WEEK 6 Anish Kapoor Sculpture

Celebrated for his gigantic, stainless steel Cloud Gate sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, Anish Kapoor is changing the cultural environment with his public works.

Q1.Research Kapoor's work in order to discuss whether it is conceptual art or not. Explain your answer, using a definition of conceptual art.
A1. Conceptual art is art which is created mainly determined on the ideas and concept over the aesthetic this is related to the way that Kapoor's work, he is "not trying to say something but let it occur" with some pieces and letting the veiwer create what they think the art is trying to say to them.


Q2. Research 3 quite different works by Kapoor from countries outside New Zealand to discuss the ideas behind the work. Include images of each work on your blog.
A2. "Being an artist is a discovery"

Colour- working with colour in different ways. Kapoor thinks of colour as being 'stuff' not just being surface. Colour being elusive.



Q3.Discuss the large scale 'site specific' work that has been installed on a private site in New Zealand.
A3. This piece is called 'the farm' as it is place on an 1000-arc farm in the Kaipara Harbour.Apparently it is the worlds biggest permanent outdoor installations.

Q4. Where is the Kapoor's work in New Zealand? What are its form and materials? What are the ideas behind the work?
A4. Kaipara Bay is where the work was placed. It is made from stretched fabric, a red PVC coated polyester, and steel. it is designed to be able to cope with high winds that come off the sea near by. It is said to be like a kalidoscope to veiw the Kaipara Bay's harbour at one end and the landscape of the farm were it is at the other end.


Q5. Comment on which work by Kapoor is your favourite, and explain why. Are you personally attracted more by the ideas or the aesthetics of the work?
A5. I am attracted to the work that I like the look of though I am interested by some just because of the idea behind it. The piece Svayambh, 2007 would be and of my favourites as I think that it looks amazing the material that it is made from looks quite unreal and also with the meaning about why Kapoor created it as the block of wax creates/sculps itself.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umVSGErfg8E



http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_sk_sculpture.html