“Art Across The City 2012 is an
exhibition of contemporary public art located across the city of Swansea. Commissioned
and curated by LOCWS International, the exhibition on present twelve artworks,
by a diverse selection of international and UK-based artists.”
The reason for including this in my
research is that the Art Across The City programme is a local example of instillation
art, he majority of the pieces are entwined with already existing elements of the
city, such as empty shop front, trees etc. I found that all of the works were
very ‘loud’ and invasive, although each has an embedded meaning I doubt that
the average passer-by would realise or be interested enough by the art to read
why (I must confess that I experienced this with a couple of the pieces).
(Sean Puleston)
(Fiona Curran)
I think that the most successful pieces of artwork that I viewed were the ‘We Are Here’ installation by Sean Puleston and the ‘An Accident…’ installation by Fiona Curran. Despite being brightly coloured and large in scale it is my view that they fit their environment very well, and bring attention to themselves without being a disturbance. I especially like the choice Fiona Curran made to place her work up high in the trees, the array of wooden planks create a sort of birds nest shape and change the way we look at art, from something formal (looking at a gallery wall) into an activity where we have to crane our sight upwards and stand still in order to see clearly, and so that we don’t walk into anything or anyone.
In order to advertise and guide viewers to the artworks, a
booklet/leaflet was distributed via booths in various places, the universities,
museums and other public buildings. This is the feature that most interested me
as it served multiple purposes and did it in an effective and efficient manner;
I think that this would be a beneficial addition to create in my own exhibition
as it would give insight to viewers who are not involved in its curating.
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