Wednesday, 9 July 2014

[www.keralites.net] Ecstasy ~ Hayes Valley, San Francisco

 

Ecstasy, a 28-foot-tall figurative sculpture made from reclaimed steel, embodies the emotion of passion and the posture of exaltation it can inspire. She is illuminated at dusk by a warm light that emanates from her hands and softly glows upon her shoulders, neck and head that is thrown back in elation. Ecstasy was built in 2007 and first debuted on-stage at The Crucible's Fire Opera, then at Burning Man, 2007. Since then she traveled widely: Maker Faire, 2008, and Nocturnal, 2009. Through 2011, Ecstasy was on exhibit in Hayes Valley, San Francisco, at Patricia's Green. She is now part of a private collection.

 
About the Artist 
Karen Cusolito studied at Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts College of Art. She worked on several public art installations in and around the Boston area before moving to San Francisco in 1996. Her art has taken many forms, from painting and mixed media to the large-scale steel sculptures she's presently developing. 
She finds drawing to be the easiest and most concise form of communication and the human form a rich arena in which to explore and express emotion, intention, and challenge. Much of her work focuses on humanity and the environment and the delicate balance between the two. 
Karen is about to embark on a new series that studies the female form throughout history. 
Since 2009, she has been running American Steel Studios in Oakland, CA, which provides studio and gallery space to over 100 artists and small businesses.
Dan Das Mann's fascination with large-scale work began with a landscape architecture degree from Rutgers University. He is a self-taught jack-of-all-trades, and has created a large body of work including The One Tree, The Faces of the Man as well as a line of sculptures produced for the consumer market.
Karen Cusolito studied at Rhode Island School of Design and Massachusetts College of Art and has produced several public art installations in and around the Boston area. She is passionate about the human form as a means of expression. Her work includes painting and mixed-media sculpture, as well as photography and literary "vignettes".
Dan and Karen began their collaboration in 2005, creating Passage, which BRAF supported to be installed near Peir 14 in San Francisco in the summer of 2007.
Dan and Karen have inspired an active and lively community of artists and volunteers, without whom, their large-scale works would not be possible. Their management of the huge artists' workspace in Oakland, Ca, American Steel, is breaking ground in demonstrating how to support artists and promote community.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 
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[www.keralites.net] Jaume Plensa 1955 ~ Conceptual sculptor

 

Jaume Plensa nasce a Barcellona nel 1955. Studia arte a Barcellona alla scuola "Llotja" e alla "Escola Superior de Belles Artes de Saint Jordi". A partire dal 1980, data della sua prima esposizione a Barcellona, si fa notare con importanti mostre nelle principali città europee.
Da giovanissimo si trasferisce in Germania, poi va a vivere a Bruxelles e in seguito a Parigi, dove insegna all'Ecole Nationale de Beaux Arts. Attualmente vive nuovamente nei pressi di Barcellona, dove sviluppa i suoi progetti con l'aiuto di un gruppo di collaboratori in un grande capannone industriale. All'inizio della carriera la sua opera è legata a materiali pesanti quali ferro e bronzo nella realizzazione di opere antropomorfiche a partire dall'unione e disassemblaggio dei materiali. Col passare del tempo, l'artista aggiunge elementi diversi alle sue opere: plasma plastiche, vetro e materiali sintetici e moderni che gli consentono di giocare con la luce per dare vita alle sue creazioni. La sua opera probabilmente più nota è la "Crown Fountain", una fontana di vetro, acciaio inossidabile, schermi di LED, video (creati a catturando 1.000 volti), luce, legno, granito nero e acqua, composta da 2 torri alte 16 metri su un strato d'acqua di 70 x 14 metri e una superficie totale di 2.200 m2. La costruzione di quest'opera, che l'artista ha voluto dedicare agli abitanti della città di Chicago offrendo loro uno spazio di libertà, è durata 4 anni ed è stata possibile grazie alla famiglia di mecenati Crown. Jaume Plensa è attualmente l'unico artista vivente cui sia stata dedicata una mostra presso il Nasher Sculpture Center di Dallas.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Crown Fountain, la fontana di vetro, acciaio inossidabile, schermi di LED, video (creati a catturando 1.000 volti), luce, legno, granito nero e acqua, composta da 2 torri alte 16 metri su un strato d'acqua di 70 x 14 metri e una superficie totale di 2.200 m2. La costruzione di quest'opera, che l'artista ha voluto dedicare agli abitanti della città di Chicago offrendo loro uno spazio di libertà, è durata 4 anni ed è stata possibile grazie alla famiglia di mecenati Crown.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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