Pushing a large block of ice around a city until it melts may seem like a punishment from Greek mythology but this is exactly what artist Francis Alÿs did for his work ‘Paradox of Praxis 1 (Sometimes making something leads to nothing)” from 1997. We start this epic journey by following Alÿs as he pushesContinue reading “Extreme Methods: Francis Alÿs”
Tag Archives: Contemporary Art
Extreme Methods: Bas Jan Ader
There are several leading contemporary artists who have gone to extremes to explore ideas in the creation of…
Contemporary Art Classics: ‘Mogamma, A Painting in Four Parts: Part 3’
The sweeping clusters of lines and shapes push and pull our view across the picture plane. Standing in front of this huge painting is like experiencing the force of a hurricane.
Interview with artist Florence Hutchings for @floorrmagazine
“The dialogue with the work and the space around it continually changes. Whether it be the work in the studio having a messier feel or being placed in an interior type gallery it could hold a homely relatable feel or if it is placed in a traditional white cube space it gives it a ‘finished’ feeling”
Contemporary Art Classics: ‘My Bed’
The artwork is highly personal and contains various intimate items. Stained bedsheets, used condoms and underwear are some of the items which shocked the media and brought the artwork to the public’s attention.
Kitchen Sink Painting
Artworks based on direct observation are a useful insight into what an artist is seeing, thinking and feeling at the time. They might also tell us about the intimate details of an artist’s life and act as a valuable record of the social and political context.
Interview with artist Edgar Serran for @floorrmagazine
“I typically choose raw materials for their political content, by which I mean the animal byproducts that are the building blocks of something known as dependency theory, which states that raw materials from underdeveloped countries are exported to wealthier nations/empires and enrich the latter at the expense of the former”
Contemporary Art Classics: ‘Fountain, 1917’
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.
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.
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