Friday 18 March 2011

Research: Esther Stocker's Space Works

I consider another famous artist Esther Stocker who also makes great contribution to the disorientation of space. She is good at using black and white geometric patterns to create visual interactive space and make a real space as a large installation for viewer’s participation. Like Monica Khemsurov said, Stocker is known for manipulating spatial geometry using the framework of the grid — both on canvas and in her trippy 3-D installations. Stocker's large architectural forms like real-life, 3-D optical illusion. Importantly, most of her works allow the visitors to interact and absorb the environmental space; therefore, she offers a close space for participation.

There are a lot of related artworks designed by Esther Stocker, which successfully explain that how the interactivity of graphic language can be expressed in a gallery space. For instance, the minimal installation What I Don't Know About Space  is made up of the strong and simple black lines. In this case, she made some detailed disorientations and changes in the strong repeated lines that create a real 3-D effect into an exhibition space. Jeremy said that it seems more like the long passing of time has worn away at each piece. Almost like geometric decay, as if the perfection of each shape couldn’t possible hold on to its shape forever. Visually stunning. Additionally, anther work Abstract thought is a warm puppy which is also made up of black geometric graphics and displayed in a white room spatially and optionally. As for the disorientation of the effect, the feeling of standing outside is different from entering inside. It can be seen that Stocker’s artworks have tremendous expressive qualities for expressing the interactivity between graphic language and the participation of viewers.

Abstract thought is a warm puppy:


What I Don't Know About Space: