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Memes and a Redesign, of my Fishman and his househusband ^^ I'm basically drawing non-stop atm, I just post it all to dA because I've been hoplessly enarmoured in an art based RPG. I am getting a good grade in Horse Art game and I couldn't be happier!
I still think about this art installation piece I saw at the SFMOMA in 2016 — “Aarde” by Claudy Jongstra. It’s a collage of heritage sheep fleeces and seeds she collected.
Here’s the statement about the piece:
“The Dutch word aarde means ‘earth’ in the geological sense. Noticing a contemporary divide between ecological and cultural sensibilities, Jongstra works to reconnect them. As Rembrandt sourced his rich paint colors from Dutch plants, Jongstra also harvests most of her materials locally, near her studio. “In the late 1990s Jongstra left the fast-paced fashion field to study, source, and develop textiles that bridge past and present. She landed in an agricultural village in the Netherlands, caring for a flock of Drenthe sheep, in order to work directly with the rawest forms of felt. In 2004 she began making large-scale wall coverings, working with contemporary architects such as Rem Koolhaas and MVRDV to contribute natural expressiveness to austere architectural spaces. “Aarde brings together raw and crafted felt, hand-spun silk, and dried flora. The gold color and native flowers reference California’s mineral and agricultural histories, which have influenced its cultural past as well. In a transitional space between the white-walled galleries and the outdoor rooftop garden, Aarde shifts in color and weight in response to the building’s architecture.”
Additionally, from the SFMOMA’s page about the installation: “Using wool from heritage sheep she raises in the Northern Netherlands, Dutch designer Claudy Jongstra creates visceral landscapes of texture and color. For Aarde, a monumental, site-specific mural installation at SFMOMA, Jongstra applied Bay Area minerals to hand-dyed wool. This large-scale textile mural works in evocative contrast to the hard-edge materials of the museum’s building, creating a unique passage that marks SFMOMA’s architectural history through the designs of architects Mario Botta in 1995, Mark Jensen in 2008, and Snøhetta in 2016.”
The textures and colors of the wools have stuck with me for the past 5 years and this piece remains one of the most memorable installations (and indeed art pieces in general) to me.
O grote aarde.
Nu verzieken ze u met smog en plastiek.
Nu vergiftigen ze u en uw scheppingen.
Nu spelen ze heer en meester over uw eigendom.
Maar spaar ze want ze weten niet
Hoe u al talloze zielen verslonden heeft.
De beenderen die u begraven heeft.
De steden die u vernietigd heeft.
Al het leven dat u deed vergaan
Terwijl de platen langzaam schoven op uw diepste magma.
Ooit leggen ze me neer in uw koude omhelzing.
Ooit zal iedereen zo gaan liggen, knielen, voor u.
Dus spaar ze voorlopig.
Wat wij ook doen, u zal ons overwinnen.
Taken on January 30, 2015, from ISS by Samantha Cristoforetti Source: Twitter
amalgameren
Ik wil versmelten met de aarde
zomaar, zonder gevaren verdampen totdat er enkel
wolken van mij overblijven die drijven en dan vallen
als druppels water in een plas die stroomend
door de goten van een huis past en dan vloei ik
richting de zoute zee waar ik zal uitmonden tussen
het verlaten strand en zinken zal tot diep op de bodem
zoals een schip maar dan onbemand
langzaam word ik dan versteend en aan de aarde vastgeroest
waar ik een utopia voor alle vissen wordt en dan pas
kan ik verzuchten en opgelucht ademhalen dat niet alles
voor niks is geweest en dat mijn oerknal tegen de wereld
het bewijs is dat ik ooit als mens heb geleefd
- M.
De aarde, was die rond of rot?
Ik, Michiel
Onze moeder - Notre mère
Stemgé