On the other hand, if you want an easy task of finding beauty, I recommend you fix your sight on the work of Joe Mangrum whose work in the photo graced the pavement in Washington Square Park for the last few days. It was a show stopper and appeared to please every passerby. See a second photo here. These sand paintings were created in brilliant colors - unprotected like sandcastles, their slow dissolution a necessary feature of this type of installation. See more of his work at his website.
Unfortunately, this was a 4-day event which I only became aware of in its last few minutes. A jog over to the AIA headquarters on LaGuardia Place found me looking at a locked door at 5:04 PM - their exhibit had closed 4 minutes earlier.
There were indoor, outdoor and offsite events. From the Conflux website:
Starting September 11th, over one hundred local and international artists will transform New York City streets into a laboratory for exploring the urban environment at the Conflux Festival. Located in Greenwich Village at the Center for Architecture (a.k.a. Conflux HQ), the four-day event includes art installations, street art interventions, interactive performance, walking tours, bicycle and public-transit expeditions, DIY media workshops, lectures, films and music.
The website contains complete listings with all the participants and photos of their work.
I did catch just a couple of other art works - one was the extremely ambitious project, Compli-mum (complete woman), by computer artist Hyojin Ju. Her motorized skeletal structure, appearing as feminine armor, changes through the use of microcontrollers and features two video displays. See a photo of Hyojin displaying her work here. Many of the projects seemed quite imaginative. You can see them all at the Conflux website...
I did catch just a couple of other art works - one was the extremely ambitious project, Compli-mum (complete woman), by computer artist Hyojin Ju. Her motorized skeletal structure, appearing as feminine armor, changes through the use of microcontrollers and features two video displays. See a photo of Hyojin displaying her work here. Many of the projects seemed quite imaginative. You can see them all at the Conflux website...
6 comments:
It is amazing and beautiful. The colors are so vibrant. The pattern looks a bit Indian. And the technique is very intriguing. Between this and the rat, definitely the good choice.
I can't even wrap my mind around the amount of patience required to complete something like this.
In the five days I was in NYC I saw one rat and it wasn't dead, yet.
That's so fantastic!!! I love it!
P.S. I've seen the rat too... :-)
I walked through WSP this afternoon and thought someone was simply amazing with sidewalk chalk.
It's funny how I come here and learn insights into my everyday life.
Thanks for that.
I like it. Reminds me of a mandala, and it's better for contemplation because it is ephemeral.
The Conflux festival sounds wonderful, and I'm sorry you missed it.
I associate sand painting with SW Indian tribal ceremonies. I see from his bio that's not the case but equally as beautiful. An amazingly talented guy.
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