BA Design Third year. A documentation of my research.

Tuesday, 10 February 2009

Signer

Swiss artist Roman Signer might at first be thought of as 'artist as trickster.' For years he has probed simple phenomena, properties of the physical world, and the artist's relationship to often surreal realities of corporeal existence. 

"Signer adds a further dimension to the concept of sculpture as we know it, a medium which, in the course of the ongoing subversion of traditional boundaries launched upon in the 1960s, had already been expanded to include unconventional materials and actions. Put simply, he examines the basic elements of fire, water and air in terms of their sculptural qualities, albeit not in the manner of Land Art, which tends to effect an overt rearrangement of natural materials within or upon the landscape."

Just doing things for the hell of it, ignoring or breaking judgements. I don't consider compulsive hoarding to be looked down on. It would be great to put an interesting fun spin on something that is perceived in a negative light. I enjoy the flying objects. It is a fun and light hearted twist.







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