STICKY-TAPE PERSPECTIVES

Multidisciplinary artist Damien Gilley creates sculptural installations

 

Multidisciplinary artist Damien Gilley creates sculptural installations that quickly redefine space through the use of optical illusions. By combining math with various materials including paint, masking tape, drywall, vinyl, wood, and foam core, he finds all kinds of ways to alter his viewers' perceptions of reality. The installations, which feature fake walls extending out from real walls, tape drawings, and imaginary hallways emerging off of flat surfaces, are Gilley's attempt to "reconfigure the built environment to provide alternative viewing experiences that complicate rational space."

 

The Oregon-based artist doesn't limit himself to four enclosed walls. He finds ways to travel beyond the limitations of architecture and he invites his viewers to come along for the visually intriguing experience. Each of Gilley's constructed walls are purposefully placed to react naturally with the existing interior and, from a distance, it's quite difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. All of his deceptive, incomprehensible spaces are simply mind-blowing!
 

All to be found on mymodernmet.com LINK

PENIQUE FOR MARTIN MARGIELA

Maison Martin Margiela as amazing as ever, surprised us with their Spring-Summer 2013 Decor Installation at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild, Paris. Look at this film.

What the men of Penique Productions are preparing is for a long time unclear, until... 

Making-of Maison Martin Margiela's Spring-Summer 2013 Decor Installation at Hotel Salomon de Rothschild, September 28th 2012.

Decor Installation: Penique Productions
Production: Eyesight 
Music: Michel Gaubert
© Maison Martin Margiela / Videopolis - September 2012
One of the projects they did, El Claustro can be found here.
Norte Centro Histórico, 
Querétaro, México
Art Direction: Maison Martin Margiela

Penique Production
Penique Productions seems to have a lot of experience is doing "Internal Blow-ups". On their website are several examples. Look here.

CutOutFest 2011 Size: 10m x 10m x 11m

Museo de la Ciudad

The film of the making of El Claustro

PARIS - LE MONSTRE DE MORETTI

Good news: The Monster of Moretti is back to visit.


The 'Monstre' is located in the bowels of La Defense, it is a sculpture and installation by Raymond Moretti. he built it in the studio that he lives in the brand new architectural 'monster' La Defense, possessed.
Les Journées du Patrimoine [guardian of the Parisian heritage] reopened the workshop and living space by Raymond Moretti, abandoned since 2005, the year of the death of its creator.

Right the chimney of the 'Monster'

Before 2005, the installation was open to the public every day

Moretti stond bekend om als ontwerper van posters

The installation seen from the balcony
(for security reasons you can not descend)
The shadows on the walls are painted

Parts are scattered on the ground

A walk in a theatrical setting

Subscribe to a visit of the machinery

Pictures made by the visitors, who to their surprise were guided as a group of six, by an expert on the history of the business district, offering everything some very passionate commentary.
More information in the blog article Condition Venus.

RAFAEL LOZANO-HEMMER

I was struck by the works of artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer. You can browse his website and see so many interesting ideas  / photos / films. There is enough for everybody. Some things will remind you of Eliason, some of Abramovich. But it's more this time captured then looking like.

Lozano's Website

Here are some of his videos:

It also reminded me of an interview by Chris Dercon in Dutch Newspaper NRC [5-3-2012] where he makes a statement about the enormous lust for participation, visitor's of museums have nowadays. There is a link, but only available for subscribers of NRC

Quote: 'De Tate biedt een vorm van troost' Volgens Chris Dercon, directeur van Tate Modern, is de nieuwe museumbezoeker geen consument meer maar deelnemer. Er is een enorme zucht naar participatie ...