I really enjoyed reading the others' responses to dan's provocation, it gave me some new things to think about looking at, and it's really nice to see the connections between our works in the same tutor group.
I looked at what Hanne posted about Piet Oudolf because I felt it was really relevant to what I'm looking at, in the artificial landscape aspect.. the way he spoke about the landscape and creating a landscape within a landscape was inspiring, and connecting that to our emotion as well.. the drawings made to plan for these gardens are a marvel to look at and speaks to our current situation of creating proposals in a space..
How landscape designer Piet Oudolf captures nature's ‘emotion'
Piet Oudoulf in Oudolf Field, Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Landscape sketch for Oudolf Field by Piet Oudolf, 2012
Louise Bourgeois, Spider, 1994
Oudolf Field views, August 2014
Oudolf gardens in late summer at Hauser & Wirth Somerset
Flowers and seedheads bathe in a golden sea of the grass Sporobolus heterolepis.
‘Transparent’ is the largest and most diffuse of the Molinias on display, in full glory in early September.
The 'Oudolf Field' in early summer freshness (left) and at a mature stage in early autumn.
I love these images, you can feel how cinematic his gardens feel, and I do believe what he said about experiencing it truly when you walk into it, the emotions.. it makes me want to visit gardens and sites like this by myself. This is also making me think about the ratio of planning/spontaneity (the contrast of the wild plants and planning them), like what artist joonhong min said in the interview.
I also looked at what anoushka posted, the film mon oncle by Jacques tati, and I found this video essay that talks about visual comedy, and it made me want to watch his films, the compostions/colours look intriguing..
Jacques Tati- Where to Find Visual Comedy
Mon Oncle (1958) - trailer
