The movie goes exactly where you expect, the only real question being what sort of craziness McCarthy, Falcone and Mallory will unleash
upon the viewer as they make their way along this well - worn path.
Constantly seeking new territories for expression, the Goldsmiths University alumnus weaves fictional and real - life narratives together in order to shed new light on personal and collective identities, whilst calling
upon the viewer as an active participant.
Together with Millie Chen's writing, which interests physically and conceptually with the artworks, this exhibition will work
upon the viewer as visual and textual incantations for acts of incorporeal transformation.
Not exact matches
By creating this one unforgettable image Spielberg forces the
viewer to identify with the horrific plight of the individual in the same way that Schindler does
as he gazes down
upon the carnage from a similarly remote and elevated position of safety.
Julia Roberts is amusingly nasty and catty (there's a better word here that rhymes with «witchy»)
as the Queen, though her comedic secret weapon is the indefatigable Nathan Lane (best known to younger
viewers as the voice of Snowbell the cat in the Stuart Little movies)
as her put -
upon servant Brighton.
Director Rodrigo Plá presents events
as in a film noir,
as though the outcome is inevitable, no matter what anyone might do to try and change that, and the realization that dawns
upon the
viewer is one of dread.
But by the end of the film things calm down and we are reminded that this is indeed a film for kids,
as we have a life lesson forced
upon us which most adult
viewers could no doubt do without.
They're both social commentaries, reflecting
upon contemporary society's fascination with blood, and they both stir doubt within the
viewer's own morality —
as does many of Refn's other films.
Yet, just
as in Louis Malle's My Dinner with Andre, the dialogue, especially Sands» closing anecdote, evokes images in the minds of
viewers upon recall.
The
viewer is called
upon to make some moral judgements
as more facts are revealed.
As we've already touched upon here on Bloody Disgusting, this past Sunday night's Season 7 premiere of the hit AMC series was one of the most disturbing, harrowing, and grueling hours of television we've ever endured, and though we understood that it was exactly as upsetting and brutal as it needed to be, many viewers didn't quite feel the same wa
As we've already touched
upon here on Bloody Disgusting, this past Sunday night's Season 7 premiere of the hit AMC series was one of the most disturbing, harrowing, and grueling hours of television we've ever endured, and though we understood that it was exactly
as upsetting and brutal as it needed to be, many viewers didn't quite feel the same wa
as upsetting and brutal
as it needed to be, many viewers didn't quite feel the same wa
as it needed to be, many
viewers didn't quite feel the same way.
The folks over at PlayStation Underground were given some hands - on time with the English version of Dragon Quest XI running on PlayStation 4, and
as a result, they've uploaded 17 sweet minutes of gameplay footage for
viewers all around to set their eyes
upon.
The larger than life - size portraits appear to be featureless black and white silhouettes
upon first glance, but
as the
viewer becomes more intimate with the image, each woman's individuality unfolds in the rich textures and skin tones barely visible.
His careful use of simple media is intended to call attention to their manipulation, display, and materiality,
as well
as their effects
upon the
viewer's perceptual awareness.
Drawing
upon Eastern philosophy and contemporary social issues
as a conceptual basis, these projects and events aim to establish an exchange between
viewers and the larger universe around them, utilizing a site - specific approach to culture and history.
The somber dark palette of his Chapel paintings recalls Malevich's The Black Suprematic Rectangle, 1915 (better known
as «The Black Square») where the canvas serves
as a screen
upon which the
viewer projects his own thoughts and images.
While Morley's paintings invite the
viewer to reflect
upon the conflicts that have shaped humanity since time immemorial, they also echo the artist's personal experiences
as a child during the Second World War, his cultural affinity with both England and America, and his lifelong fascination with models, from the plastic Air - fix kits of his youth to the paper cut - out varieties.
As though appealing to individual memories, they confer
upon viewers a time for calm contemplation.
The goal is to not only activate the
viewer's role
as interpreter but also foster reflection
upon his or her own beliefs, values, and presumptions along the way.
The speed of the paintings» creation alludes to a lust,
as if release is thrust
upon the
viewer.
However, unlike traditional Chinese landscapes, Lam builds
upon the scene by adding objects such
as rocks, houses and human figurines, inviting
viewers to take a closer look at the details.
Gazing
upon a small image of 87 x 68 mm against the white background,
viewers encounter time and space that extends without limit, perhaps also serving
as a moment of «rediscovery» for us.
As opposed to creating concrete forms, the transparency of these pieces invite the
viewer to examine the intricate interplay of each assemblage and the ways in which the contextual interpretation of each component shifts depending
upon the angle at which it is viewed.
Split Marion, 2013 a diptych mirror in - stallation, prompts the
viewer to join the artist to gaze and be gazed
upon, projecting themselves
as the characters of Marion Crane and Norman Bates.
Unlike more recent attempts to frame the personal collecting habits of an artist
as a manic embodiment of commodity fetishism in the era of high capitalism, this exhibition asks
viewers to reflect
upon the correspondences between artist and acquisition and the complicated relationship that contemporary art exposes between taste, influence, and popular culture.
Upon entering the gallery,
viewers will find five certificates, acting
as a kind of performance documentation for the works in the exhibition all from the artist's series Rivals.
Drawing
upon Eastern philosophy and contemporary social issues
as a conceptual basis, these projects aim to establish an exchange between
viewers and the larger universe around them, utilizing a site - specific approach to culture and history.
Often including himself
as a subject in the works, Mehner invites the
viewer to join him in reinterpreting definitions of identity and ethnicity placed
upon Native people.
A child - like puppy - face motif also summons a primitive female form, and a white wall emerges
as a textured surface only when the light renders shadows
upon it — Black is interested in the alteration of the
viewer's orientation and relationship to his works over time.
Virtuosic mimicry is not the only point of such images, however; «failures» such
as smudges and anomalies of scale disrupt the illusions and remind
viewers of the usually compliant but sometimes faltering hands and memories
upon which the illusions depend.
Upon entering the Chimney's space,
viewers discover an unruly and jungle - like environment: sculptures suspended from the ceiling, a video projected on paper works
as well
as architectural elements.
They also build
upon the collective histories of their chosen medium — clay
as nature, clay
as origin, clay
as shelter, clay
as dam, clay
as vessel, clay
as terra firma — and choose to play with those histories in their attempts to give the
viewer pause while, simultaneously, addressing twenty - first - century aesthetics and concerns.
As viewers move through this gifographic, the images and animations build
upon each other further highlighting the theme of the visual.
She acknowledges they are depending
upon viewer sophistication, because in the way paintings perceive nature and issues such
as climate change, the art also comments on landscape painting's history and forces of culture and politics behind it.
Works such
as the present example, clearly demonstrate the power of these spatial associations to impress
upon the
viewer the essence of Still's awe - inspiring oeuvre.
She wants the
viewer to pass through the front room, behold the crappy graffiti paintings, and then go into the back gallery, where,
upon seeing the «real» work — which is clearly labor - intensive and,
as she would say «super intentional» — be knocked out by her brilliance.
They were interested in creating artworks that encouraged
viewers to avow their own relation to the work of art; receivers had to reckon with themselves in shared space with an artwork whose constitution
as a work depended
upon them.
In his many portraits of Nijinsky created throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Kline was relying
upon the
viewer's cultural knowledge of Nijinsky's life and the ballet Petrushka in order to heighten the emotive power of these paintings, just
as he did in the abstract version of 1950.
Some Serras are overweening and threatening,
as if their rusty metal mass might muscle in
upon you; some squeeze
viewers into a labyrinth.
Impositions
upon the body also exist for
viewers to the exhibition
as they walk around the space and encounter artworks that have their own autonomous movements (Eva Fabregas's floor - based works, Self - Organising System, and Alan Butler's Orphan Transposition series of spinning laser - etched acrylic panels, featuring out - of - copyright images of Yosemite National Park, freely circulating online).
Upon entering the gallery space, the
viewer is confronted by an installation consisting of three video projections that present the most pressing questions concerning the supposed objectivity of academic knowledge by pointing out the corporatization of institutions of higher learning in the United States and the sometimes controversial positions that universities fall into when trying to physically expand amidst disenfranchised communities,
as well
as falling into possible contradictions with the agendas of university donors.
The work
as such is not grouped thematically within the several rooms of the gallery, but rather it is hung aesthetically within a very open white - walled space such that work in differing rooms and nooks and corners can communicate effectively with one another and with the
viewer depending
upon one's orientation.
As with the «fake» movement that he co-founded, Sigmar Polke found his inspiration in the everyday life, be it household magazines, advertising or common prints on fabrics, and changed the imagery, creating new codes and messages, spurring the
viewer on to reflect
upon the meaning behind original and adapted image.
«The exhibition space then becomes the stage
upon which my characters are free to tell their stories
as the
viewer experiences the opera.».
Merz extends the bison's hooves below the canvas to enter the space of the
viewer, which
upon closer inspection emerge
as painted shoeboxes.
Thomas» striking billboard confronts the
viewer head on
as the first image the visitor sees
upon entering the park, stimulating a dialogue on the relationship between land, labor, American history, and culture.
The Buddha meditating
upon himself points to the self - reflexivity of the experience of the television
viewer — a wry comment that equates the TV viewing experience to the practice of Zen meditation
as means to achieve a higher level of consciousness.
Peake stages multi-sensory performances — such
as Amidst a Sea of Flailing High Heels and Cooking Utensils, his two part performance held at Tate Tanks and London's Chisenhale Gallery in 2012 — which adopt a variety of cultural motifs and aim to induce a bodily, visceral impact
upon the
viewer.
As Moten riffs on the word «drag», vulnerable expressions, simultaneously fresh - faced and smeared with make - up, are fixed
upon the
viewer.
Le Va calls
upon the
viewer to piece together the unseen action, what he refers to
as a Sherlock - Holmes aesthetic.