Tony Cragg

Went to see Tony Cragg at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art -
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Looking inside the larger sculptures was like finding a hollowed out tree - I could have sat inside it all day, watching snippets of life go past from the numerous tiny openings where space overlapped space.

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As you walk around each sculpture faces appear and disappear. Some warp into recognisable yet unplaceable lines while others are very clearly human profiles.

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The surfaces were one my favourite parts - such unbelievable smoothness! The most beautiful of all the materials had to be the wood - each line echoing the last layer, highlighting every curve and every turn.

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You Just Made My Day

I mentioned yesterday The Jealous Curator who describes that feeling you get of mixed admiration and jealousy when you see some amazing art.
Imagine your favourite artist; the artist you wish you were; the artist who inspires you the most and always, always gives you the jealous-admiring feeling.
For me, that artist is Ilana Halperin.
Now imagine that someone is in your slightly-hobbly-shed-gallery (this is mine) and says this -
"You know who you remind me of - maybe you haven't heard of her - Ilana Halperin?"
They just made my day.
Here are a few of my favourite Halperin things -
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Ilana Halperin
Physical Geology (Plate 3), 2009

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Ilana Halperin
An Entangled Bank, Installation View, 2009

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Ilana Halperin
Installation View at Projects Spaces, 2009

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