Installation Art

Installation art is an artistic genre of three-dimensional works that are often site-specific and designed to transform the perception of a space.

In this sense, the installation is created especially for a particular gallery space or outdoor site, and it comprises not just a group of discrete art objects to be viewed as individual works but an entire ensemble or environment.

Purpose: to evoke complex and multiple associations and thoughts, longings, and moods.

IWB:

1. Reflect on "What is Installation Art?", define it.

2. Pick 2 art installations you like. Insert pictures. Talk about WHY you like it; elements of art, use of space, feeling evoked. Talk about HOW (specifically) it changes the space (alters mood, feeling or thought).

3. Pick 1 artist and create an artist page in your IWB.

ART EXAMPLES

Below: Wendy Plomp (website under construction) and Edhv (http://www.edhv.nl/portfolio/papercave-milaan/) teamed up to create this beautiful installation for Verger in Milan, using paper cones to transform the space into a cave.

Below: ROBERT JANSON’S FLOATING PLASTIC BAG SCULPTURES (http://www.lostateminor.com/2011/04/01/robert-jansons-floating-plastic-bag-sculptures/)

Below: "Predator" by Rob Mulholland

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2115931/The-Predator-project-Artist-creates-disturbing-mirror-sculptures-make-human-forms-blend-surroundings.html

Below: Ant Art Installations by Rafael Gomezbarros

http://www.saatchigallery.com/artists/rafael_gomezbarros.htm?section_name=pangaea_II

Below: "Lamp Installation" by Rune Guneriussen

http://www.runeguneriussen.no/

Below: "A Nice Place for a Tree" by Candy Chang

http://candychang.com/nice-place-for-a-tree/

Below: "Under the Trees" by artist QuietLunch

http://quietlunch.com/under-the-trees/

Below: "Lighthouse" by German art students Ail Hwang, Hae-Ryan Jeong and Chung-Ki Park

http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2014/07/stained-glass-electrical-tower/

Below: Transformed power lines by architectural firm Choi+Shine Architects

http://www.choishine.com/index.html

Below: Beili Liu: "The Mending Project 2011" …Hundreds of Chinese scissors suspended from the ceiling in a shimmery cloud. The piece involved the artist sitting in front of a small black table, hand-mending patches of fabric together which visitors are encouraged to cut themselves near the entrance. As the performance continues, the piece grows as one continuous cloth and lays spread on the floor....

mymodernmet.com

Below: "Delirious Frites" by Les Astronautes

Located in Quebec City, Canada

http://www.dezeen.com/2014/10/13/les-astronautes-delirious-frites-pool-noodles-installation-quebec/

Reflect with other students:

How does the piece below change the mood or feel of the space?

How does the piece below change the mood or feel of the space?

How does the piece below change the mood or feel?

It is common in Japan to dress up the jizo statues (Bodhisattva protectors of travelers, women and children in Taoist, Buddhist and Shinto traditions).