Scales of Economy, 2008Smoking Gun, 2008 120 x 120cm
Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Scales of Economy, 2008Torpedo, 2008 painted paper tags , 420 x 420cm
Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
Sara Hughes
Sara Hughes, born in 1971 Vancouver, CanadaLives and works in Auckland, New Zealand
Her works combined a large scale installation works and a series of paintings on the wall in the gallery . Both made use of the same imagery yet the site specific wall work was made from commercial vinyl and the paintings are painted with a brush using many layers of acrylic paint. “I deliberately wanted the works to mimic one another askig the viewer to look closely to see subtle differences and consider relationships between painting and new technology” she said. It is her aim to engage the viewer in a space to keep the eyes moving. To feel the shifting of the patterns, flows and colors with surface and space.
"Scale of Economy", 2008
Sara Hughes, born in 1971 Vancouver, CanadaLives and works in Auckland, New Zealand
Her works combined a large scale installation works and a series of paintings on the wall in the gallery . Both made use of the same imagery yet the site specific wall work was made from commercial vinyl and the paintings are painted with a brush using many layers of acrylic paint. “I deliberately wanted the works to mimic one another askig the viewer to look closely to see subtle differences and consider relationships between painting and new technology” she said. It is her aim to engage the viewer in a space to keep the eyes moving. To feel the shifting of the patterns, flows and colors with surface and space.
"Scale of Economy", 2008
Torpedo, 2008 painted paper tags, 420 x 420cm
It’s a big scale art work with the red paper tags to form a big circle .The text of the letters in the tags with“s”, “e” and a”. The art is mathematically designed by the computer and printed on the paper to install on the white wall. It is projected from the center to make the spatial affect for the viewer’s optical effect. It’s interesting to feel the objective optical patterns and flow. The longer looking it, will feel the moving of the letters. I seems to be absorbed into the center world of the circle. What’s the meaning of the letters? I guess “s” is for sensasion, “a” is for affect, and “e” is for effect or combination of the meaning of “see” to catch viewer’s eyes. It is a good brain excersise . Recently scientists understanding of the brain processes involved in the visual art are now widely available-particularly the creative visual perception process. It is a 2 dimension optical art. It’s a beauty of art in repetition. Anyway, I feel very relaxing while I am watching it.
It’s a big scale art work with the red paper tags to form a big circle .The text of the letters in the tags with“s”, “e” and a”. The art is mathematically designed by the computer and printed on the paper to install on the white wall. It is projected from the center to make the spatial affect for the viewer’s optical effect. It’s interesting to feel the objective optical patterns and flow. The longer looking it, will feel the moving of the letters. I seems to be absorbed into the center world of the circle. What’s the meaning of the letters? I guess “s” is for sensasion, “a” is for affect, and “e” is for effect or combination of the meaning of “see” to catch viewer’s eyes. It is a good brain excersise . Recently scientists understanding of the brain processes involved in the visual art are now widely available-particularly the creative visual perception process. It is a 2 dimension optical art. It’s a beauty of art in repetition. Anyway, I feel very relaxing while I am watching it.
Ref:
http://www.sarahughes.co.nz/index.aspx?site=665&page=7271
http:/www.chartwell.org.nz/art/featureworks
http:/www.chartwell.org.nz/art/featureworks
Actually, the letters are SALE! It's because it's made of SALE signs! She is commenting on recession, and it's all got an economic meaning - but at the same time, is very visual. It is enticing, even if the meaning is bleak! TX
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