photo: KIOKU Keizo
Skytypers
| Artist | Marijke VAN WARMERDAM |
|---|---|
| Year | 1997 |
| Material/ Technique | 16mm film loop, projector, loop system, projection table; ProRes422HQ |
| Size/ Duration | dimensions variable, 6 min. 12 sec. |
| Copyright Notice | © Marijke VAN WARMERDAM |
| Year of acquisition/ donation | 2000 |
| Description | Born in Nieuwer Amstel, the Netherlands in 1959. Lives and works in Amsterdam. Marijke Van Warmerdam is an artist who uses video, photography, installation and objects to make artworks on the subject of the transience and repetition of everyday life. Her motifs are often objects such as a white liquid dispersing in water or a ball floating in mid-air – everyday objects that are capable of suddenly changing their form or shape. In her videos she uses short sequences in a loop, thereby capturing the change in condition of a motif but also repeating it indefinitely. She is an artist who demonstrates a strong eye for the minutiae of everyday life and a deep understanding of change. The work is of 5 jets flying in formation making arcs across a blue sky. In order to create this work, Van Warmerdam hired 5 jets in New York and gave instructions to the pilots on how to fly. In addition, she gave them detailed instructions in regards to vapor trails, using drawings that she had drawn herself. It is possible to interpret this work as an abstract drawing showing white lines on a blue-sky background. But the fact that the vapor that makes up these trails behind the airplanes disappears in a little while and the fact that the white lines are in a constant state of flux in the moving image means that we can draw far more from them than we can from drawings made with conventional materials such as pencil and paper. This work is not just an abstract picture, but it is filled with a happy sense of exhilaration, liberating the hearts of those who view it. |
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This Collection Data page contains the works and materials in the collection of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, as of April 1, 2018.
Artists are listed alphabetically by artist’s surname.
Works and materials by the same artists are listed according to the date of the work in principle.
Works whose dates are unidentified are listed at the end of each item. Some works are not listed according to the date of work due to their relations.
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Dimensions are given by height (H) x width (W) in centimeters for plane work, and height (H) x width (W) x depth (D) in cm for 3-D work. Diameter (Ø) is used for circular work.
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