12/5/14
Final Project
For my final project, I have decided to mix a couple artist together to create the earths elements. Ice, wind, and fire are all coming together in my exhibit with the use of these three artist. Size is also important in this exhibit because all of these artist use size to create attention. I had a lot of fun doing this project. The Curatorial statement was hard to put together, but I caught on eventually.
Ice: Maya Lin
"Grand Rapids"
Wind: Mike Tonkin and Ana Liu
"Singing Ringing Tree"
Fire: Cristo and Jeanne Claude
"Pont Neuf" and "The Gates"
Curatorial
Statement
Ice, Wind, and Fire are mostly known as three of the four
elements on this earth. They all fight against each other in nature, but here,
they are working together to become one. All three of these artist use nature
as a resource to make their particular art stand out.
Ice is exhibited in the architecture done by Maya Lin.
Her design of a park included an ice rink where many came to take part in a
family oriented setting. Mike Tonkin and Anna Liu use wind as a source of
energy in their piece called the singing ringing tree. It gives off a chilling
sound that one can only experience for themselves. Fire
is exhibited through the flaming red/orange cloth that Cristo and Jeanne Claude
lay over huge landscapes and architecture. This includes “The Gates” that
spanned out through New York City and covering the Pont Neuf in London with
this elaborate red/orange cloth. They do
this to address the beauty and peace of nature that many ignore. In this
exhibit, art is being used through size to express how beautiful nature’s
elements are.
