The Ice Storm
Contemporary Minimalism
548.0 x 304.0 cm
Vancouver Art Gallery
In January 1998 a massive ice storm struck eastern Canada and the United States, causing extensive damage to electrical infrastructure as well as widespread, long-term power outages. Many transmission towers collapsed under the weight of the ice; these massive, crumpled towers—which were part of an essential network holding this vast country together—were a testament to the crushing force of the elements. Coupland has recreated a tower that fell victim to the ice storm, a strangely elegant and biomorphic form that serves as a metaphor for the frailty that characterizes some of the national systems that bind us together. Through a wide range of media including assemblage, installation, painting, photography, sculpture and quilts, Coupland has persistently investigated Canadian cultural identity, both benign and menacing. Using imagery and objects latent with symbolic meaning for Canadians, he delineates what it means to be Canadian, offering a “secret handshake” not easily understood by others.
ダグラス・クプランド(1961 –)
ダグラス・クープランド:ジェネレーションX、デジタル文化、現代生活を探求するカナダの小説家・視覚芸術家。QRコードを用いたアートや彫刻、世界中で展示される示唆に富んだ作品で知られる。
Vancouver Art Gallery(バンクーバー, カナダ)
バンクーバーの芸術と文化の象徴、バンクーバー・アート・ギャラリー。エミリー・カーの絵画やカナダの歴史的な風景画、世界的に評価の高い写真コレクションなど、カナダ西海岸の豊かな芸術遺産を堪能できます。
作品詳細
- 作品名: The Ice Storm
- 作家: ダグラス・クプランド
- 作品サイズ: 548.0 x 304.0 cm
- 技法: Landscape
- 著作権の状態: 著作権保護対象
- 展示場所: Vancouver Art Gallery
- 動勢: Contemporary Minimalism
- キーワード: minimalist art , metal sculpture” , ice storm sculpture
- 色相: Ochre to Sepia
- 彩度: Balanced