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AH Xian                                              

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AH Xian                                              

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China China - no. 71
2002

Porcelain
35.5 × 32.6 × 23.6 cm

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AH XIAN                                                                                                                                                                                            China China - no. 4                                                                                                                                                                                   Porcelain, cast from figure, with handpainted cobalt underglaze, reduction fired red copper glaze and clear glaze                 32 x 36 x 19cm

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AH XIAN                                                                                                                                                                                            China China - no. 4                                                                                                                                                                                   Porcelain, cast from figure, with handpainted cobalt underglaze, reduction fired red copper glaze and clear glaze                 32 x 36 x 19cm

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Clash of the East and West......                                  As Ah Xian observed: “Twenty years after the Cultural Revolution and after China has opened its door to the world, we as artists with a Chinese background, should have learned and been sufficiently influenced by Western philosophy, art and culture as a whole to attain a level of confidence and capability to tell story about ourselves using our own language. I feel that we should not need to tell stories about the Chinese situation only through the foreign languages that we have just learnt.”

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Clash of the East and West......                                  As Ah Xian observed: “Twenty years after the Cultural Revolution and after China has opened its door to the world, we as artists with a Chinese background, should have learned and been sufficiently influenced by Western philosophy, art and culture as a whole to attain a level of confidence and capability to tell story about ourselves using our own language. I feel that we should not need to tell stories about the Chinese situation only through the foreign languages that we have just learnt.”

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The artist we love to hate....                                  A successful and controversial artist, Damien Hirst was born in Bristol, England, on June 7, 1965. He emerged as a leading figure in the Young British Artists movement in the late 1980s and 1990s. His works, which include dead animal displays and spin-art paintings, have sold for exceptionally high prices. Hirst is one of the wealthiest artists living today.In 1991, Hirst had his first solo exhibition at the Woodstock Street Gallery in London. He also participated in the Young British Artists show at the Saatchi Gallery the following year. There he displayed "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," a 14-foot-long glass tank with a shark preserved in formaldehyde. The shark had been bought from an Australian fisherman.Hirst continued to set the art world on fire with his work at the 1993 Venice Bienniale, a renowned international art exhibition. There he showed "Mother and Child Divided," an installation piece that featured a bisected cow and her calf displayed in four vitrines, or glass cases, filled with formaldehyde. With his controversial and sometimes gruesome works, Hirst soon became one of the best known artists in Britain. He won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1995. "It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw," Hirst said in his acceptance speech.

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The artist we love to hate....                                  A successful and controversial artist, Damien Hirst was born in Bristol, England, on June 7, 1965. He emerged as a leading figure in the Young British Artists movement in the late 1980s and 1990s. His works, which include dead animal displays and spin-art paintings, have sold for exceptionally high prices. Hirst is one of the wealthiest artists living today.In 1991, Hirst had his first solo exhibition at the Woodstock Street Gallery in London. He also participated in the Young British Artists show at the Saatchi Gallery the following year. There he displayed "The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living," a 14-foot-long glass tank with a shark preserved in formaldehyde. The shark had been bought from an Australian fisherman.Hirst continued to set the art world on fire with his work at the 1993 Venice Bienniale, a renowned international art exhibition. There he showed "Mother and Child Divided," an installation piece that featured a bisected cow and her calf displayed in four vitrines, or glass cases, filled with formaldehyde. With his controversial and sometimes gruesome works, Hirst soon became one of the best known artists in Britain. He won the prestigious Turner Prize in 1995. "It's amazing what you can do with an E in A-Level art, a twisted imagination and a chainsaw," Hirst said in his acceptance speech.

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I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds,

2006

Butterflies
2134 x 5334 mm | 84 x 210 in

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Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the Damien Hirst exhibition at the Tate Modern, London and was blown away by the butterfly rooms.

This is one of his Spin Paintings, where each canvas is spun on a turntable while different coloured paints are poured on top, resulting in works that are a celebration of the pure joy of colour!

Here Hirst has arranged butterflies into complex patterns reminiscent of medieval stained glass church windows

This one is called Black Sun 2004, where the black surface is densely covered in clusters of dead flies (yes, you read that right!). It is monolithic in size, placed against the vibrant beauty of the butterfly paintings. To see the actual size click here. The butterflies carry religious associations of resurrection, while the fly motif conveys a more sombre association of death and decay.

If you get a chance to visit, do so, as Damien Hirst always makes an impact, even though some people find his work 'difficult to take!'

The exhibition runs until 9 September 2012 at the Tate Modern, London.

{all images belong to Iced VoVos}

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Recently I had the pleasure of visiting the Damien Hirst exhibition at the Tate Modern, London and was blown away by the butterfly rooms. This is one of his Spin Paintings, where each canvas is spun on a turntable while different coloured paints are poured on top, resulting in works that are a celebration of the pure joy of colour!

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In His Infinite Wisdom,
2003
Formaldehyde

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Art and Humour                                  Macintyre creates miniature theatrical scenarios that are played out by figurines in the form of highly detailed tableaus or dioramas. Intricate, playful and inventive, his works are a marriage of social commentary and fables. He explores a myriad of themes using his satiric wit that include politics, current affairs and art history. His practice, in essence, centres on his lived experience and the fears and anxieties that pervade an artist’s psyche.

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Art and Humour                                  Macintyre creates miniature theatrical scenarios that are played out by figurines in the form of highly detailed tableaus or dioramas. Intricate, playful and inventive, his works are a marriage of social commentary and fables. He explores a myriad of themes using his satiric wit that include politics, current affairs and art history. His practice, in essence, centres on his lived experience and the fears and anxieties that pervade an artist’s psyche.

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Alasdair  Macintrye                                                                                                     The Little Revolution                                                                                                      2011                                                                                                                                           polymer clay, polyurethane resin, wood, paper, plastic, acrylic paint,                               21 x 31.5 x 17cm

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Alasdair  Macintrye                                                                                                     The Little Revolution                                                                                                      2011                                                                                                                                           polymer clay, polyurethane resin, wood, paper, plastic, acrylic paint,                               21 x 31.5 x 17cm

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Monkey Business
2009
polyurethane, resin, polymer, clay, wood, inkjet print, cardboard, paper, felt, acrylic paint, acrylic plastic

24.5 x 21.5 x 28.5cm

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Everyday Life......                                                                                                                                                             Sherrie Knipe’s intricately carved wood and bronze sculptures are like quirky, three-dimensional jigsaw puzzles made up of ‘useful’ objects that she manipulates and rejuvenates into the seemingly ‘useless’. Often involving a distortion of scale, the puzzle pieces range from ordinary household items such as crockery, pegs or buttons, to tiny pieces of nature such as leaves, twigs or fish

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Everyday Life......                                                                                                                                                             Sherrie Knipe’s intricately carved wood and bronze sculptures are like quirky, three-dimensional jigsaw puzzles made up of ‘useful’ objects that she manipulates and rejuvenates into the seemingly ‘useless’. Often involving a distortion of scale, the puzzle pieces range from ordinary household items such as crockery, pegs or buttons, to tiny pieces of nature such as leaves, twigs or fish

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Green Bag, 2010 Recycled Pine and perspex 19 x 5 x 15.5 cm

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View Green Bag by Sherrie Knipe at Sullivan + Strumpf in Sydney, Australia. Browse now on Ocula.

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Boot Lace, 2010
Pine veneer and cotton

65 x 23 x 37 cm

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View Boot Lace by Sherrie Knipe at Sullivan + Strumpf in Sydney, Australia. Browse now on Ocula.

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Maths, Science and ART!                       James Angus’ sculptures usually find their subject in things that already exist in the world. His works can be divided into two main spheres, natural creatures and man-made, often architectural structures or manufactured forms. Living things are realised in versions that emphasise their sculptural nature, and inanimate objects are shifted through a series of propositions about physics, gravity and geometry.

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Maths, Science and ART!                       James Angus’ sculptures usually find their subject in things that already exist in the world. His works can be divided into two main spheres, natural creatures and man-made, often architectural structures or manufactured forms. Living things are realised in versions that emphasise their sculptural nature, and inanimate objects are shifted through a series of propositions about physics, gravity and geometry.

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James Angus,                                                                  Basketball Dropped from 35,000 Feet at Moment of Impact, 1999

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James Angus,                                                                  Basketball Dropped from 35,000 Feet at Moment of Impact, 1999

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James Angus                                                                Bugatti Type 35,                                                               2006                                                                                  Steel, aluminium, fibreglass, rubber, leather, automotive laquer193 × 115 × 366cm

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James Angus                                                                Bugatti Type 35,                                                               2006                                                                                  Steel, aluminium, fibreglass, rubber, leather, automotive laquer193 × 115 × 366cm

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Political Protester or Artist...Can you be both?                                                                                                                                                                                                     Porcelain restorer and visual artist, Penny Byrne uses old ceramic figures to imagine amazing creations both subversive and humorous. A twisted universe and strong messages that contrast with the fragility of porcelain… 

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Political Protester or Artist...Can you be both?                                                                                                                                                                                                     Porcelain restorer and visual artist, Penny Byrne uses old ceramic figures to imagine amazing creations both subversive and humorous. A twisted universe and strong messages that contrast with the fragility of porcelain… 

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Penny Byrne                                                                             Putin's Poodle                                                                         2017                                                                                    Repurposed antique bisque porcelain figurine, re-painted Donald Trump bobble head, epoxy resin, enamel paints, Russian badge                                                                              H x 440m

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Penny Byrne                                                                             Putin's Poodle                                                                         2017                                                                                    Repurposed antique bisque porcelain figurine, re-painted Donald Trump bobble head, epoxy resin, enamel paints, Russian badge                                                                              H x 440m

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Penny Byrne                                                                                                               Narco Trafficante                                                                                               2017                                                                                               Repurposed vintage porcelain figurines, vintage Action Man machine guns, plastic ziplock bags, Paraliod B72 resin pellets, assorted bits of Bling, epoxy resin, enamel paints                                                                 H x 370mm W x 280mm D x 140mm

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Penny Byrne                                                                                                               Narco Trafficante                                                                                               2017                                                                                               Repurposed vintage porcelain figurines, vintage Action Man machine guns, plastic ziplock bags, Paraliod B72 resin pellets, assorted bits of Bling, epoxy resin, enamel paints                                                                 H x 370mm W x 280mm D x 140mm