#artinstallation
This color palette though So glad I was able to check out Otherworld this past weekend. Such a dope Exhibit/Installation.
“Abracadabra” (噼啪啦)
The earliest record of magic is found in an Egyptian papyrus dated around 2500 BCE. In it we can see a magician performing an animal decapitation trick for the pharaoh. As the story goes, the severed heads are magically replaced, and the magician then proceeds to make prophecies to the king. There is a painting dating back to the 21st century BCE from the tomb wall of Baqet III, depicting two men engaging in what can be interpreted as the first “Cup and Balls” routine. However, this is all conjecture. The first reliably documented magic trick dates to around 50 CE. A group of magicians called “The Acetabularii” performed the cups and balls routine in ancient Rome using stones and small vinegar cups. One can wonder what is it about the illusion or performance that has been enticing humans throughout history? Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger expresses “it is the very trickery that pleases me. But show me how the trick is done, and I have lost my interest therein.” Humans are curious by nature. Mystifying fantasies, death defying acts, flickering light tricks… it’s all simply part of the fun. Go on give us a clap!
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Artwork page: https://island6.org/abracadabra
Windrush Day
On the third official Windrush Day, we recognise the half a million people who travelled to the UK after World War II, and celebrate the contributions of the Windrush generation and their descendants to our communities here in the UK.
Our ‘Nice Cup of Tea?’ display is a collaboration with members of Oxford’s African Caribbean and Windrush communities, highlighting hidden stories of empire and slavery behind the tea trade. You can see it on display in Gallery 40.
Each year, department stores all over Manhattanbring back tradition and holiday spirit by creating window displays. Taking window-shopping to another level, locals and visitors anticipate what is to come behind the glass. Peeking in you will not only see the fashionable clothes hanging on the precise-put mannequins, you will find that there is much more to the display than fashion.
The best stores in New York City find a way to exhibit the bringing of the holiday season mixed with trending fashion. While the goal is entice buyers to get off their bum and shop in their store, window displays are designing and building art installations of some sort to reel in shoppers.
On November 28th,Macy’s on Herald Square unveiled their work of artistry and boy is it dazzling! While Macy’s never fails to please us, this year’s display, “A New York Holiday,” is what I call a street-state-of-the-art display for technology. This art installation not only uses multimedia in ways where it stands out amongst the others, but the Macy’s Director of Window Paul Olszewski, points out that they are not using technology just to use technology.
“This year we really pushed technology- and it was a delicate balance between technology and true artistry of the craftsmanship of windows. So, we didn’t use technology to use the sake of technology, we used it to enhance the artistry.”
So take a moment to gaze at the sparkling wonder behind the glass that seems to wow us every year. Or better yet, if you live in the area, I recommend you take a stroll by these spectacular annual shopping scenes.
Happy window-shopping!
By Alexa Eskinazi, Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts
It’s coming up! ARE YOU READY? The Angel Orensanz Museum and Gallery is pleased to announce its participation in Art Palm Beach 2014, January 23-27, 2014! The Gallery will present dramatic new sculptures and paintings by Spanish artist Angel Orensanz!