Monday
Thinking of sunnier climates.
Bernhard Lang’s photos are proof that, when viewed from above, we are the weirdest intruders on planet earth! The human figures in his photos seem almost unreal, like colorful playmobils with no sense of their own existence. It is almost funny to see them spend their spare time under the sun or swimming carefree in a river or swimming pool. Under this perspective or indeed microscope, Lang’s work is a reminder that whatever our life and our problems may be, a zoom out picture will always reveal that we are just small creatures, nothing more than a tiny reflection of the universe.
FlyLight.
Studio Drift developed the concept for Flylight based on the precise patterns, formations and seemingly random behavioral tendencies found in a flock of birds when they fly together. The flight patterns within the flock seem arbitrary and even playful, but as the designers researched, they learnt that that this is never the case. Each move a bird makes is deliberate and with good reason; 'the birds have to keep a safe distance from each other while staying safe from possible aggressors, this makes them fly close together to form dark spots in their formation so the attacker cannot pinpoint an individual bird.' Therefore, while pleasing to the eye, the flock formations are a natural defense with which to protect the birds from their predators. The goal of Studio Drift was to translate the behavior of a flock into light patterns and demonstrate this on large light installations. The viewer is meant to experience what it would be like to watch a flock of birds from within that flock itself.
The sheer size of a Flylight is quite impressive (each Flylight consists of a minimum of 180 glass tubes), and this successfully provides the viewer with a sense of impermanence - a type of beauty that cannot be frozen or captured. Based on the movements they wanted to recreate from a flock of birds, the design team developed a system to take 'flock behavior' and translate it into 'digital DNA' to create recognizable visualization with light. Each light tube is individually controlled, and each tube can 'see' their environment through the use of sensors; they are able to interact with one another. This information is then fed into a computer simulation that drives the 'behind the scenes' electronics of the lights. No pattern ever repeats itself. With each new pattern, the ‘birds” must choose their way within the limits of the installation (the “flock”) themselves.
The sheer size of a Flylight is quite impressive (each Flylight consists of a minimum of 180 glass tubes), and this successfully provides the viewer with a sense of impermanence - a type of beauty that cannot be frozen or captured. Based on the movements they wanted to recreate from a flock of birds, the design team developed a system to take 'flock behavior' and translate it into 'digital DNA' to create recognizable visualization with light. Each light tube is individually controlled, and each tube can 'see' their environment through the use of sensors; they are able to interact with one another. This information is then fed into a computer simulation that drives the 'behind the scenes' electronics of the lights. No pattern ever repeats itself. With each new pattern, the ‘birds” must choose their way within the limits of the installation (the “flock”) themselves.
Saturday
Northern Art Prize.
The 2011 Prize and exhibition
The Northern Art Prize 2011 exhibition takes place at Leeds Art Gallery from 25 November 2011 to 19 February 2012.
Now in its fifth year, the Northern Art Prize is an annual prize for contemporary visual artists of any age or nationality, working in any media and living in the North of England. Celebrating the quality and diversity of artists working in our region, the Northern Art Prize exhibition at Leeds Art Gallery showcases the work of the four shortlisted artists Liadin Cooke, Leo Fitzmaurice, James Hugonin and Richard Rigg.
The winning artist will be selected by this year’s judges – Caroline Douglas (Head, Arts Council Collection), Tim Marlow (Broadcaster, Art Historian and Director of Exhibitions, White Cube Gallery), Simon Starling (Artist), Simon Wallis (Director, The Hepworth Wakefield) and Sarah Brown (Curator of Exhibitions, Leeds Art Gallery) – based upon the strength of the work exhibited at Leeds Art Gallery.
http://www.northernartprize.org.uk/
catching up.
A few weeks ago I visited PSL for their new Exhibition: Peering Sideways.
This exhibition ran from 10 September – 10 December 2011 bringing together artists’ groups from around the UK (London, Manchester, Wakefield). "The title Peering Sideways perhaps suggests looking askance, or taking a fresh look, at something familiar. It also hints at the artist-peers taking part in the show, which aims to examine the idea of collectivity, whether through a collaborative practice, the formation of artists’ groups, affiliation through studio membership or simply choosing peers to present their work alongside in a group format."
This exhibition ran from 10 September – 10 December 2011 bringing together artists’ groups from around the UK (London, Manchester, Wakefield). "The title Peering Sideways perhaps suggests looking askance, or taking a fresh look, at something familiar. It also hints at the artist-peers taking part in the show, which aims to examine the idea of collectivity, whether through a collaborative practice, the formation of artists’ groups, affiliation through studio membership or simply choosing peers to present their work alongside in a group format."
A collection of nouns.
Last Friday I mustered up the energy after work to head to Leeds, Miss Beresford and I went along to the closing night party of Test Space in Leeds which has been host to a week long exhibition
Presenting the collaboration of Colin Mayhew and Kerry Venus who are collectively know as Mild Peril Media.
this duo have blended illustration and graphic design to explore A collection of nouns.
I apologies for the poor quality pics but I did not have my camera with me on the night so I've had to beg borrow and steal the few images I could find.
I apologies for the poor quality pics but I did not have my camera with me on the night so I've had to beg borrow and steal the few images I could find.
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