Thursday, June 16, 2011

in reference..


Couch on Westgarth Street, Fitzory.























Image from: http://mosaicartsource.wordpress.com/2006/12/15/fitzroy-mosaic-sofa-iii/

Artist's: Giuseppe Roneri & Scott Harrower. 
Both these artists have sculpted and designed mosaic couches for public art commissions in Melbourne and Brisbane. The artworks are influential to my concept as they create a interactive art work, that brings a object from the private life, into the public life.  They are different to a park bench, which is a con formative structure, by being unique, and having their own personality.

Darvid Harvey’s right to the city:
This writing is regarding the urban development of city planning and the rebuilding of the city due to economic and social growth. It discusses in terms of ecology and environmental sustainability, peoples well being, social contexts and the socio geography of places. He writes in regards to land ownership, renewal, and divisions of public and private spaces. 
Ford, S. 2005, The Situationist International, Black Dog Publishing, London.
A book describing the art of situationist’s and the idea and concept of this movement. Outlining the ideals behind Marxism and its reference to how it relates to situationism. Also describing psycho-geography and peoples rationales towards why they like spaces and why they want to interact and be in certain areas. It also details the art created and in response to this movement.


Gehl, J. 1978, Housing- Site Planning- Urban Design, RMIT Faculty of Architecture publication, Melbourne.
A planning guide, written by Jan Gehl, on his contexts and references for sustainable town planning and renewal, in regards to his planning of Melbourne. With guides on site planning, public space, social and physical environments. It details popular reasoning towards planning and the importance of creating new city spaces which incorporate the people living in the city. 
Van Noord, G. (ed.) Off Limits, 2002, 40 Artangel Projects, Merrell, London.
A publication from the UK’s art commissioning body Artangel that discusses their projects in terms of how they began, the audiences reactions and reviews and articles on each work. It also contains essays on site specificity, new technologies and a general social context of how this commissioning practices. This book in particular was referenced for its description on Rachel Whiteread's house project, that revolves around contexts of private life, within a home, exhibited in public.
 

'house' image from: http://www.artangel.org.uk/projects/1993/house/installation/the_installation_image_1

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