Tom Chambers 'Saccharine Perch'

 'Saccharine Perch'
This art piece reminds me of the nursery rhyme '4 and twenty black birds' because he had a cake that was filled with little birds and when he cut it open they all flew out. It is dusk and a wild looking girl holds a cake that is quickly being eaten by small birds. The colour scheme is dark and the tone of the background warm and subdued. Yet the girls blue dress and bright yellow cake has a strong contrast in the foreground.The colours are harmonious and the lighting emphasises the focal point. Its symmetrical and mysterious. Without her face it makes the image seem more daunting and creepy - how do I even know she has a head?

 

 

Patricia Piccinini

Patricia Piccinini's work is very detailed. The sculptures she creates look life like and yet the shapes of the creatures are so grotesque and unrealistic. I am unsure what purpose she is trying to make with her alienistic sculptures. Although, I believe she is trying to create sculptures that show the link bewtween humans and animals, hybreds. Maybe she is trying to show the effects of genetic modification and DNA crossing of animals and humans. It is confronting and disgusting to see these creatures that are like us, but yet are not.

 Are they human? Are they as intelligent? Do they have rights?

Tom Chambers

These images I have selected to reflect on. Please feel free to comment. 

Bill Viola

Bill Viola's work is confronting but true. He intends the audience to feel confronted yet I didn't feel this so much but more captured by the depth of the videos. I couldn't take my eyes off of it. My favourite is the video of the dead man being pulled to heaven and having water drawn from himself. It was amazing to watch and I found it peaceful and calming to watch.

Photographs

By Bonnie and I

20th August 2010

27th August 2010 

Photographer - Alix Malka