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Material Matters examines the complex role of materiality in the work of eleven leading artists today.Spanning 60 years of artmaking, the exhibition explores how material choices guide artistic expression and provide the tools to disrupt expectation, shape meaning, and embody symbolic content. The unexpected outcomes that emerge from combining disparate materials can result in semiotic experimentation as well as aesthetic and formal play. Robert Rauschenberg—who invented the term “combine” to refer to objects that combine aspects of sculpture and painting in a single work—is perhaps one of the most influential artists to engage in such material play. To make Quorum (Unions) (1975), Rauschenberg collaborated with workers from a local paper mill while he was living in India, to create a “rag-mud” structure of paper pulp, ground tamarind seeds, copper sulfate, and other materials that suggest the symbolic embodiment of the context in which the work was made. Ceramic sculptures by Lynda Benglis, Arlene Shechet, Richard Tuttle, and Lee Ufan point to a relationship between materiality, alchemy, and intuition, qualities inherent in the malleable, slippery nature of base materials like clay. In other instances, such as in the works of Yin Xiuzhen and Song Dong, material choices offer a symbolic language that engages social and economic contexts, revealing the power structures and histories that shape the contemporary material world.Found objects can also function as conceptual material and fodder for transformative processes that subvert expectation. In Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen’s work, everyday objects have been expanded to a colossal scale, while other works remain small and playfully frozen in a moment, like the melting ice cream and spilling cherries in Paradise Pies (2009). Tara Donovan’s inventive use of manufactured materials such as Slinkys, paper plates, pins, and straws engage in a formal dialogue with light and space, while creating imaginative forms that transform the identity of the material itself. The most recent works in this exhibition investigate the physical composition of objects and their relationship to contemporary production, technology, and the environment. DRIFT's material studies of common objects such as iPhones and bicycles offer a profound understanding of our alienation from the extracted raw materials that are needed to make the objects we use every day.
MATERIAL MATTERS 04: Paper showcases stunning creative interpretations of the common material across a variety of mediums. From simple cuttings that create complex new shapes to burnt sheets that make radical art, this edition explores the compelling ways…
MATERIAL MATTERS 02: Metal showcases stunning creative interpretations of the common material across a variety of mediums. From oxidising metal sheets to create intriguing art to embossing foil on print for visual impact, this edition explores the compell…
There’s no denying that the Nike Air Max Plus (aka the TN) is a cultural phenomenon. Adopted by subcultural tribes the world over, its hyper-aggressive form is as loved by those who rock them as it’s reviled by the general public. With such a dedicated cult following, there must be something special built into that Tuned Air sole.
Material Matters II was a two-day intensive design, prototyping, and fabrication workshop to be held in New York City during the weekend of May 12-13, 2011. As the second installment in the modeFab series and building upon the research developed in Mate…
Seager Gray Gallery is a contemporary fine art gallery in Mill Valley, CA near San Francisco exhibiting painting, sculpture, works on paper and artists' books
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In cottage design a variety of natural materials may be used -- alone, or in combination -- to create a myriad of enchanting styles!
Durat is a colourful solid surface material made with recycled post-industrial plastics that can be used to create seamless surfaces in interior design.
Most of us never think about the purpose of nest box material for our backyard chickens, but the topic deserves some consideration because most of us are getting it wrong. The primary purposes of nesting material are to protect eggs from breakage when hens lays them and facilitate cleaning of the nest box. Because
Despite globalisation, which standardises everything in its path, there are still some obvious cultural shocks that stand out: in Asia or Oceania, the..
Our entries on the types of wood used for boardwalks might have you wondering: What types of wood are more durable than others? You may recall that in our wood series, we went over the Janka hardness ratings of wood. But when it comes to durability, Janka numbers only tell...
As a materialist at Material Source Studio, the discovery of new sustainable material solutions for architectural and interior projects is crucial to ...
Art news, inspiration and articles of intrigue from the Winsor and Newton archives. Interested in the history of art, or the intriguing stories behind our colours? Look no further.
The bulk of the Holz-Handwerk show is tools, machinery and processes. But there were also vendors displaying a variety of takes on wood and wood processing, from CNC timber framing to funky finishes to fun with veneers. More from Core77's coverage of this year's Holz-Handwerk Show!
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We know that both Coney Island and Atlantic City used valuable Ipe (and in AC's case, later, Ipe-like Cumaru) to make their boardwalks, starting in the 1960s. With a 25-year lifespan, the lumber in those boardwalks was completely replaced once or possibly even twice. So what happened to all of...
