Marcel Duchamp’s ‘Fountain’ is a game changer. It represents the moment when what seemed like a hoax turned out to be the original conceptual art masterpiece.
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Interview with artist Hedley Roberts for @floorrmagazine
“My work is all about what is not known, evident or visible. I’m really interested how we ‘know’ each other, how we assess our knowledge of each other, and how we continually renegotiate our relationship to each other”
Contemporary Art Classics: ‘Infinity Mirror Room – Phalli’s Field’
The work is part of a series of ‘Infinity Mirror Room’ installations which have been made over the course of Yayoi’s career. They are ground-breaking, immersive installations which create the illusion of vast, endless space through kaleidoscopic environments.
Superflat
Superflat is a contemporary art movement which was created by artist Takashi Murakami in 2001. The movement includes artists and designers who make work which uses flatness as a core part of the artwork. Superflat artists reference a broad range of influences in their work, including subjects from Japanese socio-political history and contemporary Japanese art and design.
Contemporary Art Classics: ‘Ink Splash 2’
‘Ink Splash 2’ marks a break through in El Anatsui’s work by seeking to explore multiple physical possibilities in a single work of art. By combining elements of both painting and sculpture the work has helped to break traditional categorizations of art and redefine the art object. El Anatsui defines himself as both a painter and sculptor.
Interview with artist Joshua Miller for @floorrmagazine
“To win the fight and keep the painting interesting, I have to push the physical qualities of paint and stretch the conceptual framework of the signifier”
Interview with artist Sophie Vallance for @floorrmagazine
“Making paintings is basically making a series of decisions, and its one of the only things in life that makes me be really present with what I’m doing, so the act of painting as well as the subject matter ends up being therapeutic”
Contemporary Art Classics: ‘The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone living’
This is the big kahuna of Britart. It is a big weighty symbol of the cultural impact made by the YBA’s (Young British Artists) in the 1990’s.
Interview with artist Kwanwoo Park for @floorrmagazine
“My practice is like making mirrors. The mirror that reflects different perspective, different spacetime, but the subject who stares at the mirror can always be found in the work”
Interview with artist Willian Santos
“I’m interested in the relationship between the abstract and the figurative. The challenge is to the viewer. I aim to challenge their perspective of reality and see how far my work will take them.” – Willian Santos in discussion with featherblend.
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