“Installation by Jaume Plensa (b. 1955): Islands, 2012. (stainless steel and stone)” / Richard Gray Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13867
Do artists adapt their language to suit the audience that they intended? Some apparently do. This is a large scale installation by Jaume Plensa, an Catalan Spanish artist and sculptor. Using stainless steel to string along latin alphabets to form human forms is a motif dominant in his sculpture works [1], but this might be the first instance of them in Asian characters.
Unlike latin characters which can form all kinds of different meanings just by the jumbling of a limited character set, seen here are a collages of selected scripts. Perhaps most bizarre though is that it features characters from both the Japanese Kanji to Japanese Kana, some simplified Chinese characters. I cannot read Japanese so I do not know if they say anything specific, But there are some recognisable characters, such as 時 (time), 建 (architecture), 男 (Men), 界 (world, division), 案 (document, project), 力 (strength).
Only the artist himself would know what all these mean to him, but being able to relate more succinctly to the works (which often feel alien to me because they reference cultures in another world) is very welcoming indeed.
Jaume Plensa (b. 1955)
Islands, 2012
Stainless steel and stone
Overall dimensions (as installed) 10.4 x 21 ft (3.2 x 6.4 m)
Comprised of 18 elements of varying sizes, including 3 figurative elements each approximately 41 x 34 x 20 inches (105 x 88 x 52 cm)
沙瑪•帕蘭沙 (生於 1955)
島嶼, 2012
不銹鋼及石頭
總體積 (安置後) 10.4 x 21 英尺 (3.2 x 6.4 米)
共18個不同體積之組元 包括3個比瑜性組元
每個約 41 x 34 x 20 寸 (105 x 88 x 52 厘米)
# Notes
1. Jaume Plensa: Sculptures: jaumeplensa.com/web/index.php/works-and-projects/sculptur...
# Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa (Spanish, b.1955) is one of the world's foremost sculptors working in the public space, with over 30 projects spanning the globe in such cities as Chicago, Dubai, London, Liverpool, Nice, Tokyo, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Over the past 25 years, the artist has produced a rich body of work in the studio and the public realm. By combining conventional sculptural materials (glass, steel, bronze, aluminum) with more unconventional media (water, light, sound, video), and frequently incorporating text, Plensa creates hybrid works of intricate energy and psychology. From his delicately textured, intimate works on paper—like his 2005-06 series of ethnographic portraits that resemble worn, 19th century photographs—to monumental outdoor sculptures like Nomade (2007) and a range of cityscape-altering public projects like the Crown Fountain in Chicago (2000-05), Plensa's work takes many forms.
Plensa's work is invested in evoking emotion and stimulating intellectual engagement. By posing conceptual dualities in his work (inside/outside, front/back, light/dark), Plensa seeks to connect with his viewers on an intuitive level. Often, the viewer participation, or the object/viewer relationship, is what completes Plensa's work.
The winner of many national and international awards, Jaume Plensa has had solo exhibitions at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Spain; the Musée Picasso, Antibes, France; the Arts Club of Chicago; Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid and Galerie National du Jeu de Paume, Paris among many others. He lives and works in Barcelona
www.richardgraygallery.com/artists/jaume-plensa/
+ Jaume Plensa (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒawmə ˈpɫɛnsə]) (b. 1955 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Catalan Spanish artist and sculptor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaume_Plensa
# Richard Gray Gallery
Founded in 1963. Specializing in contemporary art and European and American modern master paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
1018 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10075
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:00:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 174 mm
+ ISO: 4000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13867
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
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“Installation by Jaume Plensa (b. 1955): Islands, 2012. (stainless steel and stone)” / Richard Gray Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13867
Do artists adapt their language to suit the audience that they intended? Some apparently do. This is a large scale installation by Jaume Plensa, an Catalan Spanish artist and sculptor. Using stainless steel to string along latin alphabets to form human forms is a motif dominant in his sculpture works [1], but this might be the first instance of them in Asian characters.
Unlike latin characters which can form all kinds of different meanings just by the jumbling of a limited character set, seen here are a collages of selected scripts. Perhaps most bizarre though is that it features characters from both the Japanese Kanji to Japanese Kana, some simplified Chinese characters. I cannot read Japanese so I do not know if they say anything specific, But there are some recognisable characters, such as 時 (time), 建 (architecture), 男 (Men), 界 (world, division), 案 (document, project), 力 (strength).
Only the artist himself would know what all these mean to him, but being able to relate more succinctly to the works (which often feel alien to me because they reference cultures in another world) is very welcoming indeed.
Jaume Plensa (b. 1955)
Islands, 2012
Stainless steel and stone
Overall dimensions (as installed) 10.4 x 21 ft (3.2 x 6.4 m)
Comprised of 18 elements of varying sizes, including 3 figurative elements each approximately 41 x 34 x 20 inches (105 x 88 x 52 cm)
沙瑪•帕蘭沙 (生於 1955)
島嶼, 2012
不銹鋼及石頭
總體積 (安置後) 10.4 x 21 英尺 (3.2 x 6.4 米)
共18個不同體積之組元 包括3個比瑜性組元
每個約 41 x 34 x 20 寸 (105 x 88 x 52 厘米)
# Notes
1. Jaume Plensa: Sculptures: jaumeplensa.com/web/index.php/works-and-projects/sculptur...
# Jaume Plensa
Jaume Plensa (Spanish, b.1955) is one of the world's foremost sculptors working in the public space, with over 30 projects spanning the globe in such cities as Chicago, Dubai, London, Liverpool, Nice, Tokyo, Toronto, and Vancouver.
Over the past 25 years, the artist has produced a rich body of work in the studio and the public realm. By combining conventional sculptural materials (glass, steel, bronze, aluminum) with more unconventional media (water, light, sound, video), and frequently incorporating text, Plensa creates hybrid works of intricate energy and psychology. From his delicately textured, intimate works on paper—like his 2005-06 series of ethnographic portraits that resemble worn, 19th century photographs—to monumental outdoor sculptures like Nomade (2007) and a range of cityscape-altering public projects like the Crown Fountain in Chicago (2000-05), Plensa's work takes many forms.
Plensa's work is invested in evoking emotion and stimulating intellectual engagement. By posing conceptual dualities in his work (inside/outside, front/back, light/dark), Plensa seeks to connect with his viewers on an intuitive level. Often, the viewer participation, or the object/viewer relationship, is what completes Plensa's work.
The winner of many national and international awards, Jaume Plensa has had solo exhibitions at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, Spain; the Musée Picasso, Antibes, France; the Arts Club of Chicago; Frederik Meijer Gardens and Sculpture Park, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid and Galerie National du Jeu de Paume, Paris among many others. He lives and works in Barcelona
www.richardgraygallery.com/artists/jaume-plensa/
+ Jaume Plensa (Catalan pronunciation: [ˈʒawmə ˈpɫɛnsə]) (b. 1955 in Barcelona, Spain) is a Catalan Spanish artist and sculptor. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaume_Plensa
# Richard Gray Gallery
Founded in 1963. Specializing in contemporary art and European and American modern master paintings, drawings, and sculpture.
1018 Madison Avenue, 4th Floor
New York, NY 10075
USA
# SML Data
+ Date: 2013-05-23T16:00:37+0800
+ Dimensions: 3648 x 5472
+ Exposure: 1/30 sec at f/8.0
+ Focal Length: 174 mm
+ ISO: 4000
+ Flash: Did not fire
+ Camera: Canon EOS 6D
+ Lens: Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
+ GPS: 22°16'58" N 114°10'22" E
+ Location: 香港會議展覽中心 Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC)
+ Workflow: Lightroom 4
+ Serial: SML.20130523.6D.13867
+ Series: 新聞攝影 Photojournalism, SML Fine Art, Art Basel Hong Kong 2013
# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited
“Installation by Jaume Plensa (b. 1955): Islands, 2012. (stainless steel and stone)” / Richard Gray Gallery / Art Basel Hong Kong 2013 / SML.20130523.6D.13867
/ #Photojournalism #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLFineArt #Crazyisgood #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #Art #FineArt #ArtBasel #ABHK #JaumePlensa #RichardGrayGallery #sculpture #installation #mixedmedia #typography