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for retina some of you guys probably know this guy dennis oppenheim. i however am new to him. i'm not a big fan of conceptual art. but this guy i really like. his sculptures are quirky and have a great deal of humor behind them. i really like this piece of work that is in this link below. i wonder if retina has heard of this dude before...
http://www.artsonthepoint...black.html 
Dennis Oppenheim DEVICE TO ROOT OUT EVIL, 1997 Venice, Italy Collection of Denver Art Museum 
Dennis Oppenheim NEWTON DISCOVERING GRAVITY, 1984 Installation at Artpark, Lewiston, New York 
Dennis Oppenheim ENGAGEMENT, 1997 Leoben, Austria Collection of the City of Leoben 
Dennis Oppenheim RABBIT FACTORY, 1996 Ballerup Kommune, Denmark Collection of the City of Copenhagen 
don't know the year or title what i do know is that it has a hungarian fairytale story behind it: http://www.tfaoi.com/mn/mib/mib104.jpg | |
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right now i have to do a art piece that is site specific. i didn't have any ideas at first but this is artist helps me out alot. | |
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Who's alter-account is retina again?  | |
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Oppenheim eh? It makes me think of Oppenheimer who created the atomic bomb. This seems way more constructive though...
The upside-down church with a shattered roof is almost overloaded with symbolism, but I still like it. Definitely the kind of piece that turns heads and provokes a thought or two. And yeah, it is quite humorous too. The houses in the first picture make me think of compact living somehow. It's as if he's saying "hey, since a lot of people have to be packed like herrings into undersized apartments, why not shuffle private houses into a pile too and save some space?". Besides, if the exterior of my place was as messy as the interior, it would look something like that. 
The rabbit factory is a bit boring, both visually and conceptually. The Austrian one seems to fit really well into the cityscape though, and the performance art piece looks cool. I just love performance art in general and to incorporate fireworks is an interesting idea. Thanks for the tip, brownsugar!  | |
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retina said: Oppenheim eh? It makes me think of Oppenheimer who created the atomic bomb. This seems way more constructive though...
The upside-down church with a shattered roof is almost overloaded with symbolism, but I still like it. Definitely the kind of piece that turns heads and provokes a thought or two. And yeah, it is quite humorous too. The houses in the first picture make me think of compact living somehow. It's as if he's saying "hey, since a lot of people have to be packed like herrings into undersized apartments, why not shuffle private houses into a pile too and save some space?". Besides, if the exterior of my place was as messy as the interior, it would look something like that.
The rabbit factory is a bit boring, both visually and conceptually. The Austrian one seems to fit really well into the cityscape though, and the performance art piece looks cool. I just love performance art in general and to incorporate fireworks is an interesting idea. Thanks for the tip, brownsugar! The rabbit factory is cute. 
But maybe I just think so cause I once made a spoon factory... |
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CarrieMpls said: The rabbit factory is cute.
But maybe I just think so cause I once made a spoon factory... You made a spoon factory? Let's see it! | |
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