 Subjectivity as a motif is most apparent in the long row pieces that comprise A Little Bit of Nothing Much (Small). Diminutive mixed media, quasi-three dimensional forms are hung at 41.7 inches which, according to the curatorial statement, is the average height of a five-year-old boy. The objects, flat shapes cut out in wood, are painted simply, containing two different colors at most, and hung in a horizontal line. The unusually specific hanging height illustrates the ways in which perception can be influenced by the way the viewer’s body approaches the work. The average adult would have to look down on the work, revealing the hanging apparatus and shattering the illusion of the object floating in space. For a child, the colorful objects appear to be suspended, recalling forms like medieval castle towers and clouds. The substance of their form, however, remains reliant on the viewer’s imagination... Anna Blake for Ruckus. Read the rest here: https://ruckuslouisville.com/A-Little-Bit-of-Nothing-Much |
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