WHAT’S MOVING US
A blog for members to share the art, ideas, and inspirations that move them.
Guest contributor:
Keith Walpole is a writer and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. Alongside his Substack ‘Circles in Space’, he publishes a weekly newsletter, ‘Five Bullets’, which covers everything from art to music to history and science.
Flight of Bali, by Jonathan Latiano, is a beautiful installation shaped with driftwood to resemble swimming dolphins.
“It is not as much photography as it is about sculpture and installation. The long oneman work on an largescale installation is a process triggering the artistic genom. This process involves the object, story, space and most important the time it is made within. It is an approach to the balance between nature and human culture, and all the sublevels of our own excistence. The work is made solely on site, and the photographs represents the reality of the installation itself.”
Photos by Rune Guneriussen.
Utopia Conjuring Therapy, Saya Woolfalk, 2012.
“Through the use of psychedelically-colored exhibits, scientific slide shows, dance performances, and a very multi-disciplinary artistic practice, Woolfalk is learning how to use art shows to create utopian worlds in and of themselves.”
Light Cave, installation by LA art duo FriendsWithYou. Currently on view at The Standard, High Line.
“FriendsWithYou is the fine art collaborative of Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, working collectively since 2002 with the sole purpose of spreading the positive message of magic, luck, and friendship.
As artists working in a variety of mediums, including paintings, sculpture, large-scale experiential installations, public playgrounds, published works and live performances, FriendsWithYou’s mission is to affect world culture by cultivating special moments of spiritual awareness and powerful, joyous interaction.”
Hippothames, designed by Florentijn Hofman, is 70 foot long hippo installed in the Thames river.It was built for Totally Thames, a month long celebration of the 42 mile river located in London.
“Art is a humanitarian act. Art should be able to effect mankind, to make the world a better place.”
Go check out Jeff Koons: A Retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art! It’s a great chronological oeuvre of his works, ranging from his most popular to lesser known works.
This is what happens when you give hundreds of children, thousands of stickers.
The Obliteration Room is an interactive installation by artist Yayoi Kusuma.
Ganzfeld, installations by James Turrell.
“Ganzfeld”: A German word to describe the phenomenon of the total loss of depth perception as in the experience of a white-out. Turrell artificially creates a similar experience through the controlled use of light, coved corners and an inclined floor.
Janet Echleman designs huge nets that illuminates the night skies of various cities around the world. Echleman was named the Architectural Digest 2012 Innovator for “changing the very essence of urban spaces.”
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Paralegal by day, drummer by night, and curious by nature, Keith is typically researching various topics at any given moment. His interests include music, writing, all things creative, and exploring the natural world. Posts will encompass his most recent findings, exhibit visits, and important topics pertaining to creatives today.