Janet Echelman(珍妮特·艾克曼)1966 年出生于美国弗州坦帕市,1987年从哈弗毕业后,她申请了 7 所艺术学院都被拒绝,于是前往亚洲在香港、印尼等地学习当地艺术。1997年在她自学10年艺术后总算迎来一次大型展出,可是画展即将开幕她的作品还未运达印度,无奈下她匆忙寻找灵感进行创作。当Echelman在沙滩上散步时,她望着每天都能看到的渔网,以特殊的角度看到了一种全新的雕塑形式,这就成了她之后创作的契机和源泉。

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为了使作品能够像传统雕塑一样永久的存在,Echelman与渔民及渔网工厂合作,通过古老的渔网编织手艺使作品能抵挡飓风侵袭,使用一种能够抵抗紫外线、盐、污染的纤维材料,编织出这些面积上百平米的大型渔网装置,并使用20多吨重的钢圈进行固定。Echelman的作品站在科技前沿,能随风舞动,在夜色下配合灯光炫目如极光,在当代公共艺术中独树一帜。

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不过,这些精美的艺术作品也都是慢慢锻造出来的,早期的创作并不完美:

这是1997年在印度的BELLBOTTOMS系列

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1998年还是在印度,GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS

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1999年在美国纽约的RED PEAK

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而2005年在葡萄牙波尔图的作品SHE CHANGES,无论是在色彩以及形式上就都有了很大的变化,看起来好很多了。

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近些年来,Echelman的作品日臻成熟与完美。

这是2012-2013年间在荷兰阿姆斯特丹完成的装置。

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2014年在加拿大温哥华的SKIES PAINTED WITH UNNUMBERED SPARKS

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以及今年5月在美国波士顿的AS IF IT WERE ALREADY HERE,规模上也日益宏大。

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Janet Echelman还有许多其它作品,感兴趣的话可以访问她的个人网站。