While studying abroad in England I discovered the amazing works of artist Cornelia Parker. I became a fan when I saw the above installation at a museum. Cold Dark Matter: An Exploded View is a garden shed with contents blown up by the British army, and then organized and hung by the artist.
Frith Street Gallery describes Parker as, "fascinated with processes in the world that mimic cartoon 'deaths' - steamrollering, shooting full of holes, falling from cliffs and explosions. Through a combination of visual and verbal allusions, her work triggers cultural metaphors and personal associations which allow the viewer to witness the transformation of the most ordinary objects into something compelling and extraordinary."
Frith Street Gallery describes Parker as, "fascinated with processes in the world that mimic cartoon 'deaths' - steamrollering, shooting full of holes, falling from cliffs and explosions. Through a combination of visual and verbal allusions, her work triggers cultural metaphors and personal associations which allow the viewer to witness the transformation of the most ordinary objects into something compelling and extraordinary."
Subconscious of a Monument - Soil excavated from beneath the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
Shared fate - Objects cut by the guillotine that beheaded Marie Antoinette.
9 comments:
THOSE PICTURES ARE QUITE INTERESTING. THANKS
WOW! thanks so much for introducing me to her work. love it!
Beautiful! I'm still looking at them and thinking how did she do that. You are so lucky you got to see her work in person. Thanks for the info.
Thanks! She uses obscure methods of achieving her art, but isn't that the greatest part?
LOVE these! p.s. Just left you a NOVEL in my Roadmaps comment section... ;)
I love an artist with a sense of humor!
psssst...I just added you to my blogroll.
Very interesting....the titles are perfect
my kinda art.
thanks for visiting my blog, so i could come visit yours! put you on the old blog roll!
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