December 2009
Contemporary art trends over the next decade « ... →
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Zen Principles of Aesthetics
steampoweredmedia:
ckck:
FUKINSEI (imbalanced) Asymmetry, odd numbers, irregularity, unevenness, imbalance is used as a denial of perfection as perfection and symmetry does not occur in nature.
KANSO (simple) Elimination of ornate and things of simplicity by nature expresses their truthfulness. Neat, frank and uncomplicated.
KOKOU (austere) Basic, weathered bare essentials that are aged and...
Student fined for smashing gallery window and... →
shadowfirebird:
‘Does breaking a window count as art? Yes, murmured the 50 or so artniks who recently crowded into a former Edinburgh ambulance garage to view a film of sculptor Kevin Harman doing just that. No, insisted Kate Gray, director of the Collective Gallery in Cockburn Street, whose window it was.’
‘The student, who has a piece in the current show of the Royal Scottish Academy,...
the picture of everything →
artlistpro:
ebats:
…literally.
‘…the picture of everything is a gigantic drawing by Howard Hallis with an estimated completion date of sometime in 2010. It purports to contain every pop culture reference of the last 12 years and is inspired by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.’s “Bluebeard.”’
an example:
(via)
I hope in the bottom in the centre are the Beatles in front of the Sergeant Pepper drum
“There are not only more people collecting, there are more people collecting for...”
– Mary Boone ( Art Collector ) (via michaelborja) (via artlistpro)
The Jogging artist statement
thejogging:
The Internet has dramatically increased the availability of documentation of art produced around the world. This increase has corresponded with a new reliance on images as a means of consuming information. For many exhibitions, the audience for the installation views outnumbers visitors to the venue itself. I present my art immaterially from a website. This method allows the maximum...
