A while ago I have visited Yayoi Kusama's exposition at Tate Modern.Well,it took me a while to analyze the information received and understand my turn ons/offs.

Web: http://www.yayoi-kusama.jp

Yayoi Kusama has always been something crazy,experimental  for me.I was really looking forward to the visit,especially to see Obliteration and Mirror rooms.

The whole exposition was something like a time-span of Kusama's art evolution.She is an artist who has taken art through all her life,always exploring new ways to express herself,new movements,new media.Paintings,drawings,collages,fashion,photography,installations,even filming.

Tate got ready for her visit as well:giant red balloons in dots were hanging everywhere,catching attention of everyone and getting the curious about the show.Ticket price was quite high - 8.50 for students,around 10 for adults.On the entrance everyone was given a booklet with short biography of the artist and explanations of some works.
Each room was devoted to one of the area,all works put in a right sequence and style,so even audience with no background knowledge could understand what's going on,see her development,somehow take a "peep" on how she was thinking and creating her works.

People around were very different-Kusama is famous enough to get attention not only from artistic audience,but from normal Earth people too.Some of them were reading posters with explanations and spending a while exploring every object,some of them looked shocked and lost.As I have noticed,mostly people were fascinated by big rooms with her famous installations.The highest popularity took the Mirror room,which was closing the exhibition,and it was not a surprise to anyone.It felt like the room takes you to some parallel reality,new dimension.It feels like you are lost in space.Unfortunately,room was really small and it kind of killed the feeling.

My favourite works of her are Mirror room,obliteration room and some of pattern paintings.
I think Kusama is the person,who can really bring this unreal feeling with her works,it's like a Wonderland,all looks so magical,crazy,abnormal.It doesn't just catch your attention,but makes you live through each work.


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This is something like my "soundtrack" for her works,puts me in a special "Kusama mood" haha

This intsllation just blew my mind.After researching on Yulia Brodskaya I got interested in papergraphics and accidentally found a work of Daniele Papuli: Cartoframma.

173 modules in paper 
10,380 strips of selected white paper 

2011 

“Italy-based artist Daniele Papuli creates site-specific installations made of paper. The sculptural floor piece known as Cartoframma consists of over 10,000 strips of paper that curve and spiral out to create a magnificent rippling effect. Despite being made entirely out of paper, the piece gives the illusion of a fibrous texture or liquid consistency. At first glance, I thought I was looking at a large creased piece of silk, draped across a hall, or perhaps a current of crystallized water.

Papuli’s decision to work primarily with paper began in 1993 after trip to Berlin where he attended a workshop on the methods of manufacturing paper. Since then, the sculptor has gone on to utilize the delicate material, experimenting with its form and strength. Paper is, all at once, a difficult medium to work with, because of its fragility, and an inspiring one due to its flexibility and the ease with which one can manipulate it.

As riveting as the work is as a stand-alone, the artist adds another layer to it that includes dance. By combining a performance element with the sculptural piece, the experience is enhanced, making for an intriguing exhibition known as Frame Cartoframma.”

While I was doing additional research for my Mapping project of last term,I decided to remember my childhood and little cartoon characters I used to fancy.First thing I remembered was cute series of famous "Skelanimals".Despite the fact they are dead,showing of skeleton and stuff they are still cute.Back then I remember having a lot of stuff like keyrings,stuffed animals,t-shirts,notepads and pens with these pretty little monsters.

Second thing that I remembered was "Uglydoll" by David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim.I bought my first toy at The Design Museum around 5 years ago,while I was attending short summer course at St Martins.I just fell in love with it and took it home,so adorable it was.Sometimes I still see these toys in some museum stores.Those toys are not scary-they are adorable,bright,but they are still monsters.This dissonance makes you kinda feel sorry for the toy's ugliness and love it even more,imperfect things are always the prettiest.

website:http://www.uglydolls.co.uk/

The last thing that I brought back from my memories was "Happy Three Friends" series by Mondo Mini Shows.Basically, it is a series of short (2-7 minutes) cartoons about cute forest animals.Anatomically they are drawn right,making funny noises and smiling all the way,untill someone puts pen in other's eye,smash them in the face by accident or cut themself some part of the body.By mistake.
Remembering myself back then,me and my classmates really enjoyed these "funny" cartoons along with thousands of other children.I decided to watch a few episodes to refresh my mind and felt pure disguse.How could we watch this?It's horrible,violent and kind of abnormal.A lot of adults say that they show these to their children;no wonder that a lot of kids are violent.Each day kids receive as much of information as we couldn't get for weeks or months a few years ago,all thanks to internet.All this stuff bring a thought that we seriously overload our minds with useless information,leaving no space for our own thoughts...
But yup,here are some episodes of "Happy Tree Friends".Enjoy! (?)

While I was researching different techniques for the Industry Set Project,I have found this amazing paper-cut artist

Peter Callesen

his works are not only done with an amazing skill,but are smart and bring on a narrative to our minds.Makes me want to try out this style of cut out.

                               

My GDA Mapping project is about scary things,if I take it in general.Whilst researching,found a great web-site with all kinds of weir,creepy and scary stuff,check it out!

http://www.whokilledbambi.co.uk/

“and my soul from out that shadow
that lies floating on the floor

shall be lifted?

Nevermore…”

While I was doing research for my project,I was looking through scary,dark and strange things.Of course,there was no way I could miss Tim Burton's works.I can't say I am a huge fan of him,but his talent is undeniable and his works are a great source of inspiration all the time.





Last year I bought a book with collection of short poems that he wrote himself.Each story had an illustration,and while I was doing the research I also found small vinyl figures which were made based on these stories.I really enjoyed reading this small sketches,even my little sister,who is 7,got interested,but i decided it's not really apropriate for a girl of her age haha...

Last seshion at uni we were discussing our project and my classmate adviced me to watch "Vincent".This work is one of the earliest creations of Tim Burton.

The cartoon is done in classical "Burton" style,if you know what I mean :) While watching it,I felt strangeness and darkness of the story,even though I didn't really felt scared or uneasy.The character is an innocent child,he has a good family,animals love him and he enjoys playing his violyn,but on the inside boy is going crazy.His imagination goes way too far:he imagines himself as a full grownup actor Vincent Price(who is also a narrator of the story),who likes experimenting in making wax figures out of a living creature,and tries to be a Frankenstein having experiments on his own puppy.He is obsessed with stories of  Edgar Allan Poe,and his delusions make him believe that he is a tortured artist.In the end all fantasies of Vincent come and "get" him,and he falls uncoscious on the floor,believing himself to be dead.Quite a vivid imagination for a 7 yr old boy huh...
                                       
                                           collection figures for Tim Burton's stories

read the poem

Today I visited photo-exhibition "Stanley Kubrick.Stories in photographs of 1945-1950" in Multimedia Art Museum in Moscow.

                                          Stanley Kubrick's self-portrait


When I entered the exhibition room I was not really amused - the space was decorated as usual photo exhibition,the only thing that was different was that the room itself was dark.All descriptions and photographs was lighten by small lamps which were fixed on the celling.

                                                    museum space


All Kubrick's photo-essays were divided on groups,a row of photographs was telling a story from Kubrick's sight.The first "story" which had impressed me was about young actress named Betsy Von Furstenberg.He was documenting her life and with his unique techniques was able to show all the fakeness and affectedness of a pretty,famous model. Descripion near the photographs were saying about a photo I wasn't able to find on the exhibition,where Betsy is falling from the bicycle,she was caught off guard and her fake smile was cemented on her face...I think this photo is the most revealing and I was quite disappointed I couldn't find it on the exhibition...

Second collection I liked was about young Brooklyn shoe-shine boy Mikkey,his strong will to freedom and responsibility.Also his personal life was on display:the boy is doing homework,looking after birds and playing fants with friends.

Also I fell in love with a phototgraph of a train from "Chicago" series,it's hard to explain,but I felt as if I am at the place myself and see the train with my own eyes(I will post it when I find it)

I really loved the exhibition.I knew about films Kubrick made,but never knew he was a talented photographer as well.His vision of things,events and other people's lives is very unique,also they gave me the similar feeling i got from his films.He found his style of filming through photography,in which he reached perfection in geometry and graphics.Will visit this exhibition again soon 

                                                                                                                                Jealousy

Hi guys,this is an unfinished draft,it still has some spaces I need to fill in and aspects I should change,but I hope you'll still enjoy it:)

                          

http://art.kareenazerefos.com/

I love works of Kareena Zarefos for the feelings she gives to her illustrations.It's my "special" magical feeling,I can't really explain,but I feel like what she does is really close to me.I also like the way she draws her pictures,mix of watercolour and pen,it's amazing how much u can say using such a small amount of equipment

Unfortunately,I've missed cropping workshop,but here is what I've done myself,thank you BB!