Gallery Online - Artists
I have been looking through the work of the artists who exhibit on Saatchi's online gallery for the past month or so and have found several whos work I really loved for different reasons. I have been collecting infomation and images from these on my desktop and now I have finally got round to putting all this crap online! Finally! So here it is...
Number One - Aleksandra Mir
- Uses teams of workers to produce series of drawings on huge sheets of paper, using materials such as marker pens.
- From NYC
_ Work brings to mind the 1960's using themes such as the baby boom and the space race and taking the form of retro text.
- Work is often political and also looks at propaganda and journalism.
I like this work because of both its appearance - Of news pages etc but slightly wonky and unique, and because of the text and ideas used. Take a peek...
Number Two - Elliot Hundley
- This artist works with collage
- His work is described as "`Dreamscapes". They are full of nostalgia and expression.
I like this work because I feel I can relate to it. It looks like my personality - busy and messy and colourful. In fact it actually physically looks like my room, bright and cluttered and full of daft trinkets and useless, pretty, sparkly, cheap junk. Plus I love a bit of nostalgia!
Number One - Aleksandra Mir
- Uses teams of workers to produce series of drawings on huge sheets of paper, using materials such as marker pens.
- From NYC
_ Work brings to mind the 1960's using themes such as the baby boom and the space race and taking the form of retro text.
- Work is often political and also looks at propaganda and journalism.
I like this work because of both its appearance - Of news pages etc but slightly wonky and unique, and because of the text and ideas used. Take a peek...
Number Two - Elliot Hundley
- This artist works with collage
- His work is described as "`Dreamscapes". They are full of nostalgia and expression.
I like this work because I feel I can relate to it. It looks like my personality - busy and messy and colourful. In fact it actually physically looks like my room, bright and cluttered and full of daft trinkets and useless, pretty, sparkly, cheap junk. Plus I love a bit of nostalgia!
Tuesday, 29 April 2008
My Favourite Christo and Jean Claude Piece :)
Since its my blog I thought I would include my favourite piece by my chosen artists. This is called Running Fence. It is a piece where bascially the artist created an almost wall of fabric running along the boundaries of farmland in California. It shows the disection of the land in a very simple and affective way, by a huge expanse of white fabric running across the land. I can't describe it very clearly so I will include a picture so you can visualise it.
What I like about this piece is its simplicity and its traquility. I like that it shows a divide but not a bad one. A peaceful, almost invisible one.
The Technical Stuff (taken from the Christo/Jean Claude website)
Running Fence, 5.5 meters (eighteen feet) high, 40 kilometers (twenty-four and half miles) long, extending East-West near Freeway 101, north of San Francisco, on the private properties of fifty-nine ranchers, following rolling hills and dropping down to the Pacific Ocean at Bodega Bay, was completed on September 10, 1976.
The art project consisted of: forty-two months of collaborative efforts, the ranchers' participation, eighteen public hearings, three sessions at the Superior Courts of California, the drafting of a four-hundred and fifty page Environmental Impact Report and the temporary use of hills, the sky and the Ocean.
All expenses for the temporary work of art were paid by Christo and Jeanne-Claude through the sale of studies, preparatory drawings and collages, scale models and original lithographs.
Running Fence was made of 200,000 square meters (2,222,222 square feet) of heavy woven white nylon fabric, hung from a steel cable strung between 2,050 steel poles (each: 6.4 meters / 21 feet long, 9 centimeters / 3 1/2 inches in diameter) embedded 1 meter (3 feet) into the ground, using no concrete and braced laterally with guy wires (145 kilometers (90 miles) of steel cable) and 14,000 earth anchors.
The top and bottom edges of the 2050 fabric panels were secured to the upper and lower cables by 350,000 hooks.
All parts of Running Fence's structure were designed for complete removal and no visible evidence of Running Fence remains on the hills of Sonoma and Marin Counties.
As it had been agreed with the ranchers and with the County, State and Federal Agencies, the removal of Running Fence started fourteen days after its completion and all materials were given to the ranchers.
Running Fence crossed fourteen roads and the town of Valley Ford, leaving passage for cars, cattle and wildlife, and was designed to be viewed by following 65 kilometers (forty miles) of public roads, in Sonoma and Marin Counties.
My Thoughts on over the river
From the infomation I have managed to gather about this new piece it sounds magnificant. I love the idea of the reflective quality of the surface because I imagine it will have different effects depending on the lighting condition when viewed, the weather and the amount of water in the river at that time. No viewing of the piece will be exactly the same.
- Over The River is a two-week temporary work of art
- Hung horizontally across the course of the Arkansas River will be 5.9 miles of silvery, luminous fabric panels for a 40-mile stretch of the river between Salida and Cañon City in south-central Colorado.
- Fabric panels will be suspended at eight areas of the river chosen by Christo and Jean Claude both for there beauty and accessiblity.
- Over The River will be exhibited for two weeks in summer 2012.
- Like with their other work Christo and Jean Claude are funding the work and no fee for the artwork is being accepted.
- Over The River is a two-week temporary work of art
- Hung horizontally across the course of the Arkansas River will be 5.9 miles of silvery, luminous fabric panels for a 40-mile stretch of the river between Salida and Cañon City in south-central Colorado.
- Fabric panels will be suspended at eight areas of the river chosen by Christo and Jean Claude both for there beauty and accessiblity.
- Over The River will be exhibited for two weeks in summer 2012.
- Like with their other work Christo and Jean Claude are funding the work and no fee for the artwork is being accepted.
Christo and Jean Claude - Most Recent Work
Over the River
Plan of art piece
This project is taking place at the Arkansas River in Colarado, The United States.
Following text is taken from the official Over the River website - http://www.overtherivereis.com
"For more than a year, Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to get the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process underway. This process is expected to take approximately 18 to 24 months, so it is important to begin it as soon as possible. To help provide sufficient planning information for the EIS, Christo and Jeanne-Claude hired a specialized engineering firm to conduct a detailed and thorough analysis of environmental impacts and mitigation measures. This analysis was completed last year and submitted to BLM in April 2007.
The BLM made this report available to the public on their website at the end of January 2008. It can be found at www.blm.gov/co.
Formal initiation of the EIS process should begin in the next two to three months, and the data presented in that report will be thoroughly evaluated by a contractor to be selected by the BLM to prepare the EIS. Assuming the approval process proceeds as anticipated, Over The River will be exhibited in summer 2012."
Plan of art piece
This project is taking place at the Arkansas River in Colarado, The United States.
Following text is taken from the official Over the River website - http://www.overtherivereis.com
"For more than a year, Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been working with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to get the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) process underway. This process is expected to take approximately 18 to 24 months, so it is important to begin it as soon as possible. To help provide sufficient planning information for the EIS, Christo and Jeanne-Claude hired a specialized engineering firm to conduct a detailed and thorough analysis of environmental impacts and mitigation measures. This analysis was completed last year and submitted to BLM in April 2007.
The BLM made this report available to the public on their website at the end of January 2008. It can be found at www.blm.gov/co.
Formal initiation of the EIS process should begin in the next two to three months, and the data presented in that report will be thoroughly evaluated by a contractor to be selected by the BLM to prepare the EIS. Assuming the approval process proceeds as anticipated, Over The River will be exhibited in summer 2012."
Potato Guerilla Art
Check out these guys:
http://snacksize.com/potato/
They are a collective of artists producing Guerilla Art.
In their own words - "Potato is a collective of artists aimed at world domination through silly (yet informative) artworks and posters. Enjoy"
http://snacksize.com/potato/
They are a collective of artists producing Guerilla Art.
In their own words - "Potato is a collective of artists aimed at world domination through silly (yet informative) artworks and posters. Enjoy"
Guerrilla Girls
The Guerrilla Girls - www.guerrillagirls.com
The Guerrilla Girls are a feminist art group founded in New York in the 80's. They produce Guerrilla artwork which brings up issues of both feminism, rascism and more recently issues about hollywood and the film industry, popular culture, stereotyping and coruption in art. Their intial work appeared in the form of poster put up around NYC but today they have a website (which the background above is borrowed from), have published books and also give presentations around the world. The Guerrilla Girls work consists of both text and graphics presenting their opinions in an comical and yet controversial way. It work a bit like a satire in drama. The comedy underlines serious political issues and draws them to peoples attention and encourages thought.
The Guerrilla Girls are most famously known for their poster which first appeared in NYC in 1989 saying "Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?" The idea behind it was to show the unequal number of paintings of men and women in the Met and show that although 85% of the portrait in the Met were of naked women, only 5% of the artists were women. Interesting a recount was performed in 2005 which found although their wer even fewer female artists in the Met, the number of naked men had increased... hehe!
Newwork includes The Venice Biennale of Art, the status of women artists in Turkey and the representation of women artists in national museums on the Mall in Washington DC.
Thought I would include a copy of the Guerrilla Girls most famous poster!
The Guerrilla Girls are a feminist art group founded in New York in the 80's. They produce Guerrilla artwork which brings up issues of both feminism, rascism and more recently issues about hollywood and the film industry, popular culture, stereotyping and coruption in art. Their intial work appeared in the form of poster put up around NYC but today they have a website (which the background above is borrowed from), have published books and also give presentations around the world. The Guerrilla Girls work consists of both text and graphics presenting their opinions in an comical and yet controversial way. It work a bit like a satire in drama. The comedy underlines serious political issues and draws them to peoples attention and encourages thought.
The Guerrilla Girls are most famously known for their poster which first appeared in NYC in 1989 saying "Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum?" The idea behind it was to show the unequal number of paintings of men and women in the Met and show that although 85% of the portrait in the Met were of naked women, only 5% of the artists were women. Interesting a recount was performed in 2005 which found although their wer even fewer female artists in the Met, the number of naked men had increased... hehe!
Newwork includes The Venice Biennale of Art, the status of women artists in Turkey and the representation of women artists in national museums on the Mall in Washington DC.
Thought I would include a copy of the Guerrilla Girls most famous poster!
How to be a Guerilla Artist
How to be a Guerilla Artist - by Keri Smith
As taken from Keri Smith's Blog (see post below)
Guerilla art is a fun and insidious way of sharing your vision with the world. It is a method of art making which entails leaving anonymous art pieces in public places. It can be done for a variety of reasons, to make a statement, to share your ideas, to send out good karma, or just for fun. My current fascination with it stems from a belief in the importance of making art without attachment to the outcome. To do something that has nothing to do with making money, or listening to the ego.
My first experience with being a guerilla artist was in my first year of art school in a class taught by conceptual artist Shirley Yanover. One of our assignments was to create some form of graffiti in a public place (we were allowed to choose the were and how). We went out in groups of four, (two lookouts, and two painters), and proceeded to make our mark on various blank walls across the city. The experience made me terrified and exhilarated at the same time. I wrote quotes from various authors along the bottoms of buildings, on phone booths, and on the sidewalks. I remember the feeling of daring as we sprinted away from unsuspecting police officers.
Now I am not necessarily advocating that you do anything illegal or potentially life threatening. But there is something wonderfully sneaky about leaving some form of art in public places. I like knowing that at some point in time someone might receive a little surprise in the form of a random message from a stranger, or a doodle in an unexpected place. I remember there used to be an artist in Toronto who would bolt text books and old phone books to various things. It became a personal quest of mine to find them all, and I always felt so excited when a new one showed up just under my nose. Experiment with your own ideas.
Possible Formats
1. Sidewalk chalk
2. Sticker art
3. Flyers/posters (see "make a flyer of your day" at learningtoloveyoumore. Here is mine, page 1, page 2, page 3.
4. Journals (pass it on)
5. Zines
6. Object leave behinds (money, gifts, junk)
7. Notes (slogans)
8. Graffiti
9. Book inserts (library)
10. Book leave behinds (bookcrossing)
11. Letters (possibly love letters to strangers)
12. The age old 'message in a bottle', or a balloon. Or if you are really adventurous you might be drawn to carrier pigeons.
Potential Ideas for subject matter
-any form of artwork (drawings, collage, doodles, paintings)
-recipes
-photos
-good luck charms
-fortunes
-quotes
-variations on a theme
-many guerilla artist are politically motivated and find that being anonymous allows them to be more controversial or extreme with their message. Popular with activists.
As taken from Keri Smith's Blog (see post below)
Guerilla art is a fun and insidious way of sharing your vision with the world. It is a method of art making which entails leaving anonymous art pieces in public places. It can be done for a variety of reasons, to make a statement, to share your ideas, to send out good karma, or just for fun. My current fascination with it stems from a belief in the importance of making art without attachment to the outcome. To do something that has nothing to do with making money, or listening to the ego.
My first experience with being a guerilla artist was in my first year of art school in a class taught by conceptual artist Shirley Yanover. One of our assignments was to create some form of graffiti in a public place (we were allowed to choose the were and how). We went out in groups of four, (two lookouts, and two painters), and proceeded to make our mark on various blank walls across the city. The experience made me terrified and exhilarated at the same time. I wrote quotes from various authors along the bottoms of buildings, on phone booths, and on the sidewalks. I remember the feeling of daring as we sprinted away from unsuspecting police officers.
Now I am not necessarily advocating that you do anything illegal or potentially life threatening. But there is something wonderfully sneaky about leaving some form of art in public places. I like knowing that at some point in time someone might receive a little surprise in the form of a random message from a stranger, or a doodle in an unexpected place. I remember there used to be an artist in Toronto who would bolt text books and old phone books to various things. It became a personal quest of mine to find them all, and I always felt so excited when a new one showed up just under my nose. Experiment with your own ideas.
Possible Formats
1. Sidewalk chalk
2. Sticker art
3. Flyers/posters (see "make a flyer of your day" at learningtoloveyoumore. Here is mine, page 1, page 2, page 3.
4. Journals (pass it on)
5. Zines
6. Object leave behinds (money, gifts, junk)
7. Notes (slogans)
8. Graffiti
9. Book inserts (library)
10. Book leave behinds (bookcrossing)
11. Letters (possibly love letters to strangers)
12. The age old 'message in a bottle', or a balloon. Or if you are really adventurous you might be drawn to carrier pigeons.
Potential Ideas for subject matter
-any form of artwork (drawings, collage, doodles, paintings)
-recipes
-photos
-good luck charms
-fortunes
-quotes
-variations on a theme
-many guerilla artist are politically motivated and find that being anonymous allows them to be more controversial or extreme with their message. Popular with activists.
Keri Smith - Guerilla Blog
Keri Smith is the women who worte the book my sister gave me. As I looked up Guerilla art I found her own blog on the net. Its pretty cool.
Check it out
http://www.kerismith.com/blog/
Check it out
http://www.kerismith.com/blog/
Projects
FACT: Christo and Jean Claude have had 18 successful projects and 32 failed ones. And their project wrapped tree took 38 Years to complete! WOW!
Christo and Jean Claude
I have chosen to look at the work of Christo and Jean Claude for my artists. I decided to look at them and their artwork because I felt it not only fufilled the criteria of my investigation (being about different ways of looking at art) but also related to my work too. Their work like my own is both temporary and enviromental art which tends to be viewed outdoor rather than in a gallery in both urban and rural. Their work also is similiar to my own in that they introduce an art piece which is unfamiliar to the enviroment they are working in, rather than using and rearranging pieces of an enviroment. Christo and Jean Claudes work is however on a huge scale, which I am yet to use!
I feel the work relates to the theme of alternative art viewing since the work does not appear in a gallery and the atrists encourage the work to been seen outside of the gallery first hand, rather than through photographs.
They do "not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards." Jean Claude.
This means their art has a unique quality. This is that they are temporary and don't last forever, being passed from one gallery to the next. Christo and Jean Claude describe this quality like a rainbow which is especially beautiful and exciting because it very quickly fades to nothing.
They say that "The fact the work does not remain creates an urgency to see it."
I think this is true. Because it isn't always there it is exciting. Its a bit like a passing circus. It would be dull if it was perminent because you would get used to it and the acts and never quite get round to going. Since it is only there a week, the excitment of the time limit and the intrigue created by the hype which has been made weeks before its arrival forces you to go. Christo and Jean Claude's temporary work has the same effect. Its short and wow and exciting and the run up to the art being made makes it new and controversial. It encourages people to go see it.
I feel the work relates to the theme of alternative art viewing since the work does not appear in a gallery and the atrists encourage the work to been seen outside of the gallery first hand, rather than through photographs.
They do "not sell photographs, we have no royalties on books, posters, postcards." Jean Claude.
This means their art has a unique quality. This is that they are temporary and don't last forever, being passed from one gallery to the next. Christo and Jean Claude describe this quality like a rainbow which is especially beautiful and exciting because it very quickly fades to nothing.
They say that "The fact the work does not remain creates an urgency to see it."
I think this is true. Because it isn't always there it is exciting. Its a bit like a passing circus. It would be dull if it was perminent because you would get used to it and the acts and never quite get round to going. Since it is only there a week, the excitment of the time limit and the intrigue created by the hype which has been made weeks before its arrival forces you to go. Christo and Jean Claude's temporary work has the same effect. Its short and wow and exciting and the run up to the art being made makes it new and controversial. It encourages people to go see it.
Saturday, 26 April 2008
Introduction to the Media
When I first thought about the media or type of art I wanted to explore I thought "well my own work is very much land art based so it would make sense to write about the alternative way these artist approach art outside of the gallery". Although this is true, the more I thought about it, the more a lot of these works seemed to appear in traditional gallery layout, in the form of a series of photographs etc. So instead I thought I would look at something more available to the general public and look at Guerilla or Street art. When I first looked at this type of art I was a bit dubious. I'm very much a country girl and nature etc is a strong theme in my land art. Street art seemed alien to me, completely the opposite of who I am as an artist. Its my sister's fault I started looking at it really. She bought me a book from The Tate Modern I think, for Christmas, and it opened my eyes to what Guerilla art actually was and its scope.
Sketch Website 2
PS. Go on the Parlour part of the Sketch website and click on the little fat man on the chair! Its funny!
Sketch Website
This site is a MUST VISIT! YOU HAVE TO SEE IT! IF FACT STOP READING AND GO TO THIS WEB SITE NOW!!!!!!
http://www.sketch.uk.com/
wow! I love it! good huh!? This is what I love about Sketch, every detail is perfect. I don't understand the attitude some people have about art that its just about the art piece. It's not. It's everything. It's about the whole show. I think that now, in this age of "celebrity obsession" that the artist is just as important as the work. As is the presentation of sketchbooks and "behind the scenes work" and books about work and advertisements. It all a bit like a huge show. For the audience to truly enjoy the theatrical experience the seats have to be comfy, the person in front should be short and there should be ice cream in the interval. EVERYTHING MATTERS!
http://www.sketch.uk.com/
wow! I love it! good huh!? This is what I love about Sketch, every detail is perfect. I don't understand the attitude some people have about art that its just about the art piece. It's not. It's everything. It's about the whole show. I think that now, in this age of "celebrity obsession" that the artist is just as important as the work. As is the presentation of sketchbooks and "behind the scenes work" and books about work and advertisements. It all a bit like a huge show. For the audience to truly enjoy the theatrical experience the seats have to be comfy, the person in front should be short and there should be ice cream in the interval. EVERYTHING MATTERS!
Publication - The Saatchi Gallery Online
Review written for http://www.thegoodwebguide.co.uk
"Saatchi Online is the online contemporary art gallery of modern art's leading light, Charles Saatchi. Principally a social networking site connecting artists with potential buyers around the world, it allows contemporary art to reach a wider audience, providing a free platform for artists to promote their work to a global audience. Not surprisingly where Charles Saatchi is involved, this is the site where contemporary art is happening.
Charles Saatchi's online gallery connecting artists and buyers around the world.
With a staggering 55 million hits per day, the site has attracted 35000 artists and a further 19000 have registered with Stuart, the student art section, all since February, 2007. Painters, photographers, sculptors, graffiti artists and video artists upload high resolution images of works, along with details of their biographies and future shows. Prices range between £500 and £5000.
The savvy collector and buyer can browse the galleries, leave comments and buy works by contacting the artist direct. As a consequence, prices are much lower and it's a win win situation all round. The site charges no fees for membership and takes no commission on sales.
Think MySpace or Bebo taken from a much more interesting angle. There is a magazine section, a critics' corner and diary of future shows. Showdown is one of the most popular features, a fortnightly competition where artists submit images for visitors to rate with a £1000 prize for the winner. The site has a Mandarin version and in time will encompass Russian, Spanish and Korean.
When Charles Saatchi opens his new gallery at The Duke of York's Headquarters, London, expect some interaction between this site and the gallery.
With Saatchi's beady eye over the proceedings, you know that some of the artists on the site are going to be big names in five or six years time. "
"Saatchi Online is the online contemporary art gallery of modern art's leading light, Charles Saatchi. Principally a social networking site connecting artists with potential buyers around the world, it allows contemporary art to reach a wider audience, providing a free platform for artists to promote their work to a global audience. Not surprisingly where Charles Saatchi is involved, this is the site where contemporary art is happening.
Charles Saatchi's online gallery connecting artists and buyers around the world.
With a staggering 55 million hits per day, the site has attracted 35000 artists and a further 19000 have registered with Stuart, the student art section, all since February, 2007. Painters, photographers, sculptors, graffiti artists and video artists upload high resolution images of works, along with details of their biographies and future shows. Prices range between £500 and £5000.
The savvy collector and buyer can browse the galleries, leave comments and buy works by contacting the artist direct. As a consequence, prices are much lower and it's a win win situation all round. The site charges no fees for membership and takes no commission on sales.
Think MySpace or Bebo taken from a much more interesting angle. There is a magazine section, a critics' corner and diary of future shows. Showdown is one of the most popular features, a fortnightly competition where artists submit images for visitors to rate with a £1000 prize for the winner. The site has a Mandarin version and in time will encompass Russian, Spanish and Korean.
When Charles Saatchi opens his new gallery at The Duke of York's Headquarters, London, expect some interaction between this site and the gallery.
With Saatchi's beady eye over the proceedings, you know that some of the artists on the site are going to be big names in five or six years time. "
The Saatchi Gallery Online - My Thoughts
The Saatchi Gallery online is a website designed to be an online art gallery. I personally think the Saatchi Gallery Online is a revolutionary publication. It provides a huge step forward in the way we view art. This is entirely due to its use of the internet. By using the web, not only does it provide a place for unknown artists to showcase their work and become more widely recognized, but also makes art more available to the general public. Despite, the different quality of the pieces when they are being viewed digitally to in reality, I feel this way of viewing art is still very successful and important. Of course seeing the actual piece is a rewarding thing to do (as you probably know after seeing the difference between viewing art in book and in reality) but I feel making the work more widely known, so more people experience the work is very important. Websites such as this, encourage more people to look at art and appreciate it and might encourage them to pursue this interest further by visiting galleries in reality as well as electronically.
The website is easy to access both from the point of view of an artist exhibiting and an art viewer and is already one of the most visited websites on the web. Today when I accessed the site it had 63, 396,792 hits in the last 24 hours and was ranked 339 in the world's top 50,000 sites. There is also so much more to the site than just exhibiting and viewing the art with chatrooms to visit, online sales taking places and help and support for art students and up and coming artists.
I think a truly inspirational way to approach the viewing of art.
The website is easy to access both from the point of view of an artist exhibiting and an art viewer and is already one of the most visited websites on the web. Today when I accessed the site it had 63, 396,792 hits in the last 24 hours and was ranked 339 in the world's top 50,000 sites. There is also so much more to the site than just exhibiting and viewing the art with chatrooms to visit, online sales taking places and help and support for art students and up and coming artists.
I think a truly inspirational way to approach the viewing of art.
Sketch - Story Extract
"What is this place?"
"All I wish," said the voice, "is that you arrive with an open mind and imagine, if you will, a painting that never dries"
An extract from The Story by Mark Lawson Bell on The Sketch Website
"All I wish," said the voice, "is that you arrive with an open mind and imagine, if you will, a painting that never dries"
An extract from The Story by Mark Lawson Bell on The Sketch Website
Sketch - The Basics
Sketch Gallery - An Alternative Art Viewing Experience...
Sketch is a place where art, food and music is combined to create a unique art viewing/dining experience.
The complex consists of several sections.
The Parlour - A Tea Room
The Gallery - A combined restaurant and art gallery
The East Bar - A cosy intimate bar
The Glade - For outdoor dining
The Lecture Room and Library - Another restaurant.
It caters for every occasion from breakfast and afternoon tea to gallery events.
Sketch is a place where art, food and music is combined to create a unique art viewing/dining experience.
The complex consists of several sections.
The Parlour - A Tea Room
The Gallery - A combined restaurant and art gallery
The East Bar - A cosy intimate bar
The Glade - For outdoor dining
The Lecture Room and Library - Another restaurant.
It caters for every occasion from breakfast and afternoon tea to gallery events.
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