Comments on: Won't get not-fooled again

Won't get not-fooled again

maudlin — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:41:30 -0800

Garbage + illumination = art? Various artists carefully pile rubbish on a gallery floor, or meticulously assemble a collection of ordinary items, plug in a light source, and create incredibly detailed and surprising shadows on the wall. Meanwhile, blog commenters cry "Fake!" and "Photoshop!". I guess they didn't see any of the Quicktime movies of Shigeo Fukuda linked here.

By: telstar

telstar — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:06:00 -0800

way cool

By: blindsam

blindsam — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:23:38 -0800

You should also look at the work of mac adams, who has certainly been doing sculptural anamorphic shadows longer than tim noble and sue webster. He started sometime in the 70s although I don't know exactly when.

By: blindsam

blindsam — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:24:50 -0800

"anamorphic shadow sculptures" is a better term, sorry.

By: lupus_yonderboy

lupus_yonderboy — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:35:18 -0800

"Fake"?! I've seen these with my very own eyes! (They were at PS-1 a couple of summers ago...) And marvelous they are. It's pretty astonishing to watch, you don't really believe it until you put your hand in front of the light to check....

By: Jimbob

Jimbob — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:54:28 -0800

Very cool. Yeah, is there some generic derogatory term for people who yell "Fake!" or "Photoshop!" at even the slightest display of human effort and ingenuity? Those bastards are all over the internet, and seem to be multiplying as creativity and attentions spans plummet.

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:34:50 -0800

By: chuckdarwin

chuckdarwin — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 16:41:32 -0800

No, really. This is very cool. Thanks for the nudge; I've never seen these pieces before.

By: spiderskull

spiderskull — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 17:58:44 -0800

These are incredible. Good post!

By: misha

misha — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 18:42:42 -0800

I will now proceed to work "anamorphic shadow sculptures" into any conversations I have with smarmy, pretentious artsy-fartsy posers, just for the satisfaction of seeing their eyes glaze over.

By: nickyskye

nickyskye — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:21:36 -0800

Astonishing. So nice to see something truly unexpected.

By: squasha

squasha — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 19:37:30 -0800

Oh...so...cool....
wanders off to garage in search of a strong spotlight.

By: amyms

amyms — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:35:52 -0800

Amazing! Now maybe there's hope that my son will do something creative will all the soda cans, paper plates and other assorted detritus he's got stuffed under his bed.

By: straight

straight — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:34:36 -0800

Awesome post. Thanks.

By: zonkout

zonkout — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:15:06 -0800

This deserves more than 13 comments. I am doing my part.