{"id":2044,"date":"2010-02-07T16:12:10","date_gmt":"2010-02-07T14:12:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/?p=2044"},"modified":"2010-02-07T16:12:10","modified_gmt":"2010-02-07T14:12:10","slug":"profundity-and-plasticity-for-the-greedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nathanielstern.com\/blog\/2010\/02\/07\/profundity-and-plasticity-for-the-greedy\/","title":{"rendered":"Profundity and plasticity for the greedy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Passing<\/a>Profundity and plasticity for the greedy<\/a>
\nThis article by Chris Roper appeared in both the online and print editions of the Mail & Guardian. Also see their online video feature<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 The work is funny, pretty and accessible, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also complicated, surprising, exceedingly well crafted and rewards a long-term relationship. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s your cue to rush out and buy a piece, take it home and plug it in.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122d better take a stab at describing the pieces in the gallery, although it would be easier all round if you checked out the video of the work on www.mg.co.za\/stern. Basically, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a new-media mash-up. Paraphrasing the artists\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 own description: they mount translucent prints and drawings on top of video screens, creating moving pictures on paper.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153That doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do justice to, for example, the mesmerising, joyful experience of watching insubstantial sharks endlessly circling The Gallerist<\/em>. He\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s depicted kneeling on some driftwood in the middle of the ocean while sketchy vultures hover ominously. And there\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a perfect beauty to The Great Oak<\/em>, the central image of which is a drawing of a sturdy tree, already complicated by the digital echo of itself, counterpointed by ghostly figures leaping at its base.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153So when you wander around the show at the misnamed Art on Paper, or if you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re lucky enough to have one of these works on your wall, you can choose. Do you just want to enjoy the playful nature of a piece such as Twin City<\/em> \u00e2\u20ac\u201d whoah! Here comes the flying cow again! \u00e2\u20ac\u201d or do you want to meditate on the nature of the loop, which \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcwithout origin or telos \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 interweaves the work\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s time with the spectator\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s as rhythm rather than succession\u00e2\u20ac\u2122?\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153I know, you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a 21st-century art lover, so you want it all \u00e2\u20ac\u201d profundity and plasticity, facile conversation piece and deep worth. Greedy. But with this work, you can have it all and, in true hypertextual style, leap from moment to moment, constantly recreating desire and satisfaction, in much the same way as the looped video constantly re-enacts the pleasure of watching.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n

Read the entire article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Profundity and plasticity for the greedy This article by Chris Roper appeared in both the online and print editions of the Mail & Guardian. Also see their online video feature. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 The work is funny, pretty and accessible, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also complicated, surprising, exceedingly well crafted and rewards a long-term relationship. 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