Max Gimblett, Low Tide, 1996 Mother of Pearl, 36 two piece units
Max Gimblett’s sea shell art seen last night at the Asian Contemporary Art Fair represents some of the worst skulls I’ve seen to date. The problem with choosing bones as subject matter is that they are already pretty cheesy; simply upping the anti and using treasures from the sea as material only exasperates this. I guess the piece is supposed to have some sort of spiritual something or other to it. I couldn’t care less.
On an art fair note, ACAF might be a good one to skip this weekend. I can’t remember the last time I saw so many paintings and figurative sculptures of child-like women in underwear and boots. The rest of the fair was pretty horrible too.
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Amen…the less skull art the better.
Amen…the less skull art the better.
Skull art is the pits. Check out my youtube compilation:
http://artlthr.com/?p=33
Skull art is the pits. Check out my youtube compilation:
http://artlthr.com/?p=33
re: treasures from the sea
saw shells used in work in 2 different galleries in chelsea last weekend.
puke.
i think i hate shells more than skulls.
but its pretty close.
re: treasures from the sea
saw shells used in work in 2 different galleries in chelsea last weekend.
puke.
i think i hate shells more than skulls.
but its pretty close.
Is New Zealand considered a part of Asia now? Max Gimblett is not Asian.
Is New Zealand considered a part of Asia now? Max Gimblett is not Asian.
O: I guess the ACAF loosely defines Asian art as anyone who engages the aesthetic or related religious ideologies. I noticed Julian Opie’s work on display as well…he fit right into the fair, but not Asian either.
O: I guess the ACAF loosely defines Asian art as anyone who engages the aesthetic or related religious ideologies. I noticed Julian Opie’s work on display as well…he fit right into the fair, but not Asian either.
O: I guess the ACAF loosely defines Asian art as anyone who engages the aesthetic or related religious ideologies. I noticed Julian Opie’s work on display as well…he fit right into the fair, but not Asian either.
Challenged to find an article of clothing without skull art all over. Is it punk, macabre, rock n roll, goth, dismal? Why yes thank you, and can we move on now?
Challenged to find an article of clothing without skull art all over. Is it punk, macabre, rock n roll, goth, dismal? Why yes thank you, and can we move on now?
Challenged to find an article of clothing without skull art all over. Is it punk, macabre, rock n roll, goth, dismal? Why yes thank you, and can we move on now?
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