LOVE IT.
This print by Thomas Ruff was just stunning. Digitally printed in the brightest colours available and with all detail lost in a blur that hurt your eyes to concentrate on, it drew people to it from across the gallery space. The picture is made by massively distorting Manga cartoon images to an extreme that they become an abstract form, totally different from what they originally were, making a brand new image altogether. The way Ruff transforms a static image and turns it into an almost moving 3D blur works for me. The mix up of colours, forms and shapes, and the progression of depth through the image grabs and holds your attention as your eyes try to decipher whats going on. But even with all the confusion they still have a very pleasing and controlled overall composition and balance. My landscape abstract paintings have a lot in common with Ruff's works. I produce them with the intention of being unrecognisable as landscapes, but more as stand alone pieces of art with no reference to what they actually are.
HATE IT.
Please tell me these umbrellas turn into something really special when they are unfolded. No? Well that cements my thoughts that they are just useless both as art and as umbrellas. I could nip down the beach and get the real thing for a tenner.
They just don't work as art for me. they look exactly like the real ones but, unlike the works of Jeff koons who's large scale blow up toys are so impressive to look at in their quality and build, really don't have anything special to offer. I just don't get it, Why not just put a bunch of real brollies there?
I have an idea that these could well be the most expensive beach brollies in the world. Whats next? Bucket and spade? No thanks.
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