SEMESTER 2- week 4

ANISH KAPOOR


Celebrated for his gigantic, stainless steel 'Cloud Gate' sculpture in Chicago’s Millennium Park, Anish Kapoor is changing the cultural environment with his public works.

1.Research Kapoor's work in order to discuss the ideas behind 3 quite different works from countries outside New Zealand.

a_ Sea Mirror, 2006
Sea mirror is a beachside sculpture which reflects the ocean.

b_Temenos, 2006, Middlesborough, in collaboration with Cecil Balmond, ARUP AGU
I like it because it looks like a giant net, and because its massive.

c_Kissing Bridge, 2004-2005
I like the title. Kissing Bridge is a rounded chrome piece of metal witch connects two shores.


2.Discuss the large scale site specific work that has been installed on a private site in New Zealand.

The farm which is located here in NZ is a trumpet shaped red steel tunnel burrowed through a hill. This 1,000 acre was designed for a private estate outdoor art gallery in Kaipara Bay, north of Auckland. Its quite large like kapoor's work tends to be and quite rounded as well.

3. Where is the Kapoor's work in New Zealand? What are its form and materials? What are the ideas behind the work?

"The sculpture is fabricated in a custom deep red PVC-coated polyester fabric by Ferrari Textiles supported by two identical matching red structural steel ellipses that weigh 42,750kg each. The fabric alone weighs 7,200kg." I think the piece is created to enhance the experience of the hillside view.

4. Comment on which work by Kapoor is your favourite, and why.

My favorite of Kapoor's work would be Sea Mirror. I love the contemporary shape and materials and size in such an organic and romantic setting. I think its really beautiful.

Youtube has some excellent footage on Kapoor-take a look at Anish Kapoor at the Royal Academy!!
http://fabricarchitecturemag.com/articles/0110_sk_sculpture.html