Mixed media (ply, treated pine, gas mask) installation, September 27, 2013
Passage
ARTWORK
Stairway To…
Plot
TEMPORARY MUSEUM
Robert Longo | The Sickness Of Reason
CASTING
BAPTISTE DEBOMBOURG
Some shots of different pieces of work by BAPTISTE DEBOMBOURG. Thanks to BUMBUMBUM for directing me to the work.
I think I love 90% of work that relates to architecture, the built environment, installation art, urban environments, text, interventions, etc. This stuff seems to tick all the boxes… What do you think? I’d like to start using my blog as a means of generating discussion, critical or otherwise, so use the comments if you have anything you’d like to say!
YVES NETZHAMMER
I saw Dialogical Abrasion by Yves Netzhammer at the Liverpool Biennial last year. It was probably one of my favourite pieces from the whole festival. I know it was last year and I probably should have blogged about it earlier but there you go.
The piece was a site-specific sculptural installation. It felt almost labyrinth like, unnerving and unsettling. Familiar objects suddenly became unfamiliar and strange. The immersive atmosphere completely overwhelming my senses…
If you ever have a chance to experience his work, you should!
SHEFFIELD SHOWCASE
After a meeting with Sheffield City Council I’ve been given the go-ahead for a new piece of work.
It’s part of their Sheffield Showcase scheme.
It is technically an exhibition, but it will have to be viewed through an unused shop’s window. So some might call it a display. Anyway, the idea of the scheme is to generate footfall around a more run down area of the city centre. It also lets students training for an award in Visual Merchandising get some much needed hands on experience of dressing windows and working with artists/designers/etc. The scheme is currently under scrutiny from the Council and talks are underway about whether to cut it’s funding (cheers Conservatives!).
The area in question is SEVENSTONE << Check out that site for info about what is planned. Though it's unlikely to go ahead anymore.
With this in mind I'll be putting my work up around the middle of March this year. Keep checking back for updates, and as ever, get in touch if you've got some feedback.
GREG THOMAS ART 