I went to see Kim Beck talk this past Thursday and I thought her work was fantastic. I liked her use of lines, angles,repetition, and layers of paper. The first pictures posted of the storage facilities had great negative spaces that divided up the composition and created depth within the layers of paper. I especially liked the build up and repetition of the storage units from left to right to emphasize the mass production of somewhat unnecessary things. The shapes of street signs, billboards, and street lights cut out from insulating foam seemed overwhelming from its size but also very detailed and delicate. Street signs and lights are everywhere and most people over look them so this piece especially captures their large usage. The last images posted were charcoal drawings of more road side signs and electrical wires that create the same effect of her other work. These man made creations litter the landscape and build up more and more over time. I also particularly liked A Field Guide to Weeds because she took images of plants that most people seem to ignore and step over and made them interesting and beautiful. Kim Beck works with a lot of media, and even though she said the work she actually created by hand left her more satisfied, I found all of her work to share the same strengths.
There are some really interesting aspects of Kim Beck's work. The first two pieces posted are extremely flat. There are not any intermediate values in the first two compositions. It makes the whole picture seem extremely flat. Even though she employs some perspective, the first images really do not look three dimensional at all. It is interesting how her some of the other picture really begin to change. She starts working in three dimensional media and adds a lot more detail to each piece. However, each piece still seems to be somewhat flat. She uses negative space extremely well. It takes some of her subjects out of context and as a result gives them different meaning. By making everything the same color and shade, the whole image begins to change. The way one views the space is completely altered.
I completely love Kim Beck's installations. There is such a quality of depth as the piece moves toward the center. The repetition employs a nice rhythm to the otherwise frantic looking work. I also really liked the blue print type drawing because she accomplishes the feeling of depth without using three dimensional perspective or shading but rather repetition of line. This is a very unique way to show space. This goes with her installations very well and is basically using the same techniques but on a two dimensional surface. I did not like the flat pieces as much because i felt that all of the depth and space she had created was lost. It was a completely different style and did not go as well with the other pieces. I did like the negative space aspect of the first two drawings and how it created a warped perspective.
As a future interior designer, looking at Kim Beck's work and how she analyzed and organized her space was very interesting to look at. The constant overlapping of houses, whether it be in her two-dimensional work or installations, created a variety of different angles and space. I really wish I could see her pink installation up close, because it reminds me of a little village, and i would really like to explore how much space it takes up and see how each little house is organized. i think that space is a very important aspect in all types of work, whether its in installations, drawing, or interior design. Kim Beck is especially conscious about the space in her works. I think it makes for interesting and dimensional pieces.
I went to see Kim Beck talk this past Thursday and I thought her work was fantastic. I liked her use of lines, angles,repetition, and layers of paper. The first pictures posted of the storage facilities had great negative spaces that divided up the composition and created depth within the layers of paper. I especially liked the build up and repetition of the storage units from left to right to emphasize the mass production of somewhat unnecessary things. The shapes of street signs, billboards, and street lights cut out from insulating foam seemed overwhelming from its size but also very detailed and delicate. Street signs and lights are everywhere and most people over look them so this piece especially captures their large usage. The last images posted were charcoal drawings of more road side signs and electrical wires that create the same effect of her other work. These man made creations litter the landscape and build up more and more over time. I also particularly liked A Field Guide to Weeds because she took images of plants that most people seem to ignore and step over and made them interesting and beautiful. Kim Beck works with a lot of media, and even though she said the work she actually created by hand left her more satisfied, I found all of her work to share the same strengths.
ReplyDeleteThere are some really interesting aspects of Kim Beck's work. The first two pieces posted are extremely flat. There are not any intermediate values in the first two compositions. It makes the whole picture seem extremely flat. Even though she employs some perspective, the first images really do not look three dimensional at all. It is interesting how her some of the other picture really begin to change. She starts working in three dimensional media and adds a lot more detail to each piece. However, each piece still seems to be somewhat flat. She uses negative space extremely well. It takes some of her subjects out of context and as a result gives them different meaning. By making everything the same color and shade, the whole image begins to change. The way one views the space is completely altered.
ReplyDeleteI completely love Kim Beck's installations. There is such a quality of depth as the piece moves toward the center. The repetition employs a nice rhythm to the otherwise frantic looking work. I also really liked the blue print type drawing because she accomplishes the feeling of depth without using three dimensional perspective or shading but rather repetition of line. This is a very unique way to show space. This goes with her installations very well and is basically using the same techniques but on a two dimensional surface. I did not like the flat pieces as much because i felt that all of the depth and space she had created was lost. It was a completely different style and did not go as well with the other pieces. I did like the negative space aspect of the first two drawings and how it created a warped perspective.
ReplyDeleteAs a future interior designer, looking at Kim Beck's work and how she analyzed and organized her space was very interesting to look at. The constant overlapping of houses, whether it be in her two-dimensional work or installations, created a variety of different angles and space. I really wish I could see her pink installation up close, because it reminds me of a little village, and i would really like to explore how much space it takes up and see how each little house is organized. i think that space is a very important aspect in all types of work, whether its in installations, drawing, or interior design. Kim Beck is especially conscious about the space in her works. I think it makes for interesting and dimensional pieces.
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