The show named “Studies in Decay” in Or gallery is made up
of 4 pieces of arts by 3 different Vancouver- based artists. All works are in
dark overtones, which use a more realism way to convey the realistic phenomenon
exists in contemporary experience and to call attention to the repeatedly disastrous
results. In addition, showed in a catastrophic explosion of cumulative damaging
energy, or an organic process, each piece demonstrates the look of decay should
be. Jordy Hamilton’s installation Freedom Machine (2011) consists of a series
of a large-scale video projection and five 4*6 inch color photographic prints. The
violent shooting sound and people’s shouting sound lead me to the end of the
gallery. There is a 10 minutes video projection transferred from cassette of
the same process that reveals the degraded image quality of the originals
showed there. It represents an event held at the artist’s family home near
Niagara, Ontario, in conjunction with the Welland County Motorcycle Club
barbecue and skeet shooting competition. At the beginning, people pour gas on
an old engine-running motorcycle and participants shoot it until it burst into
flames after engine failed. The overlapped sound of shooting and the bullet
hitting on the motorcycle demonstrate the way that people abreact the resentful
feeling to the society or other things. The 4 vintage printed photographic
prints are sequentially hung on the wall in the room next to the video. These
photos depict a motorcycle catching fire. However, the artist didn’t show
himself in the photos. This also depicts his implicit relation to the
activities he represents.
2012年3月30日星期五
2012年3月25日星期日
My Second Project---Luxury Worship
In recent years, it has a great increase in purchasing luxury goods in China, especially in Mainland China.
Buying luxury goods seems to be a fashion among the young people who are in the age of 20-30. To satisfy their demand, a large amount of people go travel to Europe and shopping. I am doing this video to show this spectacle in Mainland China. By keep showing overlapped images, it seems that there are lots of information in this video. On the other hand, by showing the same idea, it looks really empty in this video. In this way, it echos my idea that those people using luxury goods to "decorate" themselves, but they are empty inside. I tried to use a critic way to show the truth, and by showing to truth to make people question themselves what they really want and what they should be.
2012年3月17日星期六
Visual Analysis of Raphael's Portrait of a Lady with a Unicorn
The
female portrait “Lady with Unicorn” depicting a blond blue-eyed young woman in
a 3/4 profile was done by Raphael in 1506. This oil painting on canvas applied
to wood is measured in approximate 65 x 51 centimeters, and now it is in the Galleria
Borghese
in Rome. The lady is in a green and red velvet dress sitting in a loggia
with columns in Tuscan order. The landscape background, which is set apart from
the figure in front, gives the painting more depth of field. A gold pendant with a red stone and a white drop
shaped pearl is hung over her neck, which is really distinct in the middle of the
painting. In addition, she is holding a small greenish unicorn in her lap,
which gives the portrait its name.
The painting
was originally attributed to Perugino and the lady was recognized as St.
Catherine of Alexandria. The reason of it is that the unicorn symbolizes purity in
the medieval romance in place of Catherine’s wheel.[1]
It hasn’t been attributed to Raphael until 1934-1936 when the painting was
restored. However the identity of the lady in painting is ambiguous, it is said
that the woman might be of Giulia Farnese.[2]
It is known that female portrait in
15th century is mostly a way of showing her relation to her family
or her husband’s family. In that way, being shown as an object with the
symbolism objects on her, she is representing the status and the power of the
families she in related to. In here, the young lady doesn’t have an eye contact
with the viewer, instead, she is looking a little bit to the left, which is showing
that she is not sitting there for standing for herself but just an object on
display to show the wealth of her husband’s family. In my view, this painting
is showing the lady is a new married woman that represents the status of her
husband. There are 2 details give me the evidence that the figure is a woman
who just get married. One of which is the iconography the unicorn has. During
Renaissance, unicorn has various meanings. It is a symbol of purity and grace
that can only be caught by a virgin. Under this meaning, the young lady holding
a unicorn in her lap clearly describes her purity as a virgin. Additionally,
unicorn can also be regarded as a symbol of faithful marriage, in which way it
represents the new married situation of this lady. The jewelries she wearing is
another thing to pay attention to. She
wears various kinds of jewelries. The big pendant knot on her chain is placed
in the center of the painting, which really catches viewers’ eyes. The red,
greenish and white color repeat the color of the dress. The combination of the
pure high-quality gemstone and the pearl shows wealth of her husband’s family.
Moreover, in the early Renaissance, only newly married women can wear pearl,
which also underlies her position. Moving close to the painting, you can see a
small part of golden hair accessory appears in the middle of her blond hair.
Raphael used
several characters to describe the position of the woman. Depicted in an
idealism style, the female figure is really young and beautiful. In another
way, he also uses a common way to show her status and the wealth of her
husband’s family through the expensive jewelries and the delicately material of
the dress. However, different from some other female portrait in same function,
Raphael uses the simple elements instead of the fancy dresses and jewelries. By
showing in a simple, modest way, the woman looks more likely a woman with
virtue and chastity.
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