Fiona Hall
Danielle Fattori
There was an article I found in the Art & Australia magazine (vol 27, 2005, page 14) on Fiona Hall. Ever since I was younger her work has managed to stand out from many others. My favourite of Fiona's work would have to be her sardine cans and the amazing detail gone into creating something organic out of them (e.g. trees, mushrooms). Work of hers that I really like is the sea creatures and flowers made from millions and millions of beads. Although I know that she doesn't personally make them herself the ideas, colours and links between the man-made worlds are unique. I also like the way Fiona Hall has thought of unusual materials to make her sculptures out of.
According to Kate Davidson, the author of the article she describes Fiona Hall's work as an "extraordinary array of interests, ideas and practices."
Images from: http://www.arttowermito.or.jp/gif98jan/lvhall.gif
posted by Polly Dance at 1:18 PM
3 Comments:
SIM says: have you gone to see her pieces at the Art Gallery of SA? they should still be on display.
sylvia: you said
Although I know that she doesn't personally make them herself
i was convinced that fiona hall made all of her own work!?!?!?!? i studied her last year when her exhibition came to adelaide. i watched this movie in the gallery which had an interview and footage of her making things out of cans. and she meticulously weaved the nests from the dollar bills exactly the same way and nests she had found in the wild. and stuff.
anyone correct me if im wrong.
andrew: i think she does make her own work - most of it anyways.
i think she's got some sort of crazy skill gene. other lecturer louise is a friend of hers and has seen her knitting as if on autopilot.
she might have some assistants now, but it's all been handiwork until a few years back, i believe
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