This piece is displayed in the Walker Art Museum, a film called Deeparture by Mircea Cantor. This piece interests me because of the interesting foreground and background composition and the behavior of the animals in the film. The minimalistic setting is does not distract from the detail of the animals. I think the artist was trying to describe the relationship between these animals by separating them from their natural environment leaving only the tension between them. I feel this piece is successful because the message of the film is very clear.
Mircea Cantor, Deeparture , 2005
16mm film transferred to DVD (color, silent)
T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2006
16mm film transferred to DVD (color, silent)
T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 2006
http://visualarts.walkerart.org/detail.wac?id=5747&title=Current%20Exhibitions&style=images
Nice start, Maisey. I like your spatial analysis of the work.Assuming the reader has not seen this work, we could use more. What is the content of the film? Could you tell us a little about the artist's other works? A little research would go a long way in letting the reader in on your understanding of the work...
ReplyDeleteThis is very cool. I get really interested when life like animals are placed in art, it shows a lot of adventure in the piece. Also, it always tells a story, with a human statue or painting the emotions and outcomes are kind of limited, but with animals possible scenerios are endless. Awesome.
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