The first work I looked at is called Cloud Gate (2004). Cloud Gate is Chicago's newest provocative sculpture. Stainless steel plates are put over a fortified steel frame and under these plates it is hollow inside. The quality of the design and craftsmanship are obvious as you approach to study its huge smooth shiny and curvy surface.
The second work I looked at is called Svayambh (2007). 'Svayambh' is a deep red, wax-like block that will be moving along a set of tracks, which reach from one end of the entire eastern galleries to the other. Its appearance which is reminiscent of a train can be related back to Kapoor’s fascination with Andrei Konchalovsky’s film 'Runaway Train' (1985), where two escaped convicts and a female railway worker find themselves trapped on a train with no brakes and nobody driving. Creating a red line through the building, "Svayambh" passes through two doorways, which form and seemingly force the block through their restrictive frames making it leave behind smeary traces of its material such as, a mixture of Vaseline, paint and wax.
The third work I looked at is called Giovanna d’Arco (2009). Anna Grevelius and Chamber Domaine performed Sciarrino’s orchestration of Rossini’s Giovanna D’Arco among the mounds of Anish Kapoor’s Dismemberment of Jeanne d’Arc.
Dismemberment Site I (2003–09) is PVC and steel, 25 × 25 x 84m, installation view. This installation is placed on The Farm of Kaipara Bay in New Zealand. This sculpture is very eye-catching because of the size and the colour. The setting it has been put in also helps it stand out as there is nothing else red around. The two matching red structural steel ellipses weigh 42,750kg each which is extremely heavy and the fabric by its self weighs 7,200kg.
Kapoor's work is placed on 'The Farm' in Kaipara Bay. This sculpture is named after its site and it is made from red steel. It is designed to stop the high winds that come in from the Tasman Sea and the ideas behind this sculpture create a kaleidoscopic view of the stunning Kaipara Harbour at the vertical ellipse.
My favourite Kapoor work is the Dismemberment Site I (2003-09) because it shows the beauty of New Zealand's greenery and land. The red installation is so eye-catching and I personally think is a stunning installation. The idea behind it really relates to New Zealand and its land which I really admire.
References:
http://www.sculpture.net/community/showthread.php?t=6790
www.google.com/images
http://flavorwire.com/49064/daily-dose-pick-anish-kapoor
http://www.anishkapoor.com/exhibitions/index.htm
http://billslater.com/cloudgate/
I agree with what Manea has said about the work 'The Farm' and I too think it is a very impressive sculpture/installation. The objects unique shape and boldness gives the work a loud statement on top off the valley where it sits. I also like how the sculpture has a function-to stop the high winds and to me it looks like this big trumpet. I like the kaleidoscope effect and i makes me think Kapoor did that to make people appreciate the New Zealand shores and scenery. I thing i have just realised is that Kapoor uses a lot of red in all of his structures. Maybe this is because it is a very expressive colour that creates a dramatic scene. Haha any ones thoughts?
ReplyDeleteI agree that 'The Farm' is very eye catching I believe that Kapoor has taken in the environment us kiwis live in and has designed the work to not only look great but serve a purpose. The fact that it stops high winds shows it has a practicalness to it and I think the the kaleidoscope effect is also a unique way to look at the view as it is almost like a frame, and captures the moment of our great New Zealand scenery. Again Kapoor has used red for the sculpture, but instead of being against a white background like the gallery, it is equally as bold against the green grass of the hillside.
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