Research concerned with the Equations a+b+c , a-b-c and a-b/c

Jeff Koons: This image is an image of a little lamb decorated with flowers and other 'kitsch' such as brooches and shiny things. It looks really real and you feel like you want to cuddle the little lamb. The lambs back is slightly lower than in real life, that shows the notion of minus. Later on the 'kitsch' objects were added to the lamb(am not too sure if this is a cast or a real taxidermy lamb). I think this is very intriguing because you have to look twice to realize that the lamb is not alive.

Ricky Swallow: This work by Ricky Swallow is an interesting one. The pyramid sticking out of the ground appears to only be part of the whole work. Weather that is the case is unknown as the 'rest' of the object is buried. I like the idea of the panels within the structure and this image is quite hard to categories into one of the equations. It could be addition because of the multiple panels or it could be divided as part of the structure is not visible but what it was divided by is not apparent.


The artist of this image was obviously interested in multiples and addition. I am not sure who this artist is but I am

nosey about the materiality of this work of art. It looks like some kind of silicon or plasticy material conjoined with different colours as a way of adding difference in sameness. The skulls almost seem to be illuminated by the pedestal that they are sitting on. The realness of the bony structure is lost though through the different material that was applied. At the side of the head you can see a speaker like component to the skull, which makes me think it might be some kind if speaker function involved.

Anthony Gormley: This work by Gormley reminded me of the divided and minus equations. I like how the features of the torso are quite vague and how it seems to remind of something draped over it. The colour black makes it a universal torso, that means it could be from anyone but most likely a male due to the very broad shoulders. this piece of work almost reminds me of star wars and Darf wader. The sculpture itself is lifted on a pedestal or some kind of plinth to add to its sculptural effect.

Gordon Matta Clark: This work by Gordon Matta Clark is a work that deals with the minus equation or the divided one. Imagining the minus equation a-b-c the object that was minused must have had the shape of the negative space that you can see in the image to achieve this out come. Thinking of the divided equation a-b/c the object that was divided by must part of whatever is left over. I like how the pieces of the house take on a completely different context when put in this clean gallery space. They are almost like small cross sections of the 'used to exist house' that Clark cut apart.

This work is also by the artist Gordon Matta Clark. A circle like shape was cut out of the house. the photographer, standing inside the building, gazes out on the busy street. It is obvious that the circle was cut out with some kind of concrete cutter but the horizontal part of the cut doesn't seem to overly clean, but more like rough and jagged. The house appears to be empty and unoccupied but more like a building site just ready to be ripped down. I like it how the focus becomes on the negative space of this 'Drawing' rather than the space that is left over. The way this work is photographed also adds to that notion.

Peter Eisenman: Also this image is a bit of a tricky one concerning the three equations. In this case you would have to decide yourself weather you want to see this work as construction or deconstruction, hence addition or subtraction. This work seems to be a model of some kind of building or new age complex. The empty panels almost act like windows or escape paths out of the constructed or deconstructed model. To scale objects were added at the bottom to give a sense of scale and indicate the actual size.

Ricky Swallow: This work is also a work by Swallow done through the casting process and different application of a material. This vase looking piece was made by someones cast sneezed snot. Someone sneezed and Swallow somehow recorded the path of the particles coming from that. Then that figure was cast and made a vase out of it. Pretty smart! Again this idea is not clearly defined into one of the equations, that could either be addition or Division. I like this piece of work because the viewer doesn't quite realize what the vase represents unless it was researched about. Also the contrast between the disgusting snot and the pretty flower becomes more apparent once you really know what this work is about.

Peter Eisenmann: this piece of work by Eisenmann is one of the easiest one to define what equation suits it. this image looks like a modelled piece on Rhino or some kind of similar program. Division is the subject of this work as it almost seem two things were overlaid and layered over each other and later on the edges were cut.
Due to the black only background the contours and the forms and shapes become a lot more visible.

Sol Le Witt: this work by the French artist Sol Le Witt shows the idea of division. Sol Le Witt had a fascination with cubes and squares, taking them apart and studying the different aspects of a cube or square. This sculpture reminds of an upside down table with only three legs. But once you look closer you notice that the table is not a table but a geometric union of elongated small cubes. This is not the only piece of work of his that is concerned with division and also subtraction.