'Co-existance' by Jakub Bachna

This piece of work is created by me as my personal response to Tony Cragg's and David Nash's work.
Their pieces had a powerful themes of biological and environmental relationships but also matters of metamorphosis and evolution. In that response I created this spiral of stainless steel objects stacked onto each other to represent the viscious circle of existance. I made this spire to represent the human genetical code DNA, our reason for existance. I chose the steel material because it's a natural ore taken from the earth and manufactured in order to create this man-made shape which will eventually become a part of the Earth again. Just like the continuous flux in Tony Cragg's work in which all mater co-exists together. It's almost a metaphore for Life and Death because one's DNA will return back to the Earth at the end of ones life. My abstract steel DNA is supposed to represent this co-existance as it is an artificial object created by organic forms to represent their main particle of life form. However when the time comes... all of this this will be a part of something else somewhere else. 

 
Ash Dome by David Nash.

I have chosen this remarkable piece of work by David Nash because of the powerful relationship between mankind and nature. Ash Dome is a ring of ash trees planted in 1977 and trained to form a domed shape. I love this work and I think it's exquisite because it's alive. It's a growing piece of lifetime work which location is held secret in order to protect it. I can't help it but see it as very spiritual way of working when a human being has such a connection with nature in terms of  peaceful co-existance.  This work displays an eco-friendly effect of humans on the environment where insted of something being destroyed in order to be manipulated this is created and guided while evolving.

 

Stack by Tony Cragg.

I chose this work by Tony Cragg because it differes from his previous organic sculptures like 'Bent of Mind' and 'I'm Alive'. Stack is a cube consistant of multiple found objects and materials tightly stacked together to create this geometrical shape. Where as Cragg's previous work was more conceptually based on the biological relationships. This work differs in being more geologycal and archeological. The way that Cragg stacked wood in mostly horizantal lines combined with other metal and concrete like objects creates an imigery of Earth's geological layers. I really liked the idea of relationships in terms of human impact on our natural world. Is Cragg trying to say that we are polluting the world ? Or is he trying to say that natural world is becoming more and more man made?

Bent of Mind by Tony Cragg

Another interesting work by Tony Cragg. Bend of Mind cought my attention by its bizare shape and form. It wasn't untill later on that I have noticed the facial profiles emerging and disappearing as one walks around them. I admire the way that artists utilizes all sorts of different materials like from wood to different metals. This sculpture is made out of bronze and is build on circular and elliptical shapes. When considering Craggs scientific background, in my opinion this piece represent some sort of evolutional process of human being. When the faces are emerging and disappearing as one walks around it gives an impression of some sort of symbiosis or metamorphosis. It's almost like a spinning DNA however insted of DNA spinning its self we have to do the spinning by walking around it. This works seems to be extremely complex and with endless possibilities and meanings. Brilliant masterpiece!  

I'm Alive by Tony Cragg.

Tony Cragg is one of the leading british sculptors of our time. His piece 'I'm Alive' has cought my attention due to its serpent shape and high reflectivity giving it a very fluid effect. Being familiar with Tony Craggs history helped me with my understanding of this piece. Knowing that Cragg worked as a technician in biochemistry laboratory makes it clearer how his scientific and technological background possibly influenced his work. As we can see his piece is dealing with a continuous flux in which all matter exists. Just like it is in the biochemistry. This happens in this piece if we follow the serpent shape from start to finish we then follow the distorted reflections on the surface of the piece. The continuous flux in which all matter exists together as I said earlier. What this piece represent is self explenatory from its tittle 'I'm Alive' and his scientific background. In another words, it represents a sperm cell made from stainless steel.

 Julie Mehretu - Empirical construction, Istanbul

What I really like about Julie Mehretu's work is her technique of layering multiple media. When the artist overlays the canvas with paint thats later overlayed with mark-makings with pen, pencils possibly ink. The markings give an impresion of a chaotic energy within the picture. There is a powerful element of architectural planning in this work that creates a abstract urban structure to it. Also I really like the strong architectural rendering of various shapes and lines in different colours giving it the right sense of urban movement , landscape perspective and the urban colour spectrum.

  Les Amants by Rebecca Horn

I chose this artists work because I have been intrigued by the way the paint was sprayed on to the wall. It looks very drastic in the middle but gets more gentle around the edges. This work 'Les Amants' is a machine constructed of two glass funnels, ink , wine and some sort of a motor that sprays the liquids. Les Amants translates from french to english as 'lovers'. Knowing this, my understanding of this work has grown as I begin to see expressiveness of tension and passion just like in lovers and relationships. In my eyes the spray lines gathered close in the center of the image could be a representation of the argument or a passionate sexual subject. However I can't stop thinking about the possibility whether the artist has designed the machine to create the strokes this very way or whether the machine created this piece in a lucky accident way.

Hanging Fire by Cornelia Parker

When looking at this piece, one word emrges over and over again... Order. While looking at all the pieces being preciselly elevated on wires hanging from the ceiling this piece creates a illusion of no gravity. This piece posseses sharp uneven shapes and chaotic characteristics however the impact of it is tottally diverse thanks to the organisation and order. If thi piece would be on floor it would look rather messy and chaotic on the other hand while elevated it appears clean and harmonized.

  
Art work by the artist Sarah Sze.

This is an interesting eye cathing piece of work from Sarah Sze. I really like this work as it evoked some childhood memories of making constructions and models while 'playing engineers'. This work had such an impact on me due to the utilisation of everyday materials and colours. I really like the architectural feel of straight solid lines combined with the spherical organic shapes. This work is radiating a powerful sense of light, air and movement combined together making it a light but very strong structure.

This is work by artist Matthew Calderwood. I found this picture interesting because of the strong idea of connection. Thinking of the word connection in relation to this piece of work is creating automatic associations with other relevant aspects such as ballance and gentleness and strong patience. Personally in this picture the ball  works as the vocal point and dominates the picture. However the fragile wine glasses holding it all together are creating a diverse sense of domination as the ball is trapped within them.

 Photograph by Hiroshi Sugimoto -  Sea of Buddha

I really like the way Hiroshi Sugimoto captured the repetitiveness of all the Buddhas standing next to each other. This picture has a powerful impact on me making me think how the artist could have been inspired by the Chinese 'Terracota Army' while creating his army of Buddhas. Very interesting are the headpieces with the circular and straight lines creating a feeling of connection.
Almost like antenas on robots. Looking deeper and deeper into the picture I find new and new interpretations of peacful Buddha army and technology taking over the world and people. Very powerful photograph with a lots of ironic twists and paradoxes such as Buddha (the symbol of piece) as a soldier.

Bromide multilayred print by Idris Khan's "Every… Bernd And Hilla Becher" series.

I like this image because of its interesting reppetition of architecture-like blueprints. The repetetion of overlaying the multiple layers with different contrast and opacity are creating an intertesting structural feel to it but also a powerful sense of intense movement almost like a tornado. Which is quite creditable achievement considering it's just a still building.

Photography by Andre KIertez - NewYork 1972

I chose this photograph because of the sinister symbolism . It's the cross on the church thats connects the twin towers symbolising their death. It was noticable that the cross is mainly covering the left tower which is also the north tower (ironically) the one that collapsed first. The plane/bird sillhoute on the side of the right tower is a strong symboliosation of the plane that crashed into them. This picture baffled me because the artist technically a foretold the 9/11 disaster 29 years ago by a single photograph