Though more traditional than many of the other works in Take your time: Olafur Eliasson, ‘The inner cave series’ (1998) still awakens your senses and prompts evaluation of what we are witnessing, and how we interpret this information.
Upon encountering ‘Multiple grotto’ (2004), exhibition visitors may feel like astronauts approaching a jagged, geometric, stainless steel meteorite. Yet circle around the object and interior space becomes apparent; step inside and its effect is revealed.
For many works in the Take your time: Olafur Eliasson exhibition, the visible spectrum is not simply a palette of set colours, but instead represents a form unto itself. With ‘Yellow versus purple’ (2003), the artist negotiates opposing hues of the colour spectrum.
Try to visualise sound, and most often it’s an image of a wave that comes to mind; an undulating line that peaks and troughs depending on a number of variables. This image may also act as a metaphor for ‘Spatial vibration: string-based instrument’ , an ongoing project developed in collaboration with the artist, Luca Bartoccioli, Bill Bowen, Hans [...]
The notion of pictorial perspective has been central to Western representation since Raphael’s ‘School of Athens’ (1510–1511) was able to produce a sense of depth within the two-dimensional frame. Into a new millennium and the perception of architecture and politics of space still dominate contemporary art practice.
Is there a difference between a kaleidoscope and a telescope? Or are the two inversions of the same thing – viewing devices that help you see… One sets out to represent the immediate world, as seen through mirrored-glass and transparent colour-objects, while the other brings the far-away closer, using a powerful optical device.
Although it appears as if by magic, there is no ‘man behind the curtain’ nor wizardry to decipher in Olafur Eliasson’s ‘Beauty’ (1993).
Originally commissioned by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, ‘One-way colour tunnel’ (2007) is now installed on the third floor at the MCA for the duration of Take your time: Olafur Eliasson.
In ‘360° room for all colours’ (2002), Olafur Eliasson turns his analytical gaze to cinematic representation, producing an immersive experience of time and colour.
The cubic structural evolution project (2004)