I have been thinking of some past exhibits I saw at the Hirshorn Museum of Art here in Washington DC. The first photograph is of a light installation by minimalist Dan Flavin. The second photograph is a lighting/photograph installation by artist Guido Van Der Werve. This exhibit was memorable to me. He used light sounds in juxtaposition with the lighting which made the photographs in front of it appear to be glowing, 3- Dimensional. This is making me consider that my group and I use lighting as well through the ceiling roof, since this is now an indoor kiosk, and natural light will not be going into it directly as planned. There was a coldness to this exhibit as well, but a beautiful one. In the room adjacent, there was a large screen showcasing several (long) short videos of a man standing out in the white arctic cold day through night.
Not much related to this assignment, I know. But I thought his usage of white was successful.
The third photograph is Yves Klein's "Le Vide", a rented floor, in a building on a busy street, with nothing in it, intentionally. He also created quirky sized monochromatic blue paintings and at first wasn't considered a credible artist.
"Why produce a work when it's so beautiful simply just to dream it?" - Y. Klein.
I like his crazy little quotes. I think he either sincerely meant this, or sincerely did not mean it.
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