This very large installation that has been in the inner core of the upper level of the Hirshorn for over a year. It was made for the space, there are few other places on the face of the earth that it would fit. When it comes down, it will probably spend years sitting the vault someplace.
It is complex, textiles, mixed media, glue, paint, dyes, weaving. It has incredible texture, and as much as I like modern art, I just don't get it. I don't understand the message, and the artists contends that there is a message. The meaning is lost on me. I have seen this half a dozen times, and it really does not speak to me.
So what do I get from it? An understanding of texture. A strong use of blending of colors. The use of recycled materials.
I don't get the message, but I do get the way this was created, the work that went into it, the way the materials are worked to create a flowing texture.
I’d love to take that in for myself, but I might not get it either. I often get annoyed by artists and their messages in complete abstractions. “Just take my word for it.” The message could be anything anyone says. A bit different in impact than a Diego Rivera mural. An academic understanding of someone’s art can be a nice addition to our appreciation, but they shouldn’t have to beat you over the head with it.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the theme, is what the artist was thinking about, or listening to, when they created the piece, even if very little of that flowed into the work. I tend to be simpler in naming works.
DeleteHmm, I quite like it.
ReplyDeleteIt has a lot of texture and color
DeleteIt is huge, wrapping around the circumference of the entire floor
ReplyDeleteMarshall McLuhan said "The medium is the message." I don't know if that really clarifies things or not, lol.
ReplyDeleteI can get something out of it, without understanding it
DeleteMaybe the message is in the technique and materials used for something other than their intended purpose??
ReplyDeleteI don't know, but I do like what I see.
Come to DC, and see it for yourself.
DeleteWell, I used "Duck Duck Go" to find out about it and he bases it on the painting shown at this link: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/videos/gettysburg-cyclorama-360%C2%B0
ReplyDeleteThey also have links there to more info about Mark Bradford's work.
Research pays off
DeleteI don't look for messages in art. I just come for the pretty.
ReplyDeleteThis has some nice texture and color
DeleteThis is interesting. I made your photo larger to get a sense of all the textures. It reminds me a piece at the Phoenix Art Museum that they commissioned. I don't think I've ever posted a photo of it. I should correct that.
ReplyDeleteI imagine this was custom made for the space, an unusual circular gallery with round walls.
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