Appropriation Art

Today we went with Joni and Fiona to the Nottingham Contemporary.

Featured at the gallery were the works of Anne Collier and Jack Goldstein. Anne Collier is an appropriation artist. This means that she uses other images in her photographs. Sometimes she uses her own. I can't help but think that some of the images are to copyright infringements, but images are often featured, less deliberately in some photographs.

Here is my use of Appropriation Art. I have used it to show the pieces of artistic jigsaw that I am working on and the exhibition booklet. You are left to work out the deep meaning of the juxtaposition.

The Puzzle or Untitled?

Anne Collier

A Developing Tray by Anne

Jack Goldstein's worked consisted of projected loops of movie film. They were quite fascinating to watch. He also painted spectacular, huge, acrylic canvases. It was hard to believe that they were not photographs.

This does not do justice to the work. The few visible lights at the foot of the hill seemed to depict the glow of different lights on the water front. The lightning flash was very vivid.

We ended the session with coffee and muffins in the gallery cafe.