1.Research Kapoor's work in order to discuss whether it is conceptual art or not. Explain your answer, using a definition of conceptual art.
I found that "Conceptual Art" is a contemporary form of artistic representation, in which a specific concept or idea, often personal, complex and inclusive, takes shape in an abstract, nonconforming manner, based upon a negation of aesthetic principles(caroun.com,n.d.).Anish Kapoor is one of Britain’s leading talents in Conceptual Art.Kapoor's sculptures are frequently simple, curved forms, usually monochromatic and brightly coloured (wikipedia,n.d.).
2. Research 3 quite different works by Kapoor from countries outside New Zealand to discuss the ideas behind the work. Include images of each work on your blog.
“I am interested in sculpture that manipulates the viewer into a specific relationship with both space and time.” –Anish Kapoor
The Farm“The Farm” transitions from a vertical ellipse seaward to a circle at midspan, to an identical, but horizontal ellipse at lands end.hirty-two longitudinal mono-filament cables provide displacement and deflection resistance to the wind loads The sculpture, which passes through a carefully cut hillside, provides a kaleidoscopic view of the beautiful Kaipara Harbor at the vertical ellipse end and the hand contoured rolling valleys and hills of “The Farm” from the horizontal ellipse(fabric architecture,n.d.).
Cloud Gate Cloud Gate is the 110-ton elliptical sculpture. It is forged of a seamless series of highly polished stainless steel plates, which reflect Chicago’s famous skyline and the clouds above. A 12-foot-high arch provides a "gate" to the concave chamber beneath the sculpture, inviting visitors to touch its mirror-like surface and see their image reflected back from a variety of perspectives(explorechicago,n.d.).
OrbitThe design of Anish Kapoor’s ‘Orbit‘ viewing tower has just approved for the Olympic Park by London 2012 . It will be the largest public art work in the UK, though has already attracted controversy. Regardless of your aesthetic taste, the headline is that an artist and an architect have pulled this together, placing art at the centre of the Olympic park(culture @ the olympics,2010).
3.Discuss the large scale 'site specific' work that has been installed on a private site in New Zealand.
4. Where is the Kapoor's work in New Zealand? What are its form and materials? What are the ideas behind the work?
Anish Kapoor often creates his outdoor sculptures for permanent residence. Such as the case with his recent installation for “The Farm,” It is a 400ha private estate outdoor art gallery in Kaipara Bay, north of Auckland, New Zealand. Kapoor’s first outdoor sculpture in fabric, “The Farm”, is designed to withstand the high winds that blow inland from the Tasman Sea off the northwest coast of New Zealand’s North Island(para.2).
5. Comment on which work by Kapoor is your favourite, and explain why. Are you personally attracted more by the ideas or the aesthetics of the work?
My favourite is Anish Kapoor’s "Orbit". when I saw this work, my eyes were shined. I can not believed ,but he did."Orbit" was also approved for the Olympic Park, and I am looking forward to the arrival of the London 2012 Olympic,I believed Anish Kapoor will bring us amazing public art work on the Olympic Park.
I am attracted by Kapoor's ideas, and he has a lot of good idear which before I never heard and saw.I should learn from him about Bold imagination and unique way of thinking.
London Mayor Unveils Anish Kapoor Sculpture For 2012 Olympic ParkReferrence:
caroun.com.(n.d.).Retrieved from http://www.caroun.com/art/conceptualart/conceptualart.html
wikipedia.(n.d.).Retrieved August15, 2011 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anish_Kapoor
fabric architecture.(n.d.).Retrieved from
http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_sk_sculpture.html
explorechicago.(n.d.). Retrieved from
http://explorechicago.org/city/en/things_see_do/attractions/dca_tourism/MP_orinigal.html
culture @ the olympics.(2010).Retrieved from
http://www.culturalolympics.org.uk/2010/04/london-2012-festival-cultural-olympiad-or-public-art/
compusoft.(n.d.). From http://www.compusoftengineering.com/projects/kapoor-sculpture-kaipara-harbour-nz
He has a lot of good ideas which I never heard and saw before.I should learn from him about Bold imagination and unique way of thinking.And ,I believed Anish Kapoor will bring us amazing public art work on the Olympic Park too,Kapoor's sculptures are frequently simple, curved forms, usually monochromatic and brightly coloured.
回复删除Its amazing to see the materials that Kapoor has used to create his works, it makes me wonder how he makes his large scale pieces of works as some are almost as tall as buildings. His installations are inspiring and memorable as I have never seen anything like his works before. It brings pride to know that his work 'The farm' was actually represented in our own country, New Zealand. As the landscape and nature of New Zealand is also art as it is. And being flaunted and focused on evern more by the work 'The Farm' attracts more viewers to the area. Because the work is so huge and is bright red, it creates great contrast and can easily be seen from afar as it stands out from the greenery of nature that surrounds it.
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