Monthly Archives: January 2013

Bas Jan Ader

Posted on January 29, 2013 by Catrìona

“In Search of the Miraculous (One Night in Los Angeles) (1973) offers 14 night views of urban blandness: a freeway, an underpass and suburban houses emerge out of the blackness under the glare of streetlighting. Scribbled at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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A String Section

Posted on January 19, 2013 by Catrìona

“In Dutch there is an expression ‘sawing the legs of your own chair’ that means that you undermine yourself you stop yourself from doing something. You weaken the chair you weaken yourself – destroying the chair destroying yourself.” Image and … Continue reading →

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Kerry Skarbakka – The struggle to right oneself

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Catrìona

“Philosopher Martin Heidegger described human existence as a process of perpetual falling, and it is the responsibility of each individual to catch ourselves from our own uncertainty.” Text from: http://www.skarbakka.com/portfolios/struggle_statement.htm   Blue tree        A friend sent me … Continue reading →

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Monika Sosnowska – The Modern Institute, just now (01/12/2012—16/02/2013)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Catrìona

This is titled “The Ramp” Painted steel replication of a ramp from the disused Ursus factory in Warsaw, coated in black paint. I particularly liked this work, it has been twisted and bent into a sweeping shape. Lying on the … Continue reading →

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Eat my words – Bound to fail – Feet of clay

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Catrìona

  The relationship with language that I am reading about is why I looked at these works by Bruce Nauman. The nature of communication and the problems surrounding language. Manipulation and understanding. Naumans “A rose has no teeth” – makes … Continue reading →

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Bruce Nauman – From hand to mouth

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Catrìona

From Hand to Mouth (1967) is both a play on words, (expressing his modest income at the time) as well as an illustration of the Nauman philosophy – that what is not there is as important as what is. (http://www.theartnewspaper.com/articles/Exclusive-interview-with-Bruce-Nauman/18605) … Continue reading →

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