Week 4

1.Research Kapoor's work in order to discuss the ideas behind 3 quite different works from countries outside New Zealand.

"Shooting into the Corner" is a very interesting and unique work which consists of a cannon developed by Kapoor together with a team of engineers. A pneumatic compressor shoots 11-kilogram balls of wax into the gallery's corner across the room; all in all, 20 tons of wax will be "fired away" throughout the exhibition run. Loud aggression on the one hand and silent growth on the other give the piece tension, sensuality, and compelling power. I thought this work was really eye catching and made the viewer think about so many different emotions.

“I am interested in sculpture that manipulates the viewer into a specific relationship with both space and time.” –Anish Kapoor, Tate Magazine, July 2007

The sculpture is fabricated in a custom deep red PVC-coated polyester fabric by Ferrari Textiles supported by two identical matching red structural steel ellipses that weigh 42,750kg each. The fabric by its self weighs 7,200kg. the sculpture sits on a carefully cut hill and creates a kaleidoscopic view of the beautiful Kaipara Harbor at the vertical ellipse end and the hand contoured rolling valleys and hills of “The Farm” from the horizontal ellipse.

I really like this sculpture by kapoor. Because it does not really blend in with the scenery it creates this sort of portal which really allows you to appreciate New Zealand's beautiful land. The sculpture definitely has a WOW factor because of its scale and abnormal shape that creates confusion of how it was made. to me the sculpture looks like a sort of instrument. Anish kapok is very talented and i enjoy looking at each one of his works.

Kapoors work is located in Kaipara bay on a place called 'the farm' which is an 1 acre site north of auckland. The sculpture is named after its site and is designed to withstand the high winds that blow inland from the Tasman Sea off the northwest coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The materials i have listed are in the above question and i have explained some of the ideas behind it.