Sentences with phrase «other readymade objects»

The paintings in the Popeye Series combine disparate found images with images of the inflatables and readymades used in the sculptures, while the sculptures themselves continue Koons's interest in juxtaposing cast aluminium exact replicas of inflatable pool toys with other readymade objects.

Not exact matches

The artist first encountered these unadorned objects as found or readymade works of art at his local Walgreens pharmacy, where he noted: «Half of the store seems dedicated to catalysing chronic bodily decay, and the other half seems dedicated to the fallout.»

Taking readymade materials — a nod to Duchamp's Dadaist sensibilities — he pierces through the skin of these photographs with mirrors, arrows, and other objects, forming what he calls «photo - sculptures.»

Other works in the exhibition include Jorge Pardo's handcrafted wooden palette and modernist designed furniture that question the nature of the aesthetic experience; pioneering conceptual artist Joseph Kosuth's discourse on aesthetics in neon, An Object Self - Defined, 1966; Rachel Lachowicz's 1992 row of urinals cast in red lipstick, which delivers a feminist critique of Duchamp's readymade; Richard Pettibone's paintings of photographs of Fountain; Richard Phillips» recent paintings based on Gerhard Richter's highly valued work; Miami artist Tom Scicluna's neon sign, «Interest in Aesthetics,» a critique of the use of aesthetics in Fort Lauderdale's ordinance on homelessness; the French collaborative Claire Fontaine's lightbox highlighting Duchamp's critical comments about art juries; Corey Arcangel's video Apple Garage Band Auto Tune Demonstration, 2007, which tweaks the concept of aesthetics in the digital age; Bernd and Hilla Becher's photographs, Four Water Towers, 1980, that reveal the potential for aesthetic choices within the same typological structures; and works by Elad Lassry and Steven Baldi, who explore the aesthetic history of photography.

As museums in the age of the readymade increasingly resemble cabinets of curiosities (or sometimes of banalities), the separation of fine art from every other kind of object seems less and less tenable.

My approach to composition is to photograph objects gathered in pre-existing display settings such as museums and shop windows, in other words «readymade» still life groupings, from which I can isolate an image which will often incorporate incidental reflections and chance juxtapositions of objects.

Titled after Marcel Duchamp's readymade of a ball of string containing a mysterious sound - making object hidden in its folds, With Hidden Noise brings together evocative sounds, some recognizable from traditional instruments and field recordings, and others masked through electronic processes.

With Hidden Noise is an exploration of sound art that invites gallery and museum visitors to spend time listening with ears they may not know they have... Titled after Marcel Duchamp's readymade of a ball of string containing a mysterious sound - making object hidden in its folds, this Exhibition in a Box brings together evocative sounds, some recognizable from traditional instruments and field recordings, and others masked through electronic processes.

IN THE CREATION of his Urinal, 1984, Robert Gober referred more explicitly to Marcel Duchamp's readymades (specifically Fountain, 1917) than any other artist now creating sculpture derived from the everyday object.

Duchamp distinguished his «readymades» from other «found objects» by stating that, whereas «found objects» are chosen for their interesting aesthetic qualities, «readymades» are mass - produced objects transformed into art by the artist's mere act of selection - thus no exercise of taste is required or implied.

Trained as painters, they are using readymades, making objects and other kinds of conceptual art.

Other works include new concrete sculptures; Kapoor's first major sculpture using a readymade object; and a room designed to induce a powerful sensation of unease.