Yoko Ono-Parts of Light House...

This piece contains 55 glass tetrahedral prisms and the results are just stunning and the way they react with the camera is glistening and stunning. I like how this stunning presentation is made from repeating the simplistic shape of 3-d prisms, the use of glass makes this piece look bigger and contain more detail than what is actually here. The structure of this piece is 3-d but fairly presented close to the ground, I wonder how these would look stacked up. Many buildings are made of glass and would hold the same structure but nothing that would come close to how reflective and 3-d this piece is.

Terence Koh-Untitled, 2006...

This installation consists of 8 stacked boxes that vary in sizes positioned on top of a golden leafed MDF base. In some of these glass rectangular containers is bronze shaped lumps that represent excrement, there are 3 of these rectangles that contain nothing. The biggest box contains the biggest bronze lump. The use of the bronze material means that the lumps can change over time. I actually liked this piece for it being understated and simple until I found out that the little bronze pieces were meant to be excrement.

Joan Mitchell-Chord 2, 1986...

The energy put into this painting must have been tiring, the brush strokes made by Joan Mitchell were unrestrained but none look out of place. This oil on canvas uses different shades of colour to create depth in certain areas, the drip marks of paint show the pace Joan Mitchell must have worked at, there was no being careful. As I couldn’t see the connection between this energetic painting and the title of the piece, I did some research which stated that Joan Mitchell’s brush strokes were deliberately placed to show the relationship between the musical notes and a chord. The colour palette is rather dull; the choice of colours used complement each other, the sky blue colour makes this painting look brighter.

 

Naum Gabo-Head No.2, 1966...

 

This is a 3-dimensional model that is made out of Cor-ten steel. This is a simplistic version of a woman’s head that was based on a charcoal drawing which did also include a hat and veil, even though this was left out of the sculpture. The head from the shoulders tilts slightly forward and at certain angles the neck is barely visible, the simple outline of this piece is edgy, straight and alert. There are 4 other versions of this piece, 2 of which Mrs Gabo still owns. At first it reminded me of Cubism as it contained all the elements of art: colour, line and shape. Cubism is a way of simplifying detail and can make many pieces look abstract. I like the use of geometric shapes being placed together to create something unique and simple, lacking over-use of detail.