http://www.olgaziemska.com olga ziemska studio Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:51:09 +0000 http://www.olgaziemska.com en http://www.olgaziemska.com/Matka http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/Matka Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:51:09 +0000 olga ziemska studio 4076631 <img src="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea_o.jpg" data-mid="21372491" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea_back.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea_back_o.jpg" data-mid="21372503" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea_backclose.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea_backclose_o.jpg" data-mid="21372511" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea_closeup.jpg" width="600" height="400" width_o="600" height_o="400" src_o="http://payload88.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/4076631/website_matka_korea_closeup_o.jpg" data-mid="21372513" border="0" align="left"/> Stillness in motion: The Matka Series #2 2012 Bamboo, wire, metal armature 69 x 70 x 143 inches Stillness in motion: The Matka Series is a new body of work that explores the concept of place. In this ongoing series I will be using locally harvested trees that grow native to an area to create a female figure in different countries all around the world. The word “matka” in Polish means mother, a person that is significant to the idea of place, origin and our first physical environment—the womb. This work will be a sculptural documentation and visual research of the significance of place through examining the distinctive visual characteristics of an areas native plant life and of its’ natural environment. Through the repetition of the human form, the subtle characteristics of each environment will emerge naturally and visually. This body of work is ultimately a celebration of the diversity of place and also a homage to the similarities that underlie all things at their core. Commissioned by Daejeon Museum of Art as part of the outdoor exhibition Project Daejeon 2012: Energy. This project was made during a one month residency at YATOO International Artist in Residence program in Wongol, Korea. $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("Matka" ); }); .project_thumb { display: none; } Stillness in motion: The Matka Series #2 2012 Bamboo, wire, metal armature 69 x 70 x 143 inches Stillness in motion: The Matka Series is a new body of work that... http://www.olgaziemska.com/Indra http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/Indra Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:43:08 +0000 olga ziemska studio 3916649 <img src="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3916649/Final image-1719-web.jpg" width="612" height="730" width_o="612" height_o="730" src_o="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3916649/Final image-1719-web_o.jpg" data-mid="20455839" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3916649/Final image-1755-web.jpg" width="612" height="918" width_o="612" height_o="918" src_o="http://payload80.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3916649/Final image-1755-web_o.jpg" data-mid="20455858" border="0" align="left"/> Indra 2012 7 circular stainless steel elements, 221 Mirrored stainless steel symbols and circles, stainless steel wire cable Inspired by thinking of Columbus Hall Library as a universe of information and a space for interconnection, Indra uses reflective stainless steel symbols that represent the majors and programs offered at Columbus State Community College, and patterned stainless steel wire cables to visualize thought, ideas, and communication as an interdependent network of meaning and understanding in constant motion. Commissioned by Columbus State Community College and Ohio Arts Council as part of the Percent for Art Program. Public sculpture located on the south facade of Columbus Hall Library building at Columbus State Community College, Columbus, Ohio. $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/indra" ); }); .project_thumb { display: none; } Indra 2012 7 circular stainless steel elements, 221 Mirrored stainless steel symbols and circles, stainless steel wire cable Inspired by thinking of Columbus... http://www.olgaziemska.com/E-T-C-1 http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/E-T-C-1 Sat, 14 Jul 2012 20:55:40 +0000 olga ziemska studio 3753982 E T C . A mix-tape tapestry of my work from various studios and travels ... (a.k.a. some things to listen to with your eyes). <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_ETC_mapface.jpg" width="612" height="408" width_o="612" height_o="408" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_ETC_mapface_o.jpg" data-mid="19514882" border="0" align="left"/> Unaltered map of Italy layered onto profile, 2003. <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_etc_applestars.jpg" width="612" height="459" width_o="612" height_o="459" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_etc_applestars_o.jpg" data-mid="19514924" border="0" align="left"/> Wax apples ready for bronze casting, Poland 2003 <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/vase.jpg" width="612" height="929" width_o="612" height_o="929" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/vase_o.jpg" data-mid="19514985" border="0" align="left"/> Negative space 2005 <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/studio8.jpg" width="612" height="816" width_o="612" height_o="816" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/studio8_o.jpg" data-mid="19515079" border="0" align="left"/> Studio view at RISD, Summer 2005 <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_etc_birch-branch.jpg" width="612" height="800" width_o="612" height_o="800" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_etc_birch-branch_o.jpg" data-mid="19515410" border="0" align="left"/> Outside studio doors at Centre of Polish Sculpture in Oronsko Poland. Leftover willow branches from the making of Stillness in motion and the birch logs for Listen... <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_etc_humanfish.jpg" width="612" height="459" width_o="612" height_o="459" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/web_etc_humanfish_o.jpg" data-mid="19515235" border="0" align="left"/> Studio hybrid, Poland 2003 <img src="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/halfwoman.jpg" width="612" height="465" width_o="612" height_o="465" src_o="http://payload72.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/3753982/halfwoman_o.jpg" data-mid="19515256" border="0" align="left"/> Still from a film by Polish artist Jacek Malinowski. I played a role in his film, HalfAWoman2, which is a sequel to HalfAWoman. Link to watch the movie trailers for the film can be found here. .project_thumb { display: none !important; } $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/E T C ." ); }); E T C . A mix-tape tapestry of my work from various studios and travels ... (a.k.a. some things to listen to with your eyes). Unaltered map of Italy layered... http://www.olgaziemska.com/The-making-of-a-familiar-face http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/The-making-of-a-familiar-face Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:49:15 +0000 olga ziemska studio 342803 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face1.jpg" width="612" height="900" width_o="612" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face1_o.jpg" data-mid="12394833" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face2.jpg" width="612" height="900" width_o="612" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face2_o.jpg" data-mid="12394875" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face3.jpg" width="612" height="900" width_o="612" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face3_o.jpg" data-mid="12394999" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face4.jpg" width="612" height="900" width_o="612" height_o="900" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342803/face4_o.jpg" data-mid="12394997" border="0" align="left"/> The making of a familiar face 1999 Digital photographs Series of four each 18" x 30" A thousand eyes Canzani Center, Columbus Ohio .project_thumb { display: none; } pageTracker._trackPageview("/familiar face"); The making of a familiar face 1999 Digital photographs Series of four each 18" x 30" A thousand eyes Canzani Center, Columbus Ohio http://www.olgaziemska.com/Anomaly http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/Anomaly Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:46:25 +0000 olga ziemska studio 280476 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/280476/eye.jpg" width="612" height="918" width_o="612" height_o="918" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/280476/eye_o.jpg" data-mid="12234510" border="0" align="left"/> Anomaly 2003 Digital photograph 16" x 24" $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/anomaly" ); }); .project_thumb { display: none; } Anomaly 2003 Digital photograph 16" x 24" http://www.olgaziemska.com/A-thousand-eyes http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/A-thousand-eyes Sat, 30 Jun 2012 16:37:31 +0000 olga ziemska studio 280814 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/280814/thousandeyes.jpg" width="612" height="918" width_o="612" height_o="918" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/280814/thousandeyes_o.jpg" data-mid="12397457" border="0" align="left"/> A thousand eyes 1998 Mixed media collage 22" x 30" .project_thumb { display: none; } $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/thousandeyes" ); }); A thousand eyes 1998 Mixed media collage 22" x 30" http://www.olgaziemska.com/Layers http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/Layers Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:44:43 +0000 olga ziemska studio 342327 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342327/web_full_layers.jpg" width="612" height="979" width_o="612" height_o="979" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/342327/web_full_layers_o.jpg" data-mid="11396806" border="0" align="left"/> Layers 1999 Digital print 48" x 69" Impromptu outdoor performance at a freeway construction site documented outside of Columbus, Ohio. Subsequent images of strata from personal photographs taken at different sites from around the world were added and layered on top of one another to reveal this imagined and newly reconfigured geological cross-section of the earth. The digital print is printed the same length as the artists' height and armspan. .project_thumb { display: none; } $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/layers" ); }); Layers 1999 Digital print 48" x 69" Impromptu outdoor performance at a freeway construction site documented outside of Columbus, Ohio. Subsequent images of... http://www.olgaziemska.com/Kuya http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/Kuya Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:38:26 +0000 olga ziemska studio 278376 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278376/web_exhale.jpg" width="612" height="264" width_o="612" height_o="264" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278376/web_exhale_o.jpg" data-mid="1499077" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278376/web_inhale.jpg" width="612" height="262" width_o="612" height_o="262" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278376/web_inhale_o.jpg" data-mid="1499078" border="0" align="left"/> Kuya: Inhale to exhale 2004 Digital print Each image is 18" x 40" Impromptu outdoor performance documented at Slowinski National Park between Leba and Rowy, Poland. This piece utilizes the naturally dramatic perspective from the valley and peaks of the sand dunes to create a homage to the famous sculpture Kuya Preaching by Japanese artist Kosho. The "moving sand dunes" were the background to this documented performance. The sand dunes move about 3 to 10 meters per year. This movement of the dunes uncovers dead trees and fossilized remains of an ancient forest buried underneath. Moving in a circular fashion, the sand dunes slowly swallow up the surrounding forest while at the same time revealing areas for new life and growth. $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/kuya" ); }); .project_thumb { display: none; } Kuya: Inhale to exhale 2004 Digital print Each image is 18" x 40" Impromptu outdoor performance documented at Slowinski National Park between Leba and Rowy,... http://www.olgaziemska.com/Attachment http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/Attachment Sat, 30 Jun 2012 12:30:18 +0000 olga ziemska studio 359061 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/359061/web_attach.jpg" width="612" height="534" width_o="612" height_o="534" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/359061/web_attach_o.jpg" data-mid="19464208" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/359061/attach1.jpg" width="612" height="961" width_o="612" height_o="961" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/359061/attach1_o.jpg" data-mid="12397991" border="0" align="left"/> Attachment 1998 Handmade clay bricks, plaster $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/attachment" ); }); .project_thumb { display: none; } Attachment 1998 Handmade clay bricks, plaster http://www.olgaziemska.com/The-sound-of-our-hands http://www.olgaziemska.com/following/olgaziemska.com/The-sound-of-our-hands Wed, 23 May 2012 07:47:31 +0000 olga ziemska studio 278241 <img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278241/thesound_3.jpg" width="612" height="816" width_o="612" height_o="816" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278241/thesound_3_o.jpg" data-mid="12331026" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278241/thesound_1.jpg" width="612" height="500" width_o="612" height_o="500" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278241/thesound_1_o.jpg" data-mid="12331025" border="0" align="left"/><img src="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278241/thesound_2.jpg" width="612" height="816" width_o="612" height_o="816" src_o="http://payload.cargocollective.com/1/0/23796/278241/thesound_2_o.jpg" data-mid="12331030" border="0" align="left"/> The sound of our hands 2009 Plaster, headphones, locally-made wooden table and sound. Hand casts of I-Park artists with individual sounds made by each artist in collaboration with musician, Natalia Mallo. In spending some time at the residency at I-Park with so many other interesting artists I came up with the idea of having an intimate moment with each one, by molding their hands personally. I engaged Natalie Mallo, a brilliant sound artist from Argentina, to record individual tracks of each artist- making sound to their own individual art, imagining what sound their hand would make and then embedding it into their palm of their hands with this piece. This is the result of each artists' sound. Click here and scroll down to listen. We each individually carved our name into the table and then burnt it into the table. The poem that you hear me speak is one of the first things I wrote during one of my first evenings at my residency at I-Park. It is a truly an inspiring place to be in and surrounded by. Circulation: 2009 Environmental Art Biennale, I-Park, Connecticut .project_thumb { display: none; } $(document).ready(function() { pageTracker._trackPageview("/the sound" ); }); The sound of our hands 2009 Plaster, headphones, locally-made wooden table and sound. Hand casts of I-Park artists with individual sounds made by each artist in...