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OLAFUR ELIASSON
BACKGROUND
• Olafur Eliasson was born in Copenhagen in 1967 to Icelandic parents
• Studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts from 1989-1995• First solo exhibition, at the Overgarden, in Copenhagen in 1991• Has made Germany his home for most of his career, moved to
Berlin in 1994 where he has since maintained a studio• Has been exhibited alongside other artists in over 350 exhibitions• Over 150 solo exhibitions worldwide.• Currently a professor at the Berlin University of the Arts• Continues to be active as an artist
WORK
• Famous for his large-scale installation art and sculptures, many of these done in public space
• Much of his work investigates the connections between nature and culture, the real and the artificial, perception vs. actuality, and cerebral vs. physical experience
• Most of his work makes use of natural elements and combines these elements to re-create the outdoors inside
• Color and perception are major themes in his work• Has collaborated with various artist in many of his most recent projects• Not a perfectionist, he’s not afraid to show the viewer how special effects
are created. Not very concerned about hiding all the wiring or the internal structure of his projects.
Beauty(1993) – MCA, Chicago - 2009
The Weather Project - Tate Modern, London - 2003
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dFOphuPqMo&feature=player_embedded
New York City Waterfalls – In collaboration with the Public Art Fund - 2008
Multiple Shadow House - Tanya Bonakdov Gallery - 2010
Olafur Eliasson & Ma Yansong - Feelings are facts, 2010 - (UCCA) Beijing
http://www.olafureliasson.net/exhibitions/feelings_are_facts.html
Discussion
When considering Eliasson’s work and the evolution of New Media Art, would you agree that the viewer is progressively becoming the more essential part of an interactive installation? Is the viewer the artwork?
What would these installations be without the viewer’s interaction?
Assume that Eliasson’s work is a good representation of today’s art and its future, can art be more ‘scientific’ than ‘artistic’? How does this affect accessibility from the average viewer ( who is probably not very knowledgeable on art or science) ? Can the viewer develope a bias?