With a special appearance from the lovely Ian: Paint tutor extraordinaire
Vaimaila Urale's Tattoo Sessions #3 in Black Studio 2008Shots from a show called People/Language/People currently on at Artstation that has involved one of our BVA own, Vaimaila Urale.
The show seemed to be gathering around dialogue and language (obviously) that revolves around pacific culture and heritage, putting together painters, sculptors, performers and even authors and poets in a neatly curated show.
One of Maila's pieces was a video, Tattoo Sessions #3 in Black Studio, that she had previously shown in our 'pre-pilot' that we did last year, and it was interesting to see it in a completely different context than the show we hastily put together last August.
Perhaps I slightly preferred it in the previous setting, mostly because I felt that it was more intimate and touching in that Cross Street space. It was a smaller viewing screen (I'm the type to be enticed by all things small) and the darker corners of the gallery made for an easier transportation of the mind. An easier path of drawing in...I almost feel that the work is a little lost in amongst the Artstation gallery, especially with a handful of other video works vying for attention at the same time. Nevertheless it's really such a wonderful, concise piece and if you happen to catch this show, make sure not to bypass it, but instead, give it the time it deserves.
- Agnes
The show seemed to be gathering around dialogue and language (obviously) that revolves around pacific culture and heritage, putting together painters, sculptors, performers and even authors and poets in a neatly curated show.
One of Maila's pieces was a video, Tattoo Sessions #3 in Black Studio, that she had previously shown in our 'pre-pilot' that we did last year, and it was interesting to see it in a completely different context than the show we hastily put together last August.
Perhaps I slightly preferred it in the previous setting, mostly because I felt that it was more intimate and touching in that Cross Street space. It was a smaller viewing screen (I'm the type to be enticed by all things small) and the darker corners of the gallery made for an easier transportation of the mind. An easier path of drawing in...I almost feel that the work is a little lost in amongst the Artstation gallery, especially with a handful of other video works vying for attention at the same time. Nevertheless it's really such a wonderful, concise piece and if you happen to catch this show, make sure not to bypass it, but instead, give it the time it deserves.
- Agnes
2 comments:
hi agnes...this is my first encounter with 'The Paint and Bake' blog, and i really think its wonderful. thanks for your comments about the installation of "Tattoo Session #3 in Black Studio". It's so interesting, because last year at cross st gallery - i felt that the success of the intimate installation of the work, had so much to do with being next to your intimate pieces. i felt that we had created a lovely flow into what most people considered a redundant space. also, lately i have been putting alot of thought into the idea of future moving image works displayed on small scale moniters or projections. common feedback i get from the tattoo work is that people would like to see it blown up large scale, projected onto a wall. i feel more inclined to keep it small scale and intimate...like forcing people to be drawn in, to a point where maybe it can only be viewed by one person at a time. alot to think about huh?!
maila
Hello, come to think of it, we did end up activating that space nicely in that show! Perhaps it could go either way though? That you have to push the limits of both big and small in order for it to work. I can see it on a big wall too, but I think the wall would have to be very, very large, and in a very dark room, almost pitch black...but even in that environment, I can see it being intimate, something to do with the darkness perhaps? Stepping into the dark. Being at one with your own thoughts. It's almost like being alone? Keep playing around with it though. Looking forward to the fruits of your enquiry!
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