Earlier today one of my peers introduced me to an installation artist that I may be interested in. I looked at one image of their work and was instantly intrigued! Their work seemed really relevant to my current installation ideas.
Micheal Beutler lives and works in Berlin. According to www.friezefoundation.org 'Michael Beutler’s expansive sculptures are usually created on-site in relation to given architectural arrangements. In an idiosyncratic experimental process Beutler employs conventional building materials to question standardization, using DIY strategies and creating machines that facilitate the construction of the piece.' The websites description of Beutler's work really reminds me of my own way of working and my interests.
Above: 'Mit Christoph und Lucie / With Christoph and Lucie' 2003
I find this piece interesting due to the similarities to the current installation I am working on for my final exhibition. I am using materials similar to Beutler has used here such as plastic, wood and metal in areas. The installation appears to have been built in a somewhat spontaneous way as there doesn't seem to be any geometric organisation evident. I can also relate my work to this due to the tower-like presence, but ephemeral quality the piece constructed has. The plastic cups stacked on top of each other really remind me of the insulation plastic pipe I am using to hang in my sculpture and project past.
Above: 'Lolita' 2003
This installation created in the same year as the one above also instantly caught my eye. The main thing that really fascinated me here was the drawing created from the sculpture when you view it from different angles. Even though I know these are poles that are part of the installation it gave me the impression of projection of a structure being directed around a room. Also the wooden structure to the right of this photograph seems to have been constructed spontaneously with an intention to give the impression it has potential to fall over. This directly relates to the structure I have built to place the projector on to in my installation which appears to be very unbalanced.
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