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New Zealand
Photography, Color on Paper
Size: 15 W x 15 H x 0 D in
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Photography: Color, Digital on Paper. Part of the plato's cave series. The subject matter that motivates me is the nature of the “State.” The State plays a significant role in society, and of course philosophy has much to say in regard to the State. The photographs represents to me, the coercive power of the State: its powerful ability to imprison and punish. The contrast between darkness and light, together with the shadows introduce the aspect of Plato’s Cave - the illusion that veils the reality and truth. The reality versus the illusion, mirror the State’s power in distorting the true nature, and reality of the State. The photographs carry their own unique titles that hint at time passing, which rather like the fable of the “Frog in the pot” suggests that the State encroaches so slowly against freedoms, that many never realise that they are being slowly boiled alive. The abstract style also picks up the idea of McLuhan’s “The Medium is the Message” through the use of ice and abstraction, both creating and imparting a cold message. Art history encompasses large tracts of philosophical thought. A central and recurring question within philosophy relates to two fundamental questions: how do we know something, viz. knowledge, and its correlate, truth? This fundamental question led me on my own personal search, looking for a definition of art, that fulfilled this philosophical criteria of knowledge and truth. I appreciate that some truths are subjective; that my personal truth, might not be someone else’s truth or value: this then became a central point in selecting the style of abstraction. Abstract is “wertfrei” or value free. My values, or your values, are equally valid within this style.
Photography:Color on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:15 W x 15 H x 0 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships Rolled in a Tube
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Kristin Hatland is an exhibiting artist with a Bachelor of Applied Arts Visual. A component of her vision and motiviation is informed by her study of logic (cause and effect) while simultaneously applying a normative ethic. The blending of the two philosophical theories provides artistic tension, blurring idealistic expression, driving her fascination with abstract art. An award winning artist, she has exhibited at the Shutter Room in Whangarei as part of the group exhibition Metapherein, was part of the selection for The Exposure Award launched by the Louvre in Paris, and the bastille from her Plato’s Cave series was amongst the finalists and winners included in a tour of New Zealand’s museums and art galleries coordinated by the Wallace Arts Trust. Her artworks are held in collections in New Zealand and overseas
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