New Artist Monday

Richard Sierra is definitely not new to the art world, but I wanted to feature him here in case anyone had not heard of/experienced his art work. His huge steel sculptures are some of my favorites, creating environments that can be imposing, invoke movement with in the viewer, comforting, and/or confining.

I have had the privilege of experiencing Sierra's sculptures in Seattle, New York and here in St. Louis. Yes friends we have our own Sierra right next to the arch, go check it out!

Here is some sites to help introduce you to Richard Serra:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Serra
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/exhibitions.php?id=2866
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1sBpsyRNfM

This image below is my favorite Serra, called Wake, it is in Seattle's Olympia Sculpture Park.

New Artist Monday!

I come across artists all time, and I thought that every Monday I would post an artist that I have recently discovered.

This week is Steve Schofield. He's a British photographer and his Land of the Free series is a set of photos that addresses the fascination that the British public has with American popular culture and the sub-cultural world of fandom. The fact that he uses the subject's home adds a voyeuristic quality in this found object environment.

With his goal of combining the two genres of portraiture and documentary this artist is has captured an odd world of conflict between these costumed subjects and there homes and the details (really look at the photo's environment) are an example of the artist's talent of successfully combining the two genres he is working towards.




Steve Schofield is my new favorite artist of the week. Thanks Geekologie for the introduction!

photos from Land of the Free series by Steve Schofield

artist's website www.steveschofield.co.uk/