Honey I shrunk the kids: Large installations

Honey I shrunk the kids: Large installations

As the curator, I’ve design an exhibition based on larger than life installation pieces. Walking into this exhibition will make you feel as if you are the size of an ant in a garden. I am pleased to announce what this entire exhibition entails and to share this spectacular experience with you.  The exhibition will include various installation artists, which participate in creating very large pieces. I have also included artist of different mediums such as sculptures. In this exhibition I will have music playing but only the sounds of nature. Such as birds chirping, the sound of trees moving in the wind, and loud footsteps as if giants where walking above us. This exhibition will take place in the cobble stone court yard located in the main entrance of the E-building. I chose this location within LaGuardia College because of it open space and its purpose is to give the students a relaxing environment to take a nice break in, especially during the warmer months. 

Upon entering the court yard the doors will be covered by an installation designed by artists Dan Havel and Dean Ruck. The installation is titled ‘Inversion’, using boards from the outside of the houses they created a large funnel-like vortex running between the two that ends in a small hole in an adjacent courtyard. I believe in first impression and this installation is sure to catch anyone’s curiosity of what’s on the other side. This exhibition will attract anyone that walks by. It will be open to the entire student body as well as faculty and visitors. In order to view this exhibition there will be a donation of your choice required. All donation profit will go into a scholarship fund and given to students who do not have the resources to attend college. 

I chose this particular installation in the entrance because walking though it will give the audience the illusion of the “shrinking” process and besides this piece is simply amazing. Do you dare to enter?

The courtyard is of course an outside area but it will be covered with a circus like tent to keep it protected and a bit more intimate. The courtyard also has a stage with steps surrounded leading you to the stage. In this location I will include these figures as shown below. I decided to include these cool ‘Ice Sculptures of Melting Men’ designed by artist Nele Azevedo to really give the audience the illusion of the space created. That we are so small in this universe.

Another artist I chose to include in this exhibition is artist Patrick Dougherty, who designs fantastic sculptures and huts from saplings, branches, and twigs. This piece is titled the Na Hale ‘o waiai, Hawaiian for "Wild dwellings built from strawberry guava." The trees that are in the courtyard will be covered with these installations to look like massive sized trees and again give the illusion of a larger world around us.  The audience will be able to wander through them and enjoy feeling like a squirrel in its home.

The center of the courtyard will include this large interactive installation called “The Cloud”. It was created by Canadian artist Keytiling Brown. “Cloud” is made of more than 5,000 light bulbs, like fluorescent light bulbs and cords. With each donation goal, light bulbs will light up, providing motivation to reach a grand donation in order to see the full tree lit up. This gives an amusing illusion of lightning of cloud.

An installation by artist Crystal Wagner’s will fill the space which she describes as her” latest art installation as a conduit or space between the artificial environment created by our everyday experiences with man-made materials and technology, and the exotic landscapes on the surface of planet earth.”

Also with the exhibition I will include large chairs for students or viewers to sit and relax and take in the wonderful experience. Whether its so study or take a break the student will have a positive space to embrace.

These red chairs are from various artists some are unknown. The last picture is a giant red steel chair that soars 21-feet high and 10-feet wide, and sitting on top of that chair is a 6-foot pony. Titled “The Yearling,” this work of art by by Donald Lipski. As the curator of this show I chose all of these artist and their work simply based on their creativity and the thrill it would bring to the environment and a positive vibe it would give to students who can become overwhelmed.