Sony Bravia LCD TV Advert (Bouncy Balls) & "The Making of"

Michael Beutler

I see this piece by Michael Beutler as a temporary space, as it can be put up quickly and taken down when the use has finished. I like the use of the pale coral colours. It creates a very girly or an almost romantic atmosphere. The use of tattered fabrics is beautiful as it creates character and the colours give a very eye catching glow to the room. The fabrics alone wouldn't have been as beautiful as they look together. The patchwork effect creates a tent like look, almost like it is a den or a secret hideout. I like the idea of the tent look, as it creates a very magical atmosphere.

Ernesto Neto

Ernesto Neto's use of muted, natural colours is very interesting as the neutral, pastel colours go with the artwork as bold colours would have looked too solid. His work reminds me of  playgrounds or somewhere from a dream or a fantasy film.
This piece by Neto reminds me of plants or mushrooms, but without colour. This looks like a room that is really comfortable , with squishy sitting bags,a perfect place to sit and read.

I find this piece very intriguing, it looks like there are people standing, crowding the place all around. The curvy shapes and the pale yellow create an elegance. It also creates a maze like route to follow, but with tall towering walls that would lean or tower above the person. I think it would be like standing inside a flower.

This piece reminds me of what inside the body and heart would look like, with wallls stretched out. The coral colour also goes perfectly with the idea the heart and body.
Ernesto Neto creates a completely different world with softness and a feeling of happiness.

This piece reminds me of a maze. When we're young we visit fairgrounds with mazes where we can climb a wall of ropes or through walls to find our way out. This piece gives me the same impression. The ideas and objects that I link with Ernesto Neto's work are clowns, sweets, balloons, candy floss, marshmellows and flowers.

Do Ho Suh

Do Ho Suh's 'fallen star' is a brilliant piece. i am fascinated by this piece as it is visually interesting. There is so much going on yet the focus falls onto the small wooden house.  I think fallen star is portraying the way we in a modern society are upgrading to bigger things for example town houses instead of little wood cottages. Yet we still bring something from the rural way of life back into towns and cities.

' staircase' is really beautiful .Just looking at it feels like it dosn't belong in this world. It is so elegant and soft looking. The material it is made from looks like it is a silk or a netting. The staircase seems to be leading nowhere and the steps look really fragile. To me they seem very dreamlike and magical.

This fence made of golden people is beautiful and creates a very powerful presence. I think it represents the world. It also gets you thinking about the meaning as does all of Do Ho Suh's work.

I find this piece very interesting as the shiny shoes and black suit show power, whereas the tiny people holding up the glass floor are all the alike, struggling to hold the floor beneath the man in a suit. I think this is a very political piece and shows the difference between the classes.

Tara Donovan

 Tara Donovans work is brilliant. I find it very elegant and you can see the careful planning that went into the work.To create both these pieces Tara Donovan has used fishing wire, to create this natural looking vegetation or plant look. I find it very creative and very inspiring as I want to focus on nature and trees and plants.

 Tara Donovan uses a variety of textures to create her artwork. She uses materials from everyday life such as polystyrene cups, straws, fishing wire and paper.

 I think this piece has a very 'heavenly' theme. It makes you feel that you would expect to see it in heaven or somewhere pure like that. It also looks like billowing clouds, but the sculpture is made from polystyrene cups.

I love this room and it's design! It is a piece by Tara Donovan. She has a very girly, yet very serious feel to her work. Tara Donovan uses texture in her work, and this is my favourite piece. It looks like something out of a fairytale story.

The texture is visible on this piece. Tara Donovan has used tar paper and has resulted in a fanastic piece. It looks like it  is an aerial view of mountains or terraces in mountains. It has a very surreal look to it.

Mark Dion

Mark Dions work is just brilliant. To me it feels like a storybook come to life. To me it feels  like it is someones imagination spilling. The way it is portrayed is very interesting. The dolphin laying dead on the sand makes you feel really sad and upset as it is such a powerful image, but pouring out of the dolphins cut from its belly are personalised human items. I think this shows what humans are capable of or the fact that this dolphin also had a life. The dolphin has a background cover of black, which could symbolise mourning. I think that this piece is aimed at the poachers and people who feel it is okay to take a life just because it is an animal. 

This is my favourite piece! This piece by Mark Dion has the feel of nature yet it is being taken over by humanity and  personal belongings, such as books, bags, frames and baskets etc...It looks as though the mess on the floor symbolises roots and therefore are feeding the tree to grow. I think it is very interesting how the branches are used and put together. I t also looks like a tree house, but with everything on the outside and no roof. The objects used represent the past , such as books, an old bag, a few tools etc. It also has a very personal touch with the personalised picture frames on the tree trunk. 

The tree looks like soimething out of a fantasy film, like Narnia or Alice in Wonderland. I love the fantasy and the fun side to it and I want to create the magical atmosphere in my work too!