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Last Rites Gallery is pleased to announce its 5 Year Anniversary Show that will feature over forty works of art by a selection of its acclaimed roster of artists. April 13—May 18, 2013. Opening Reception: Saturday, April 13, 7pm – 12am Continue reading
beinArt Publishing is very excited to announce the release of Chet Zar‘s long-awaited art book, “Black Magick: The Art of Chet Zar” which is now available for purchase online via our distributor, Last Gasp.
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A very impressive installation I stumbled into on a random search for inspiration. Dont call the RSPCA. These are not real wolves!
Title: Head On
Date: August 26—October 15, 2006
Exhibition: Cai Guo-Qiang: Head On
Institution: Deutsche Guggenheim
Location: Berlin, Germany
Materials: 99 life-sized replicas of wolves and glass
Concept: With few wolves scattered in the front gallery, all ninety-nine wolves run, gallop, and jump toward the far end of the exhibition hall, where a wall stands. The bravery of the wolves is met head on by the unyielding wall. As the leading wolves go down, many more follow with force and determination. As those in the front fall and pile up, those behind take up their positions.
Documentation: Photo by Ihara and Mathias Schormann
Patricia Piccinini is the famous Australian Conceptual Artist behind this strangely beautiful anthropomorphic sculpture. The sculpture to the right was created by Australian Sculptor Sam Jinks under the direction of Piccinini.
'The Young Family' from the 'We Are Family' exhibition.
Materials: Silicone, acrylic, human hair, leather, timber
Dimensions: 80 x 150 x 110 cm (irreg.)
Piccinini explores what she calls the 'often specious distinctions between the artificial and the natural'. By displaying the similarities and differences between the organic, natural and our constructed material world, Piccinini challenges our classification of life. This inspires her to combine human and animal physiology and technological development in many of her works.
In the true spirit of collaboration the ZoomQuilt project has taken the Surrealists game of Exquisite Corpse to a whole new level (or dimension) with an interactive online flash animation. Zoomquilt I was a collaborative art project (17 contributors) from 2005 which used optical illusion and a series of interlocking surreal comic images, to create an endless series of imagery when compiled in a programmed loop. In 2007 (after 2 years work) The group (now with 34 contributors) has launched Zoomquilt II which is substantially longer than the original, making it slower and less dynamic, but still very impressive!
