«Object in the sense that, when viewed from different angles, in varying moods, it reveals more and more of itself, other emotions and, for a film overrun
with aesthetic objects, deepened ideas.»
Rather than experiencing transcendence from something hidden within the painting or from some interpretive element in the work, the only transcendent experience Stella intended for viewers of these paintings to have came from the psychological relief of being allowed to interact
with an aesthetic object on its own terms.
Not exact matches
This is primarily because it has proven to be a powerful aid in the effort to avoid dealing
with works of art or literature as products of the human spirit:
aesthetic objects that move us
with their intricately wrought beauty, humor, and insight.
In so far as «C major» is highly valued in this particular
aesthetic synthesis, it is included and
with it every other eternal
object with which it is internally related — including «D major.»
Is there a greater
aesthetic value in participatory experiencing «in accordance
with the natures of things» than in a mode of experiencing which involves the active construal and perhaps even domination of the experienced
object?
Once again, it seems that the very
aesthetic emphasis which Hall shares
with Whitehead involves the idea that the values of the subject enter into its experience of the
object.
More generally, gender stereotypes are used to justify women's unlikelihood to speak up: the general perception of women as instruments whose function is primordially to be used, as passive sexual
objects than as active subjects, as bodies and faces that should be looked at and evaluated on the basis of demanding
aesthetic criteria, as sacrificial mothers or as empathetic persons mainly attuned to other's people needs, is not very compatible
with an assertive form of communication.
Because of her, and
with her, I am able — by moments — to move out of my own natural larval state and experience movies not just as deliverers of entertainment, conveyors of meaning, or
objects of
aesthetic contemplation, but as pure fields of emotional and sensory intensity, almost like rooms to which one can return.»
It's hard for me to imagine how the dominant, non-formalist form of film studies,
with its systemic handicap of abstaining from value judgment and not being able to treat the film as an independent
aesthetic object capable of producing an infinite variety of affects, can be terribly instructive for the enterprise of film criticism, which necessarily calls for a hierarchy of values on the part of the practitioner and his / her acknowledgement being a sentient, unique subject capable of being transformed by the film.
Take a look at any number of
aesthetic and well - engineered household
objects, such as Crest Standup Squeeze Dispenser Toothpaste, Post-it ® Super Sticky Notes, the Thermos Nissan Intak Hydration Water Bottle
with Meter, or Under Armour's Storm Swacket.
The way that the Sega Saturn handled layered transparencies gives some
objects a slightly unusual
aesthetic to those not so familiar
with the system.
Pairing an original sense of humor and wit
with a controlled minimalist
aesthetic, Feher accentuated and exploited the physical characteristics of his chosen material - form, color, texture and weight - to alter our understanding and appreciation these simple
objects, thus also altering our world view.
Playing
with notions of the
aesthetic of dictators, imagined
objects from an Arab palace become inspiration alongside portraits of mother and child.
These materials and
objects constitute what Samaras has called a «five - and - dime
aesthetic» that contrasted concurrent trends in art — Minimalism and the clarity of Pop — but resonates
with subsequent generations of artists.
As a prolific artist who manifests beauty
with his brush, his focus on detail often creates an
aesthetic that surpasses the charm of the
objects themselves.
In their
aesthetic and conceptual choices for the work exhibited in Data / Transfer /
Object the artists will respond to and interact
with one another, each picking up a concept where the other leaves off.
The title of the exhibition fits well: from his earliest
object on display, Hunting Dogs Project (1961), a model for a public garden in the form of a maze, to PN27 Penetrable, made in 1979, a year before his death, there is a definite drive in the artist's work to contain a boundless and unpredictable human body, including the collective body —
with all its joyful and painful emotions — within a certain
aesthetic frame.
Installation view thru October 23, 2010 «I've chosen artists» work that I feel share something of a fetish
with / in the production /
object, particularly based on an
aesthetic predisposition that can run formally, culturally, adding the social / personal.
On view through December 23, Nathalie Du Pasquier: BIG
OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT will provide an all - encompassing experience of Du Pasquier's aesthetic, organized in close coordination with the artist to demonstrate the seamless boundaries between functional and decorative objects in Du Pasquier's pr
OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT will provide an all - encompassing experience of Du Pasquier's
aesthetic, organized in close coordination
with the artist to demonstrate the seamless boundaries between functional and decorative
objects in Du Pasquier's pr
objects in Du Pasquier's practice.
Grouped thematically rather than chronologically or according to nationality, everyday or mundane
objects are sometimes juxtaposed
with boxes created for ceremonial,
aesthetic, or symbolic purposes.
Within these simple arrangements, Andre compresses a wealth of complex
aesthetic ideas, implicitly arguing
with sculptural conventions and refuting such formerly common notions as elevating the work of art on a pedestal, the concept of three dimensionality, and the expectation that there must be craft and talent involved in shaping the
object.
The inclination to use a tool such like Zazzle to produce works that remix and «rebrand» corporate
objects with each individual artist's own
aesthetic brand echoes validation behind the quote «ironic mimesis is not a critique, it is the mind of a slave».
The result is a work of art composed of multiple
objects that were once singular and utilitarian and are now presented as one work that is imbued
with entirely different
aesthetic and conceptual qualities.
Larson's relationship to material and appropriation remains true to the found
object aesthetic, following in the path of predecessors such as Ed Kienholz, Kurt Schwitters, and Robert Rauschenberg, while keeping in dialog
with contemporary practitioners such as Mark Bradford and Richard Prince.
In Somnyama Ngonyama, ready - made
objects and found materials are transformed into culturally loaded props, merging the political
with the
aesthetic — often commenting on specific events in South Africa's recent history.
Claire Barclay is a Glasgow - based artist well known for her large - scale sculptural installations that combine highly formalised elements
with a scatter
aesthetic, using platforms, screens and other structures around which crafted
objects lie in carefully gathered constellations.
Her sleek, abstracted metal and concrete furniture combines the
aesthetic sensibilities of contemporary design, craft, and sculpture to create
objects that alter viewers» expectations of and interface
with the domestic landscape.
A long - awaited and in - depth monograph of the life and work of Robert Arneson, an artist who has infused the alchemy of clay
with the funk
aesthetic of everyday
objects and self - portraiture, in ways that elevate their sustaining power through his insightful social and political observations.
It's mark - making as collaboration, often
with objects designed for other uses — indeed, seemingly resistant to their use as a brush or tool in an
aesthetic process, but often surprisingly pliant, their resistance to control part of their enhancive effect.
After making his mark in the 2008 Whitney Biennial
with an assortment of shatterproof glass cubes made to the standards of FedEx shipping boxes — a gesture that pointed toward the illusion of autonomy in minimalist sculpture, and to the systems of corporate transport and capital that tend to cover over and regulate the processes that deliver
objects to your doorstep — Beshty has continued to find ways to acknowledge and create representations of the repression of materiality in contemporary
aesthetic production.
Alexandra Bircken is an artist who has attracted interest for her sculptures and installations that combine knitted elements
with organic and lowly materials such as hair, leather, dried grass, latex and twigs, creating amulet - like
objects with an arts and crafts
aesthetic that reflect her background in fashion design and an interest in the radical aspects of handmade culture.
Constructed
with hand - upholstered cushions in luxurious fabrics, referencing 19th century
aesthetic style and craftsmanship of decorative
objects the installation fills the gallery space forcing viewers to explore and touch their crowded expanses and cavernous corners, creating a small maze not unlike the Essex Street market itself.
Drawn to
objects that record physical processes or bear imperfections and the scars of life, Jacqueline's interest lies in the
aesthetic of books as residual
objects with histories of use and meaning.
The concept of Fountain may be more important than the
object, which Duchamp chose in part for its lack of
aesthetic in terest, but it might also, as another title of his has it, be an
object To Be Looked at
With One Eye, Close to, for Almost an Hour.
Hugely respected and admired by collectors and artists for his discernment and for an ability to see beauty in unusual
objects, Cochrane was an art dealer
with a passion for the
aesthetic rather than the financial value of a work of art.
Santiago Muñoz's work arises out of long periods of observation and documentation, in which the camera is present as an
object with social implications and as an instrument mediating
aesthetic thought.
Her manipulation of miniaturised
objects, dolls and interiors provided these domestic Mise - en - scenes
with a dream like quality, which isolated the images from the austere «Pseudo-Documentary»
aesthetic other artists were trying to achieve.
Artist David Brooks describes how his experience
with artifacts from Papua New Guinea inspired a newfound understanding of art
objects existing beyond an
aesthetic experience,
with the potential to connect to functional, real - world elements.
As
with the artist's other projects Donald laboriously crafts
objects or build environments in order to work between the hand made and the aesthetically valued, the
aesthetic and the usable — every project is underlaid by a conceptual interest in the limits (or not) between craft and art, art and architecture, as well as begging questions about particular content and rendering innocent forms (like the decoys) in provocatively corporeal ways.
In a series of aluminum prints, Salama introduces three
objects bound by their feminine
aesthetic: a hot pink «burner» phone, a pink latex glove, and a platform heel decorated
with butterfly charms.
I re-categorize to negate this distinction, so that what is devalued might return to rational comprehension as sensual art
objects with all attendant
aesthetic values.
When seen in concert
with these images, the otherwise unadorned furniture
objects become imbued
with new formal potential, as if by sleight of hand, ready to re-enter domestic spaces
with a newly
aesthetic agenda.
In this exhibition, we can expect to see a highly eclectic body of work as Athol lets his imagination take the reins using Victorian mirrors, vintage chairs and plates, collages of vintage stamps and letters, wherever he can see the potential to create an art work, and combining the discarded
objects with media such as gloss paint, enamel and duct tape to depict nostalgic images in his distinctive pop - art
aesthetic.
The foundation of this handmade
aesthetic, however, lies in the rigor and fastidiousness
with which the artist and his high - functioning studio construct both the
objects themselves and the conceptual and intellectual benchmarks that guide Sachs's life and practice.
The traces to traditional art mediums and the representation of mundane material make the works unfamiliar yet
aesthetic; by stripping
objects off its original function, replacing them within an art context, and combining them to form a new sculptural entity, Stramrud unavoidably points at Surrealist juxtaposition techniques
with its aim to create an image of poetic reality.
Jacobsen's works occupy the liminal overlap of nature, art and culture; they derive from an experimental approach to materiality and design,
with a particular focus on the compositional,
aesthetic and sensory properties of
objects.
Rejecting the illusionism of painting and seeking an
aesthetic freed from metaphorical associations, Judd sought to explore the relationship between art
object, viewer and surrounding space
with his so - called «specific
objects.»
This hybrid
aesthetic mixed
with functional
objects of design round out an outstanding solo exhibition.
The presented works form two groups: one based on playing
with the traditional marine painting
with its focus on the expressive and
aesthetic potential of the sea, and the other, in which the sea is neither the
object of study nor the main protagonist but rather the backdrop for the action.
Combining mark - making and sculptural processes
with everyday materials she produces artworks that hover between states of being such as painting and sculpture, 2 - D and 3 - D, functional thing and
aesthetic object.