{"id":3367,"date":"2012-12-17T10:30:29","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T15:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/?p=3367"},"modified":"2019-07-09T09:49:21","modified_gmt":"2019-07-09T13:49:21","slug":"daniel-arsham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Arsham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are some people in this world so full of talent, creativity, and the ability to do a fantastic job at everything they touch that you&#8217;re left awestruck by them. <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Arsham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniel Arsham<\/a> is one of those people. Born in Cleveland &amp; raised in Miami, Arsham is now based in NYC. \u00a0Not only is his work amazing, but he&#8217;s super prolific&#8230; where to start? Sculpture, set design, painting, architecture, installation art&#8230; he&#8217;s collaborated with\u00a0<a title=\"Merce Cunningham\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Merce_Cunningham\">Merce Cunningham<\/a>, <a title=\"Hedi Slimane\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hedi_Slimane\">Hedi Slimane<\/a>, \u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a title=\"Jonah Bokaer\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jonah_Bokaer\">Jonah Bokaer<\/a>, and is doing amazing work with the architect Alex Mustonen on their ongoing\u00a0Snarkitecture\u00a0project&#8230; it&#8217;s a bit much, really. From a \u00a0personal perspective I guess a good place to start would be the work that first caught my eye &#8211; his sculptures using broken glass and resin.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3367-1' class='gallery gallery-3367'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-row gallery-clear'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-seated-glass-figure-2012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Seated-Glass-Figure-2012-100x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - Seated Glass Figure - 2012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Seated-Glass-Figure-2012-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Seated-Glass-Figure-2012-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Seated-Glass-Figure-2012.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Seated Glass Figure &#8211; 2012<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-the-explorer-2012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-the-Explorer-2012-95x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - The Explorer - 2012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-the-Explorer-2012-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-the-Explorer-2012-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-the-Explorer-2012.jpg 445w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>The Explorer &#8211; 2012<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-3'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-thinking-glass-figure-2012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Thinking-Glass-Figure-2012-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - Thinking Glass Figure - 2012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Thinking-Glass-Figure-2012-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Thinking-Glass-Figure-2012-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Thinking-Glass-Figure-2012.jpg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Thinking Glass Figure &#8211; 2012<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<p>These sculptures caught my eye because, on an immediate level, they are attractive objects. That said, broken glass carries the implicit messages of destruction and violence, in contrast to the serenity of the figures and the inherent highbrow association of figurative sculpture in a fine art context. There&#8217;s a pretty obvious interplay there, but somehow the refinement of the sculptures themselves removes the dialogue of destruction vs. creation from the mix, a kind of cultural gloss on the unpleasantness of the world. When you realize this, of course, the gloss flips on itself and becomes a rather provocative emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>There is much to be said about the rest of Arsham&#8217;s body of work, which he divides into two dimensions, three dimensions, four dimensions, and snarkitecture <a href=\"http:\/\/www.danielarsham.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on his website<\/a>. Personally, though, the pieces that resonate with me most are his two dimensional works. First off, the medium &#8211; gouache on mylar. We&#8217;re talking traditional cel animation media here. The filmic connotations aside, on a strictly visual level these works recall the more traditional fine art media of printing. Another fairly provocative juxtaposition, positioning content at odds with media. Enough of theoretical considerations, though &#8211; check out the work for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3367-2' class='gallery gallery-3367'>\n\t\t\t\t<div class='gallery-row gallery-clear'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-donkey-2010\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Donkey-2010-120x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - Donkey - 2010\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Donkey-2010-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Donkey-2010-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Donkey-2010-824x1024.jpg 824w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Donkey-2010.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Donkey &#8211; 2010<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-owl-2009\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"122\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Owl-2009-122x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - Owl - 2009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Owl-2009-122x150.jpg 122w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Owl-2009-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Owl-2009-833x1024.jpg 833w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Owl-2009.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 122px) 100vw, 122px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Owl &#8211; 2009<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-the-return-2008\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/daniel-Arsham-the-Return-2008-150x110.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - the Return - 2008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/daniel-Arsham-the-Return-2008-150x110.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/daniel-Arsham-the-Return-2008-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/daniel-Arsham-the-Return-2008.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>the Return &#8211; 2008<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-bc-2011\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"114\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-BC-2011-114x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - BC - 2011\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-BC-2011-114x150.jpg 114w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-BC-2011-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-BC-2011.jpg 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>BC &#8211; 2011<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t\t<dl class='gallery-item col-5'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon'><a href='https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/2012\/12\/17\/daniel-arsham\/daniel-arsham-mooncut-2012\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"112\" src=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Mooncut-2012-150x112.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Daniel Arsham - Mooncut - 2012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Mooncut-2012-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Mooncut-2012-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/greynotgrey.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Daniel-Arsham-Mooncut-2012.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<dd class='gallery-caption'>Mooncut &#8211; 2012<\/dd>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/dl>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .gallery -->\n\n<blockquote><p>Through sculpture, drawing and performance, Arsham challenges our perceptions of physical space in order to make architecture perform the improbable. The surfaces of walls appear to melt, erode and ripple. Animals contemplate the emergence of floating shapes in nature. Sculptures from antiquity are infused with rigid, geometric forms.<br \/>\n&#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daniel_Arsham#Practice\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wikipedia<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Overall I&#8217;m simply floored by the wealth of talent Arsham has at his disposal. That he&#8217;s also productive and working only highly visible projects doesn&#8217;t hurt, either. More of Arsham&#8217;s work can be seen on his website; I strongly encourage you to set aside some time to explore it.<\/p>\n<p>Arsham is represented by\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.perrotin.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Paris,\u00a0RonMandos Gallery\u00a0in\u00a0Amsterdam\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oh-wow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OHWOW<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0Los Angeles,\u00a0California.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are some people in this world so full of talent, creativity, and the ability to do a fantastic job at everything they touch that you&#8217;re left awestruck by them. Daniel Arsham is one of those people. 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