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Old 09-22-2012, 11:12 PM   #31 (permalink)
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This is Blackfield, an installation by artist Zadok Ben-David featuring thousands of finely crafted painted metal sculpted flowers based on Victorian textbook illustrations, with the flowers planted in sand. Upon entry to the exhibit, the flowers are black but as viewers travel to the opposite side they are seen as a field of color.
That's such an interesting idea behind Blackfield, Liz! I can imagine how fun it would be to walk through such an exhibit.

Now I am reminded of how many years have passed since I've been in an art museum. :/ Given that I minored in studio arts, it seems like an especially long time.

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I'm going to breeze past that and post some of Liz Wolfe's work. Moving away from portraiture, I like Liz Wolfe for her childish images and dark humour.







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^ Pedestrian, I really like these thought-provoking and troubling/amusing photos by Liz Wolfe, especially the flowers with the feet of (I assume) dead chickens (that's one of the troubling ones, to me).

The bleeding popsicle torture photo made me smile due to its juxtaposition of lovely lavender floral wallpaper and the splotch of messy "blood." Her pairing of life with death, and cloying sweetness with cruelty, appeals to me because it feels so realistic while appearing fantastical.
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If a chicken was smart enough to be able to speak English and run in a geometric pattern, then I think it should be smart enough to dial 911 (999) before getting the axe, and scream to the operator, "Something must be done! Something must be done!"

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