the roses

source: thesemplicity

Si dice che il futuro sarà nella riscoperta di un rapporto quasi simbiotico con il verde e la natura. Che l’ecologia verrà evocata in maniera nuova, come stato d’animo, approfondimento capace di alterare le nostre percezioni e modificare davvero il nostro stile di vita e di consumo. E che il “greening” sia una dimensione della nostra quotidianità lo dimostrano ogni giorno, artisti, designer, stilisti che fanno del pensiero verde una filosofia. Così capita che, una mattina svegliandosi nella più contemporanea delle città, New York, si scopre che negli spazi verdi,durante la notte, sono nati giardini incantati, popolati da rose giganti, coccinelle e lombrichi, anche questi extra large.. I passanti si fermano, fotografano, sorridono. I bambini giocano. Il paesaggio urbano è cambiato.

Fibra di vetro, acciaio inox, vernici marine, sono i materiali di queste grandi installazioni, alte più di tre metri,realizzate in Park Avenue, dal giardiniere artista Will Ryman che, in collaborazione con la Kasmin Paul Gallery e il NYC Department of Parks & Recreation, ha coltivato con cura e passione i fiori per le strade di Manhattan.

La superficie delle rose, che sono state dipinte a mano una per una, è sconnessa e irregolare e sottolineano la reazione di Ryman ad alcune opere di artisti come Jeff Koons e Takashi Murakami. “Per me – ha dichiarato in un intervista al New York Times – se la mano non è presente, l’umanità è assente dal pezzo .

Chissà se nascoste sotto ai grandi fiori, c’erano anche i biscotti di Alice nel Paese delle Meraviglie di crescita rapida.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
source: mutualart

His current work “Icon”, a 30ft x 10ft-wide red monochromatic stainless steel cast and fibreglass resin work, featuring handmade blossoms and a machine-bent stem, is part of the Frieze 2011 Sculpture Park in Regent’s Park (London). The work evolved from: his site-specific, public installation sculpture displayed at Park Avenue, New York, May 2011 called “Roses”, which was a series of 25ft-tall giant roses with 38 blossom sculptures and 20 individual rose petal sculptures dramatically positioned outside Park Avenue; from “A New Beginning”, which made its debut at the Marlborough Gallery in Chelsea (New York); and from other works such as the grotesque re-imaging of Da Vinci’s “Last Supper” on display in his studio in Brooklyn. (Above Left: “Icon” under construction at the Sculpture Park for Frieze. Photo: Pippa J. Wielgos. Below: Two Images of The Roses (Installation) New York City, New York, 2010-11. The artist’s current work is based on these installations. Photo: Courtesy of the artist’s website)

Two images of The Roses, (Installation) New York City, New York, 2010 courtesy of artist’s website
The message of his new work at Frieze is about the “de-sublimation of the rose”, or as he describes, “the changing of the meaning of the symbol,” which he claims is his commentary on “commercialism.” The sculpture’s dramatic, monochromatic red colour and scale, he says, makes it an “abstract shape” and an “iconic global symbol” for the “elite, for sophistication, romance and for commercialism.”

Through abstract deconstruction, Ryman endeavors to provide the viewer with a “visceral experience,” saying, “I am not conveying international commercial comment, but taking the symbol away and making it a beautiful object by changing the meaning.”

He reputedly said of his earlier work, “I like public sculpture because it exists outside the gallery world, which can be pretty elitist.” He said that outdoor installations reach a broader audience as “the focus tends to be more on interaction than intellectualization.”

Will Ryman follows in a family tradition. He is the son of Robert Ryman (81), identified with the movements of monochrome painting, minimalism and conceptual art, who is best known for abstract, white-on-white paintings, and who was influenced by such artists as Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko and Philip Guston, who had already reduced painting to its essences. He reputedly said, “There is never any question of what to paint only how to paint.”

Among other venues, Will Ryman’s work has been featured at 7 World Trade Center, Marlborough Gallery, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert Inc. in New York, as well as at Howard House in Washington. His art installations have been displayed in the Saatchi Gallery in England and Galerie Bernd Kluser in Germany. Ryman is currently represented by the Paul Kasmin Gallery in New York.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
source: momcultureonline

The only thing that could make Will Ryman’s “The Roses” any more of a wondrous spectacle would be if Ethel Mermen was standing atop one of them belting out “Everything’s Coming Up Roses.” It’s truly such a sight to stand on New York’s Park Avenue between 57th and 67th streets and marvel at the artistry and feat of engineering (see installation pics in the q&a) that is Will’s gorgeous public art installation.

Complete with Mini Cooper-size bugs, these roses mean business – they are brightening up the landscape, laughing in the face of winter, and instilling passers-by with a feeling of hope and happiness. “The Roses” present something very different from the art of Will’s father, the highly respected minimalist artist Robert Ryman, who is well-known for his white-on-white work.

Will and I talked about how growing up with two artist parents (his mother is the artist Merrill Wagner) did influence his essence, but not his artistic style. In fact, he started out as a playwright and later became a sculptor when he wanted to bring some of his characters to life. His first figures, made from disassembled bookshelves and papier-mache, were created in the 600 square foot apartment he lived in.

But that was then and this is now, and now Will Ryman is a celebrated artist whose much, much larger-than-life roses are lighting up New York. I stand in awe not only of these works, but even more so in the courage Will found to put aside the artistic direction he thought was meant for him and alter his course…an inspiring lesson that makes the roses even more beautiful.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
source: saatchigallery

Will Ryman was born in New York in 1969. His father is the highly regarded painter Robert Ryman. Will Ryman first pursued a career in writing fiction and drama before deciding to devote himself to sculpture. His work has been exhibited at PS 1 in New York (2005), the 21c Museum, Louisville (2008), and he has had solo shows at Howard House, Seattle (2006) and Marlborough Gallery, New York (2007). He lives in New York.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
source: budapestauction

Will Ryman é um artista que cria a arte figurativa, inclusive maior do que esculturas de vida urbana que variam de 4 a 20 metros de altura. Obra de Ryman tem sido destaque em: PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Marlborough Gallery, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert Inc., The Saatchi Gallery, Galerie Bernd Kluser, e Paul Kasmin Gallery. Arte Ryman é exibido atualmente na cidade de Nova York no Shopping Park Avenue, entre as ruas 57th e 67. A instalação é apresentado pelo Fundo para a Park Avenue Escultura Comissão e do Departamento de Nova York de Parques e Recreação. Ryman foi um dramaturgo de longa data antes de se tornar um artista. Em 2001, sua primeira escultura foi baseada em um personagem de uma peça que ele escreveu. Ele dedicou-se exclusivamente à escultura desde 2002 e ocupou várias exposições individuais até à data. Sua arte tem sido destaque no 7 World Trade Center, Marlborough Gallery, Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert Inc. em Nova York, bem como a Casa Howard, em Washington. Internacionalmente, as instalações Ryman arte ter sido na Galeria Saatchi, em Inglaterra, e Bernd Galerie Kluser na Alemanha. Ryman é atualmente representado por A Kasmin Paul Gallery, em Nova York. Ryman nasceu e cresceu em Nova York. Seu pai, Robert Ryman, é o pintor minimalista mais conhecido por suas pinturas de brancos e sua mãe Merrill Wagner, é um pintor notável de abstrações sobre o aço. Em 2004, Ryman teve sua primeira exposição individual na Klemens Gasser & Grunert Tanja em Nova York. Ele era também uma parte do New York Mais 2005 exposição no PS1 Contemporary Art Center. Algumas de suas instalações bem conhecidos incluem “a cama,” feita a partir de papier-mâché, onde um homem reclina gigantes em um mundo de sonho, que abrange mais de 8 metros, e está atualmente na coleção de Saatchi. Sua outra peça popular “Um Novo Começo”, possui trinta e nove esculturas representando mais de cem rosas grandes, com detritos de jardim, tais como tampas de garrafas, latas amassadas e bolha ¬ invólucros de goma, com uma distorção de escala que reflete a visão de um roedor de um novo York jardim de rosas. “Um novo começo” foi exibido na Galeria Marlborough. Sua 96 x 180 x 330 polegadas instalação de “A cama de” foi incluído na exposição 2009 The Shape of Things to Come, na Galeria Saatchi, em Londres. Seu trabalho é realizado na coleção do Museu de Arte Farnsworth e Faculdade Colby Museum of Art, e também o Martin Z. Margulies Colecção eo Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, NY. Exposição de Ryman primeira arte pública está actualmente instalado no Parque Shopping Avenida entre as ruas 57th e 67 até 31 de maio de 2011. “As Rosas” inclui 38 esculturas flor, assim como 20 individuais-de-rosa pétala esculturas. Esta instalação é apresentado pelo Fundo para a Park Avenue Escultura Comissão e do Departamento de Nova York de Parques e Recreação.