From yesterday, the art world is significantly poorer since contemporary artist Jannis Kounellis dies at the age of 81.
Jannis Kounellis was born in Greece on March 23rd 1936. He studies in Art College in Athens and at the Academia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy, where he lived and worked for the rest of his life. The artist with the international reputation, is one of the major figures of Arte Povera, a contemporary art movement that took place between the end of the 60s and the beginning of the 70s in capital cities around Italy. The work of the artist was mainly focused on the space between art and life. He would work on spatial installations which explored certain aspects between nature and culture. In his work, Kounellis was interested in reflecting a sense of freedom. This can be clearly seen through his obvious rejection of linguistic norms and conventional materials. In almost all of his exhibitions he used the entire space of the gallery to transform it into a live stage, engaging the viewer to participate in his conceptual “realistic scenes”. In 1997, Kounellis installed thirteen wardrobes and two doors that were sealed in lead along a scaffolding ledge that blocked the entry to a central hall. In 1968, in an interview by Marisa Volpi, Kounellis stated that incidental adjustments are certain as aspects that can indicate the human liberty of life. When significant people like Jannis Kounellis complete their cycle of life and art mission, it is time for us to reflect on the real contribution art makes and have always made in our lives.
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Jeff Koons is an American artist best known for working with pop (popular culture) objects and his reproductions of “banal” objects. He lives and works in New York city and belongs amongst those few contemporary artists who became famous and acceptable while being still alive! His characteristic balloon animals produced in stainless steel with mirror-finished surfaces are trademarks of his unique artistic style and visual perspective. His works have been acquired by private collectors and museums around the world for substantial sums. Not surprisingly, critics are seriously divided in their views of Koons’ work. Some of them consider his work as pioneering and of valuable historical importance in art history, while other describe it as “kitsch, crass and self-merchadising”. Koons himself has stated that there is no hidden meaning in his entire work, nor any critiques! His work series of the “Gazing Balls” begun in 2013. It is named after the glass lawn ornaments often founds around homes in suburban America. Those balls were first used in Victorian gardens and in different American lawns or gardens standing for symbolic ornaments to welcome neighbors. In different cultures, these spheres are associated with divination, protection and afterlife. Koons uses those balls along with paintings or plaster objects figures – replicas of prototypes –in a powerful and interesting way. The spheres, which are made of hand-blown glass capture the attention of the viewer, while at the same time, they reflect everything around the exhibitions space. The “replicas” of the famous art works and the plaster figures which resemble well-know personas, are simply used as vessels which support the gazing ball! In a way, those works are sharing some of the ball’s glow in order to stand out. Koons, has without a doubt a genius personality. He is one of the most controversial contemporary artists today who always manages to attract people’s attention. His work is seemingly simple, however, it makes deep comments related to people’s perceptions and the way things work in our days. He is an important artist today and art history is to prove his value in the future! DNA gallery was founded in 2001 in Berlin and is dedicated in promoting contemporary art. In the core of the gallery’s interest are mainly Berlin-based international artists. This November, DNA hosts “EVIDENCE”, a video exhibition curated by Seoyoung Kim which opens on November 26th and will run from November 27th until January 27th. The exhibition Evidence is to understand those images in their own pictorial dignity, which can be described by a reflection from Paul Valéry on the specific abilities of images. He writes, “An image is more than an image and sometimes shows more than the object of which it is an image.” But, most of all, this exhibition aims to bring a range of artistic approaches and rethinking about the stories that have been overshadowed by social histories. These approaches are drawn from works of artists Jeamin Cha, Mariam Ghani, Clemens Krauss, Dinh Q. Lê , Mariana Vassileva and Jui-Chung Yao. READ THE EXHIBITION'S TEXT HERE Special thanks to Dora Vasilakou who contacted us regarding the exhibition.
Monochromatic Expansions is an online exhibition which explores aspects materiality and personal identities in the art field. The exhibition hosted by the anchor projects online art platform is entirely based on the work young British artist Justin Barry.
You can find the full text and the exhibition's artworks by following the link below: http://www.anchor-projects.org/monochromatic-expansions.html Special thanks to Jeelan Bilal-Gore founder and director of anchor projects online for kidly giving me both the space and opportunity to exhibit online and to the artist Justin Barry for this amazing co-operation Alternated Architectural Forms is an online exhibition which explores aspects of spatial and visual element. The exhibition hosted by the anchor- projects online art platform is entirely based on the work of Milan- based artist Alexandros Papathanasiou.
You can find the full text and the exhibition's artworks by following the link below: http://www.anchor-projects.org/alternated-architectural-forms.ht Special thanks to Jeelan Bilal-Gore founder and director of anchor projects online for kidly giving me both the space and opportunity to exhibit online and to the artist Alexandros Papathanasiou for this amazing co-operation The work PLEXUS is an in situ installation. It was installed and curated by visual artist and curator anastasia Voutsa in May 2014 at a Private Gallery space in Thessaloniki, Greece. The artwork aims to physically develop in space and create a visual illusion effect of what really exists or not into the small gallery space. The natural daylight is a key component to the works functioning. The light enables the structure of the artwork to change and transform during the day so that every signle moment the viewers can conceive it in multiple and different ways. Installation, curated by visual artist & curator Anastasia Voutsa. Special thanks to artist and curator Morfi Dimitriou, owner of the private gallery. The art exhibition "Spatial Narratives" was curated by art curators Anastasia Voutsa and Vayia Komnou in September 2013. The exhibition was hosted at EIRMOS gallery based in Thessaloniki. It was the creative outcome of the collaboration between the two curators and a number of distinguishable students from the Fine Art Institution of Thessaloniki. The exhibition was trying to explore different aspects of space- either as a place or as an idea based on the artworks of exhibition’s artists. The artists provided a range of art forms and expressions including paintings, installations, collage and video art works. Special Thanks to All Contributors:
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