Art

Eduardo Chillida

Eduardo Chillida was a Basque artist known for his monumental abstract iron and steel sculptures which are to be found in public places all over the world. . Chillida’s combination of sculptural form and metaphysical significance is integrated with architectural and environmental space to produce distinct urban spaces.

The Comb of the Wind (San Sebastian, Spain 1977)

The Comb of the Wind (San Sebastian, Spain 1977)

Eulogy to the Horizon (Gijon, Spain 1989)

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Our Father’s House (Guernica, Spain 1988)

Modulation of Space I, 1963

How Profound Is The Air, 1996

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Enchained, 1956

Eduardo Chillida, From Within, March 1953. Iron, 38 3/4 x 11 x 15 3/4 inches (98.4 x 27.9 x 40 cm)

From Within, 1953

Eduardo Chillida, Three Irons, 1966. Steel, 22 3/4 x 38 1/4 x 42 inches (57.8 x 97.2 x 106.7 cm); 2505.1 lb. (1136.3 kg)

Three Iron, 1966

The Irons of Tremor II, 1956

Lurra, 1984

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Dirk Braeckman

Belgian photographer Dirk Braeckman is famous for his dark, enigmatic images and experimentation with printing techniques, exploring different textures, materials, and exposures. Braeckman shoots only analogue, and always showcases his images unglazed and uncovered.

All images © Dirk Braeckman / Courtesy of Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp

Hollow

Hollow , is located in Royal Fort Gardens and represents the planet’s history and evolution through time.

This Public artwork is created by conceptual artist Katie Paterson and architects Zeller & Moye.

Spanning millions of years, Hollow is a miniature forest of all the world’s forests, telling the history of the planet through the immensity of tree specimens in microcosm. This immersive piece of architecture brings together over 10,000 unique tree species,including petrified wood from the earliest forests that emerged over 390 million years ago; a sample from the oldest tree in the world, and some from the youngest and near-extinct species.

Forming the inside in all directions, the untreated wooden pieces are organised in an organic yet precise manner specific to the origins, types and characteristics of the wood. Shifted and staggered to each other, thousands of blocks conjoin to form one immense cosmos of wood producing textures, apertures and stalactites. Inside Hollow, light filters through apertures in the ceiling, suggesting sunlight radiating through a forest.

Image Courtesy of : Zeller & Moye http://zellermoye.com/

and Katie Paterson http://katiepaterson.org/portfolio/hollow/

Gregory Crewdson: Cathedral of the Pines

Cathedral of the Pines is the latest body of work by American fine art photographer Gregory Crewdson. His photographs are both dramatic and cinematic. While his images often capture what appear as disturbing or surreal real-life events, they are in fact carefully staged and lit using motion picture film equipment and techniques.

This series, mark a time of transition for Crewdson, including the end of his marriage and a retreat from New York to a remote home and studio in western Massachusetts―a period of time during which Crewdson chose to remain socially withdrawn, instead committing to daily, long-distance, open-water swims and cross-country skiing on wooded paths. Cathedral of the Pines is named after one of these trails.

Father and Son, 2013 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy of the Gagosian Gallery

The Motel, 2014 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

Seated Woman on Bed, 2013 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

The Mattress, 2013 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

Beneath the Bridge, 2014 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

The Den, 2013 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

The Haircut, 2014 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

The VW Bus, 2014 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

The Shed, 2013 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

"Although it might be hard to tell, this picture was made under crazy winter conditions. It was below zero that day, and the wind was brutal. The house we were shooting in was really a summer lake cabin, and didn't have central heat. We had space heaters going in the room around the subject to keep her warm, but basically it was freezing in there. You can see on the windows further from camera, we left the ice on the inside of the glass. Neal from our art department had to keep scraping the ice off the other two so we could see through. The camera was positioned outside, and the battery kept freezing. And the camera crew was all huddled in a little group behind the camera, like chickens in winter.""Woman at Window," 2014, Digital Pigment Print, Image size 37 1/2 x 50 inches (95.3 x 127 cm), Framed size 45 1/16 x 57 9/16 inches (114.5 x 146.2 cm), Edition of 3, plus 2 APs. ©Gregory Crewdson

Woman at Window, 2013 © Gregory Crewdson courtesy Gagosian Gallery

Foreboding … Mother and Daughter, 2014 © Gregory Crewdson Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

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Woman at Sink, 2014 © Gregory Crewdson Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

The Drainpipe, 2014 © Gregory Crewdson Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

The Barn, 2013 © Gregory Crewdson Courtesy Gagosian Gallery

Gregory Crewdson: Cathedral Of The Pines is on show at The Photographer’s Gallery until 8 Oct 2017. http://thephotographersgallery.org.uk

Cindy Sherman – Untitled Film Still

Cindy Sherman is an American photographer and film director, best known for her conceptual portraits.

Sherman’s “Untitled Film Stills” (1977-80) is a series of 69 black and white photographs of the artist herself enacting various generic female film characters from 1950s, and 60s Hollywood, film nior and European art-house films. Her aim is not to recreate the scenes but to re-examine women’s stereotypical roles in history and contemporary society.

All images Courtesy of the artist and Metro Pictures. © Cindy Sherman

Sandy Skoglund

Sandy Skoglund is an American photographer and installation artist. She creates surrealist images by building elaborate sets, furnishing them with carefully selected colored furniture and other objects, a process of which takes her months to complete. Finally, she photographs the set, complete with actors. The works are characterized by an overwhelming amount of one object and either bright, contrasting colors or a monochromatic color scheme.

THE COLD WAR 1999 Copyright Sandy Skoglund

SHIMMERING MADNESS 1998 Copyright Sandy Skoglund

WALKING ON EGGSHELLS 1997 Copyright Sandy Skoglund

All images copyright of the artist: http://www.sandyskoglund.com/

William Eggleston

William Eggleston is an American photographer and one of the most influential photographers of the latter half of the 20th century, widely credited with pioneering fine art color photography in his iconic depictions of the American South. Eggleston’s initial style was influenced by Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert Frank, and Walker Evans.

To see more Eggleston’s work, visit: http://www.egglestontrust.com/

DEEP WEB

KINETIC AUDIOVISUAL INSTALLATION AND PERFORMANCE
BY CHRISTOPHER BAUDER AND ROBERT HENKE
COMMISSIONED BY THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS LYON

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Monette & Mady

“Monette & Mady” by Swedish photographer Maja Daniels is a photo series about the Parisian identical twin sisters. They have lived their entire lives side by side. The two sisiters are not only dress identically, have acted, modeled and performed together for most of their lives.

Images source:

http://majadaniels.com/projects/monette-mady/

http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/photography/maja-daniels-monette-mady/

Kazuo Ohno

Kazuo Ohno, was a Japanese dancer and one of the pioneers of Butoh (“dance of utter darkness), the influential Japanese dance-theater form. With its playful and grotesque imagery, taboo topics, characters with whitened faces, its slow movements and physical distortions, Butoh was a reaction in part to the horrors World War II.

Ohno’s solo performances were irresistibly powerful. A humanist, he communicated the themes of the form through recognisable characters, most often flamboyantly female.

Ohno had continued to perform beyond his 100th year, until his death in 2010 at the age of 103.