Install me

Okay, so first off I have to mention that I love when present day artists refer to art from classical antiquity for inspiration. The installation below (2nd pic) is a three dimensional installation by Yinka Shonibare, The Swing (2001) which is modeled after French Rococo artist Jean-Honore Fragonard's The Swing (1766). Even without a side by side comparison I would have immediately thought of Fragonard although that may just be because of my art history classes......hmmmm...Anyways I dig it.




Now for some art more related to my life.....passed out with beer cans and a bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos, this artist Will Ryman created this piece entitled 'The Bed' at the Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea on January 7, 2008 in London, England. I love the scale and the abstracted and cartoon like shape of the figure. I can only imagine walking up next to it and looking at the gigantic Doritos and cigarettes. Apparently the distorted scene is a self portrait of the artist lying motionless due to exhaustion.




Another artist I find very interesting is Judy Pfaff. She does installations using mixed media material and often her works are abstracted. The piece below literally comes right off the wall and looks as if it turn into some sort of patio party. I really like the high energy feeling that I get from her work.

"N.Y.C. – B.Q.E." 1987
Painted steel, plastic laminates, fiberglass, wood, paint, lawn furniture, and awnings, 15 x 35 x 9 inches. Installation view: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.