14/06/16
I looked at two collective groups, Assemble studio and Foreground. Assemble Studio does art based community projects and won the 2015 turner prize for their work. Foreground is based in Frome, Somerset. They commission temporary and permanent artworks and do interesting art projects in Somerset. Below I have put the about section of both of their websites which has a bit of information about them and what they do.Intervention/Decoration
This community project by foreground brought together a group of internationally acclaimed and also up and coming artists to focus on the topic of "intervention/decoration" and encouraged them to look at the social and physical elements of the market town Frome in Somerset where Foreground is based. An exhibition for project was held in many different areas around the town, with artwork inspired by the social, industrial and architectural aspects transforming neglected buildings, cultural venues and bringing life to public spaces. Foreground describes the concept behind the project in depth on their website stating:
"The decorative has, for many, become pejorative when applied to visual art, whilst the term intervention has maintained a radical rhetoric, suggesting unsanctioned activity and ruptures in the norm, despite it’s vulnerability to cliché. Instead of maintaining this polarity, Intervention/Decoration presented new commissions by artists whose works all complicate the distinction between what can be considered an intervention in public space and what might be considered a gesture of decoration or ornamentation."
I found this project very creative in the way it revitalised Frome, placing art directly onto buildings in a way that contrasted massively yet was a striking way to give life to old buildings without simply knocking them down and replacing them with new ones. The decorative pattern itself is quite traditional, which makes it appear to blend in really well with its surroundings. I think this is particularly effective as it integrates art into the community in a way that initially seems quite jarring but actually fits in nicely with the surrounding area. This approach leaves a lasting impact for the community as they get to see how to creatively enrich their town and also keep a piece of the project with them. Leaving some kind of legacy in our community project would be a great way to create a lasting impact and inspire the primary school to continue with art projects like these, as well as leave a reminder of what the students have achieved and understood through our workshops. To do this we could make a physical piece of work that the school could keep and hang up or make an educational pack so that the school could recreate the workshops when we're gone.
These are a few notes I made from looking at some of the projects Assemble Studio and Foreground.
These are a few notes I made from looking at some of the projects Assemble Studio and Foreground.
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