Matt Franks
dal 22/1/2007 al 8/3/2007
Segnalato da
22/1/2007
Matt Franks
Contemporary Art Society, London
Fooooom!!! 2007. Marking his first commissioned installation for an exterior site in London, Franks, never shy of Bernini-like Baroque theatricality and dramatic comic-book humour, has created a sculpture of a giant white explosive cloud with smoke puffs bursting from its core.
Fooooom!!! 2007
Marking his first commissioned installation for an exterior site in London, Matt Franks, never shy of Bernini-like Baroque theatricality and dramatic comic-book humour, has created a sculpture of a giant white explosive cloud with smoke puffs bursting from its core.
Measuring 3m x 3.5m, “Fooooom!!! 2007"dominates the Plaza with playful bravado. Heralding a new development for Franks, who has until now primarily created indoor sculptures carved from Styrofoam, “Fooooom!!! 2007"has been reinforced with polymer plaster. Coated with a slick glistening finish of interference (car) paint, the cloud shimmers as it catches the light, enhancing its sugary kitsch quality reminiscent of fairground rides and carnival props.
Matts Franks’ explains:
“ I have intended to use the absurdity and playfulness of the imagery of the sculpture to reverberate against the relatively austere and colourless surroundings. “Fooooom!!! 2007" parodies and gently ridicules the notion of public sculpture whilst at the same time reaffirming the role of sculptures in public life and space. Braving the urban environment, the cloud echoes the transcendence and transience of city life and new ideas. It hints at the hidden anxieties of our inner dreams, fantasies and fears as we proceed with the mundane business of our daily lives. Within the context of the Economist Plaza, the cloud expresses a moment of inspiration and self-knowledge - a ‘brainstorm’." The Artist
After graduating from Goldsmith’s College with an MA Fine Art in 2000, British artist Matt Franks enjoyed early success with a solo show at Tate Britain’s “Art Now" space (2002). Recent international touring exhibitions in 2006 include: “Metropolis Rise: New Art from London", 2006 (Shanghai and Beijing) and “8x8x8, The Soap Factory Minneapolis"(Minneapolis, London and New York). Upcoming group shows include: Contemporary Art Society’s annual selling exhibition, “ARTfutures 2007", Bloomberg Space, 8th-14th March www.contempart.org.uk/artfutures2007.htm. Matt Franks is represented by Houldsworth Gallery, London www.houldsworth.co.uk
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For further information contact Nour Wali, Projects Curator at Contemporary Art Society on 020 7612 0730 or email nour@contempart.org.uk
Private view: Tuesday 23rd January 2007, 6.30 - 8.30pm
Contemporary Art Society
11/15 Emerald Street - London