to the artists, designers and craftspeople who think I call their work kitsch... this is NOT the case, it refers to my own work
Showing posts with label A Vision on Central Europe. Show all posts
Showing posts with label A Vision on Central Europe. Show all posts

Nov 19, 2010

Pawel Althamer - larger than life

Pawel Althamer (Poland) - Balloon





A gigantic self-portrait of the artist floats in the attic of a medieval hospital.  The week before the start of the exhibition it was hovering over Bruges.  Pictures HERE.


Luc Tuymans - A Vision on Central Europe
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'The Reality of the Lowest Rank'
Exhibition with over 40 international artists on 6 locations in the medieval city of Bruges, Belgium.
until 23 January 2011
www.bruggecentraal.be/

final post on the exhibition, view previous posts by clicking label below

Nov 18, 2010

A Vision on Central Europe - part 4

detail




Nemanja Cvijanović - Paying my Electricity Bill (detail)






Sigmar Polke





Andrzej Wróblewski - Kitek under the Chair (detail)



Andrzej Wróblewski - Mother with killed son (on the right)



click for more information in English

'The Reality of the Lowest Rank'
Exhibition with over 40 international artists on 6 locations in the medieval city of Bruges, Belgium.
until 23 January 2011
www.bruggecentraal.be/

view previous and following posts on the exhibition by clicking label below

Nov 17, 2010

Pavel Büchler - humming and eclipsing

Quite some years ago we witnessed a total eclipse of the sun ... and I was overwhelmed by the experience.  Since this kind of total eclipse is very rare in our region I'll enjoy the occasional partial eclipse of sun and moon. 
I definitely loved this work..., oh yes, I'm a shadow addict by the way. Not that I'm hiding in creepy dark holes, it's the light playing with other elements and creating all kinds of interesting contrasts that is so fascinating.
Back to this work then...

Pavel Büchler - Eclipse










too many pictures?  Well I can't get enough of it, so one more ...







Another work at the same location connects communist and religious ideologies.  At first we think we see bells hanging from the hallway of the Episcopal Seminary, at a closer look we detect loudspeakers recovered from the Strathow stadium in Prague where large demonstrations were held in the communist area.  A humming sound comes from the speakers.






Pavel Büchler - Annunciation


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'The Reality of the Lowest Rank'
Exhibition with over 40 international artists on 6 locations in the medieval city of Bruges, Belgium.
until 23 January 2011
www.bruggecentraal.be/

view previous and following post on the exhibition by clicking label below

Nov 16, 2010

Alina Szapocznikow - captivating casts

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detail





Alina Szapocznikow (1926 Poland - 1973 France) - Herbarium XIII




Fascinated and intrigued, this is how I felt by looking at this artist's work.  And now that I've read her life story my admiration has even grown.




Alina Szapocznikow - Rolls Royce


More captivating works in the exhibition, I loved the light-sculptures, but pictures aren't good enough to publish.




click to view info in English
'The Reality of the Lowest Rank'
Exhibition with over 40 international artists on 6 locations in the medieval city of Bruges, Belgium.
until 23 January 2011
www.bruggecentraal.be/

view past and future post on the exhibition by clicking label below

Nov 15, 2010

Igor Eškinja - visual paradoxes











Igor Eškinja (Croatia) - Flood

This turns out to be a 'visionary' installation, parts of Belgium are flooding right now due to heavy rainfall the past days.













Igor Eškinja - untitled

I love the way this artist tricks our perception.  With minimal 2D means he creates the idea of solid 3D masses.




click to view info in English
'The Reality of the Lowest Rank'
Exhibition with over 40 international artists on 6 locations in the medieval city of Bruges, Belgium.
until 23 January 2011

more in the next posts