Svayambh, 2007 - The work itself is a huge deep red wax-like block that slides on tracks at the entrance of the gallery of which takes in some form of an abstract train. To me, it looks like a coffin, trailing blood along its path, like some form or sign of an apocalypse.
My Red Homeland, 2003 - Made out of more than 20 tons of dark-red coloured Vaseline, the cylindrical sculpture with a diameter of 12 metres is a piece of work which has this aura of Chaos and Order to it, mixed with a feel of India to it. That is quite a recipe. There is also a metal arm which churns the substance into a smooth surface in the middle.
Marsyas, 2002 - A 150 metre-long, ten story high sculpture which looks like an over-sized flute instrument is comprised of three huge steel rings joined together by a single span of PVC membrane. The title itself was inspired by the he Greek myth captured in Titian's 1576 painting, The Flaying of Marsyas, in which the eponymous satyr is flayed alive by Apollo for playing the flute better than the god.
2.Discuss the large scale site specific work that has been installed on a private site in New Zealand.
The sculpture itself was built on the private site on the 400ha (1000acre)
3. Where is the Kapoor's work in New Zealand? What are its form and materials? What are the ideas behind the work?
His work is located in Kaipara Bay in Northland Region. The sculpture is fabricated by Ferrari Textiles in a custom deep red PVC-coated polyester fabric which alone weighs 7,200kgs. This is also supported by two identical matching red structural steel ellipses which weigh 42,750kgs.
4. Comment on which work by Kapoor is your favourite, and why.
I dont really like choosing favourites, but if I really had to choose one, I would choose Marsyas because it has this futuristic feel and look to it with its over-sized morphed trumpet look.
reference
http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_sk_sculpture.html
http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2003/09/29/31404.html
http://www.sculpture.net/community/showthread.php?t=6790
http://www.culture24.org.uk/art/sculpture+%26+installation/art13875
It's kinda interesting that even though the three works you've chosen are different, they are all red :) It's good you like Marsyas, because to me it looks a lot like The Farm, so your favourite style is in NZ.
ReplyDeleteI found those two works very interesting, and I still can't decide if I like them. They have a strong Dr Zeus feel to them, and I'm not sure it is completely pulled off. I suppose seeing it in real life would be a completely different experience though.
Nice comments about Svayambh. I like the metaphor of bleeding coffin. I thought it is like a train or extended arched doorway filled with red stamp pad. Like Laura was saying it was interesting to choose all red-works.
ReplyDeleteAnish Kapoor explores many mediums like red vaseline you were talking about, shiny metals, some kind of powder and so on. I find his works quite appealing because as well as he uses different materials, he creates those big scale interesting shape sculptures. It would really interesting to see actual thing. Don't you think?
I agree your posting. I really like his work because my major is interior and architecture design in korea. so I am interested about installation. My favorite his work is Cloud Gate. When I saw his work at first time, I shouted because I was amazing and I Really like huge special design and his work can reflect of sky and buildings so it is beautiful things to me, of course I am sure that many people which visit his work's area. so it is my favorite work of Anish Kapoor and I wanna visit to Millennium Park I really hope that !!!!
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