Brisbane Entartete Kunst

All was quiet at Burleigh Heads at 1 o'clock in the morning on the second day of August. Only the howl of the wind present. A perfect night for mischief.

Entartete Kunst, a German term meaning Degenerate Art used by the Nazi regime to describe all modern art. Entartete Kunst also being the title of an exhibition, organised by the Nazis . Designed to give modern art a negative stigma. To find out more go to http://www.olinda.com/ArtAndIdeas/lectures/ArtWeDontLike/entarteteKunst.htm

As history seems to repeat itself every now and then, we're seeing street art being labelled as vandalism by Campbell Newman and the LNP in Queensland. A group of artists in the Brisbane and Gold Coast area are coming together to show that there is a HUGE difference between street art and vandalism. http://brisbaneentartetekunst12.blogspot.com.au/

So, on the 2nd of August, 2012, I went out into the night and put my artworks up along the beach.

 Dew drops:

Mandalas hanging from the trees:

BAMBOO!

A few years ago while studying fashion design, We were assigned a task to look at innovative textiles and fibres. One of the fibres chosen was bamboo. I was amazed at the Advantages it gave opposed to something as commonly used as cotton.
Here's a great website listing the advantages of bamboo for both environmental purposes and use as a textile. I just think if you can help it, Wear bamboo!

http://eartheasy.com/wear_bamboo_clothing.htm 

"Polarity" Leah Heiss

 'Polarity' Leah Heiss

Case Study

Elements of design:
-25 glass, spherical vessels containing a black substance which "pulsates" and an oil-like substance.
-Vessels are spaced out separately on a table top, yet they are harmonious. Reminiscent of corals and sea anemones swaying deep in the ocean, together.

Subject Matter:
-Nano-engineered magnetic liquid
-Humanisation of Technology

Materials:
-Magnetic liquid(ferrofluid):

-Propelene Glycol:Organic compound.

-Ethanol: Absolute Alcohol.

-Glass Vessels:man made container

-Motors: Movement, Tchnology, Industrialism, man made engine, machine

-Rare earth Magnets: Magnetism, direction, attraction.

Presentation and display:
-The glass vessels are placed on a white table top under a glass casing. The room is dark with lights shining directly onto the table. Polarity is presented in the "National New Media Art Award 2012"Exhibition at GOMA along with other artists whose works also focus on Contemporary concepts and technology based mediums.

Genres:
-New media
-Sculpture
-Installation
-Mixed media

Codes:
-Humanisation of Technology
-The ferrofluid usually used in electronic devices, has found new meaning in Heiss's work as this "Vulnerable organic form"

Influences from contemporary ideas and events:
-The work made in 2012, is commenting on the "Humanisation of Technology" The use of the mechanical fluid in the form of an organic form, is referring to the notion that technology is becoming more advanced constantly, it's as if we (as humans) have not yet asked "When do we stop?"

Biography:
-Leah Heiss is a melbourne based artsit and designer. She is located at the centre of art, design and science.
-Weiss works in collaboration with with experts in nanotechnology through to fashion design.
-Extensive knowledge in Next Generation Materials and processes.

Internationalism and colonialism:
-Glassware is a result of colonial influence. Its usage out of that of decorative or cutlery purposes is unorthodox and post-colonial thinking, It takes on a functional form in Heiss's work

Precedents:
-Nicholas Folland uses glassware in a gallery context
-Joseph Beuys: his use of unorthodox materials in his art - "Chocolate, sausage, gelatin, margarine, and butter are all foods that Beuys utilized in his artworks."
-Fractal art: using science within art.

Electronic and information technologies:
Polarity focuses on nanotechnology. "In chemistry, polarity refers to a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole or multipole moment. Polar molecules interact through dipole–dipole intermolecular forces and hydrogen bonds. Molecular polarity is dependent on the difference in electronegativity between atoms in a compound and the asymmetry of the compound's structure"

Audiences:
GOMA; gallery context, viewed as an artwork as opposed to glassware or a scientific experiment.

Viewed on the website in a mediated experience differing from the perspective achieved when viewed in person.
Both the art world and the world of science would potentially take interest in this work by Leah Heiss.


Bibliography

http://mobile.qagoma.qld.gov.au/exhibitions/current/national_new_media_art_award_2012/artists/leah_heiss

http://www.elasticfield.com/polarity.htm

http://www.pagesfrommymoleskine.com/2012/07/floe-by-nicholas-folland.html

http://www.nicholasfolland.com.au/page6.htm

http://www.discovernano.northwestern.edu/artgall

http://www.walkerart.org/archive/C/9C43F9ACA34F1B386167.htm

http://www.elasticfield.com/aboutme.htm

http://www.elasticfield.com/polarity.htm

http://blog.qag.qld.gov.au/new-media-and-therapeutic-design/

Image List:

Joseph Bueys Performance Art


Nicholas Folland 2010 Floe, made from fine glasses suspended 

Exhibition Proposal #2

Proposal

So, after much thought since last week, I have decided that attempting something I havent really done before is a bad idea for my graduating exhibition. I have decided to continue on with concepts I have tried and tested since being at TAFE.


My plan is to create three wall hangings:

One made from suffolk puffs,

One made with origami pyramids

And one with these tear drops

All will be white with lots of thread and string. Lights will be directly on them in order for shadows to fall onto the wall to add to the line and shape element in the artwork.

I will also experiment with combining all three objects into sculptural forms.


I also want to work with the human figure and create a series of line drawings.

These will be drawn from life, as I feel there is a certain amount of energy in life drawings that one cannot achieve from drawing from a photo or from memory.

I plan to have 8 drawings in the final exhibition, roughly A3 size.

The finished layout.
Three wall hangings will be 40 cm by the height of the wall.
the drawings will be A3 size plus hanging length, approx. 40cm extra.