Video: Second Life
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
"Second Life" - this was the title of the exhibition at the Museum of Art and Design in New York, which ended on April 19, 2009. The exhibition featured installations and exhibits made from such things as vinyl records, lenses, plastic objects and shoes from 50 international already well-known artists and those masters whose star of fame is just shining.
One of the unusual exhibits on display was Willie Cole's “Loveseat” sofa, constructed from women's high-heeled shoes. Since childhood, Willie Cole has been creating works of art from broken household items. Therefore, even in his early years, the artist discovered the potential that different types of material carry.
We have already talked about the next exhibit when we reviewed the most unusual wedding dresses. Beatan artist Susie MacMurray made a white and fluffy dress from 1,400 rubber gloves. It's amazing how many pairs of gloves have gotten a chance for a second life. In the collection of the designer there are also similar dresses in blue and red, created from balls. Suzy McMurray was born in London in 1959. It is interesting that Suzy is a classical musician by profession, who managed to make a rather successful career. But in 1996, she devoted herself to art, studying sculpture and visual arts at the University of Manchester. Basically, Suzy McMurray creates sculptures and installations, her work is presented in both collective and individual exhibitions throughout Europe, the USA, Asia and Australia.
Designer Johnny Swing knows the value of money, because everything he does is made of money, or rather coins, which in total make up a fortune. At an exhibition in New York, for example, a money couch was demonstrated, the manufacture of which took seven thousand five-cent coins. Other works by the designer from the same money series include a chair, an armchair and a huge bowl.
The unusual furniture set by Courtney Smith takes pride of place among the exhibits that gave a second chance to life for old and discarded objects. A set of furniture called "Psiche Complexo" is a complete set, consisting of a dressing table, a small chair, a wardrobe. Courtney Smith was born in Paris, France in 1966. She attended Yale University, studying Arts and Comparative Literature in 1988. From 1989-2000, Smith lived in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where she discovered sculptural art, drawing inspiration from her work with discarded and outdated furniture. She disassembles furniture, experimenting, separating and changing parts, creates a new furniture set. Courtney Smith holds exhibitions of her work in the United States and Brazil.
Trinity is the name given to the chandelier designed by Andy Diaz Hope and Laurel Roth. It is made of gel capsules, hypodermic needles, colored tablets and Swarovski crystals that hang from the needles. The red crystals on the needle resemble blood drops. Creepy, of course, but the work carries a certain message.
Vinyl records, which are no longer in vogue and have been replaced by discs, are also taking on new forms in the skillful hands of the artist Paul Villinski. His butterflies, created from obsolete records, will pass for a wonderful decoration for home and office.
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