I said I would post a update on my Contextual Notebook, so here we go! So far, I have Antony Gormley, Donald Judd, Anish Kapoor, and Bruce Nauman, and so I'll give you you a small insight onto what I think of each artist and my favourite pieces.
Antony Gormley
Gormley works mainly with sculpture and my favourite piece from him is "Blind Light" because it allows the viewers to get involved with his work and in turn, they themselves become the subject of the piece. The feeling inside the space is as if the viewers are on top of one of the tallest mountains in the world.
Donald Judd
Donald Judd quickly became known for his sculptures and was at the forefront of the Minimalist movement. His untitled work in Marfa, Texas, are a prime example of simple shapes that divide and change the space in which it occupies. The backdrop of the empty desert add to his signature Minimalist style.
Anish Kapoor
Anish Kapoor is an Indian-born British sculptor who is now known world-wide for his sculptures that defy space. "Cloud Gate" has a reflective surface that takes in all of it's surrounds and it reflect and distorts that space. That shape of the giant structure allows visitors to view it from underneath also.
Bruce Nauman
This contemporary American artist does not confine himself to one medium, and so he works with sculpture, video, performance, and neon. "Fifteen Pairs of Hands" tells us about different personalities just by hand gestures alone. The viewer can move around the space and play with perspective to combine different pairs of hands, as if to see if different personalitues are compatible with one another.
That's all for now! More updates will be up tomorrow. Bye!
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