The Wonderful World of Abstraction, a photo from West-Vlaanderen, Flanders

Photographer's Note

慘ortrijk - The Wonderful World of Abstraction�

Another work of art that I saw at 'Paradise Kortrijk 2021' is one of the artist Jacob Dahlgren (�1970, Sweden) who graduated in 1999 from The Royal Institute of Fine Arts in Stockholm.

You will have to look in the WS to get a general idea of the artwork.
There I show two photos of the work as a whole, each in a different arrangement.

For my main photo I chose a shot of some details taken in the middle of the work.
After all, the artist encourages you to enter his work, to be completely absorbed and to lose yourself in it.
My main photo shows a view upwards.
This work was set up in the beguinage as you can see in the WS.

Vision of the artist:
Jacob Dahlgren invites the audience to disappear into a colourful sea of ribbons.
On the outside 慣he Wonderful World of Abstraction� comes to life through people who are meandering in and out of the fields of colour. When entering the artwork, you become completely absorbed and invisible to bystanders.
Paintings become useful objects in his research on how art and our daily life are connected.
What fascinates him is the interaction between body and object. The artist shows us the beauty that is hidden in everyday life.

Materials: Satin ribbons, steel, 550 cm �, 400 cm H.

pierrefonds, mcmtanyel, ChrisJ, ikeharel, pajaran, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Fis2, holmertz, Royaldevon, jhm, jean113, worldcitizen, foxy has marked this note useful

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Tue (91604) 2021-10-30 15:11

Hallo Paul,
Een mooie detailfoto van dit kleurrijke kunstwerk, waar het zonlicht en de blauwe lucht nog mooi doorheen schijnen. De combinatie met de stad in de WS-foto's is ook heel aantrekkelijk.
Lars

pierrefonds (113610) 2021-10-30 18:18

Bonsoir Paul,

La direction des morceaux de tissu cr閑 de la perspective. La prise de vue permet de voir les d閠ails des pi鑓es de tissu. La lumi鑢e donne de belles teintes aux couleurs de l'image. Bonne soir閑.

Pierre

mcmtanyel (67681) 2021-10-30 20:36

Hello Paul,
The colors are beautiful. Good light management, too. The upward look was well worth it.
Regards,
MT

ChrisJ (171252) 2021-10-30 21:34

Hallo Paul

Vibrant colour and a good upward pov with excellent sharpness and nice repetition of patterns and shapes. Effective tight framing with no wasted space. Tfs!

Silvio1953 (220637) 2021-10-30 22:37

Ciao Paul, fantastic abstract shoot, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

ikeharel (112467) 2021-10-30 23:18

Good morning Paul,
The Ws gave a good understanding of what we see on the main photo.
An idea for the POV that you masterfully conveyed the impact for this compo. with abundance of colors.
Have a nice sunday,
Ike

pajaran (114945) 2021-10-30 23:32

Pozdrav.

Interesantan i lep pogled, dobar tekst ...
Lepa moderna skulptura, dobro pokazana sa lepim bojama i kontrastom.
Dobar rad sa lepim fotografijama u radionici.
Lepa Vision of the artist Jacob Dahlgren.

Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja

COSTANTINO (115563) 2021-10-30 23:33

Hello dear friend
wow!!!fantastic colorful presentation
with a lot of shapes,designs and colors
a different world....
the inspiration has no limits
perfect artwork
regards
costantino

ifege (46985) 2021-10-31 0:11

Hi Paul
3 good photos of this interesting art installation but the main one is the standout having been taken from the inside looking up.
cheers
Ian

jemaflor (146312) 2021-10-31 0:16

Salut Paul,
excellent effet tr鑣 photog閚ique sous cet angle de vue, bon rendu des teintes, parfaite nettet� et bon effet de profondeur d'image avec cette contre plong閑, int閞essant oeuvre.

Fis2 (169759) 2021-10-31 1:02

Witaj Paul!
A very interesting set of photos.
The artistic work is impressive.
I like POV, colors and light.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

holmertz (102008) 2021-10-31 1:39

Hello Paul,
I realized after some research that I saw this installation, or a very similar one, in Helsinki a few years ago. This outdoor location made it easier to take photos than inside the museum where I saw it. This is probably the brightest photo of the day on TE, but the WS are necessary to understand what we are looking at. I didn't know this artist but there are many different, but equally interesting works of his shown on the net.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (138623) 2021-10-31 2:28

Hi Paul,the perspective you have created is really impressive, before looking at the WS it looks like a very high composition, really a great idea! This artist's style looks like a kind of Christo in color, once again a nice surprise from this town full of opportunities! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

Royaldevon (85606) 2021-10-31 3:26

Hello Paul,

In my opinion, you created more than the original artist!
This view upwards creates a dynamic sense of movement, as the ribbons encourage us to follow their lead, either up or down.
I was a little disappointed by the entire view of the art. It looked a little more interesting when tied back.

Have a good Sunday, Bev :-)

jhm (211734) 2021-10-31 6:32

Goedemiddag Paul,

Voor mij is de laatste foto in uw WS #2, de aller mooiste.
Ik weet precies uw bedoeling, om ons ook het binnenste te laten zien, en dit lijkt echt abstract.
Kortrijk heeft jou heel veel mooie foto's opgeleverd.
Uw bezoek was zeker de moeite waard.
Goed foto werk, bedankt.

Prettige zondag,
John

jean113 (27639) 2021-10-31 8:26

Hello Paul, you made the best choice for the main post, such a colourful introduction to this work of art.
The w/s shots help us to understand the piece, thank you.
You managed the light so well, with no over-exposure.
I am sure that children and adults alike would have enjoyed the experience.
Kind regards, Jean.

GyurMaster (24672) 2021-10-31 14:19

Hello Paul,

Excellent (abstract) observation. I'm buying the idea.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

PS: Thank you very much for your kind words on my photo.

PiotrF (54246) 2021-10-31 14:42

Hello Paul
interesting work. I like good composition and beautiful colours.
Thank you for informative notes
Good work, fine presentation
Regars
Piotr

worldcitizen (15958) 2021-10-31 17:03

Hello Paul,
Great shot! The POV and vibrant colors really stand out. In the WS we just see a bunch of ribbons placed together, but depending on how we view them, they become works of art. Take care!

emka (157280) 2021-11-01 13:52

Hello Paul,

In the Workshop, it doesn't look especially interesting. Maybe I could make such art by myself. Just the colourful ribbons. But here from inside it looks fascinating. Stunning picture.
Best regards MAlgo

mkamionka (73410) 2021-11-01 14:17

Hi Paul,
Very interesting art installation. I like the fact that as you wrote you may be literally absorbed by the art here when you decide to enter it.
I suppose you can meet other people there as well.
I like all sorts of art as long as it is colorful like here or shiny :)
Great reportage,
M

foxy (3447) 2021-11-19 5:46

Hello Paul,
As first I thought you were inside or shall I say ... visiting a Tibet's temple.
Now I know why its called 'Abstraction' :-)
I love this kind sort of artwork ... it's playful and fun , once inside it becomes disorientated at the same feeling excited. Exactly what's the picture shown here.
I do like the setup in WS1. For the WS2 , I like to see it in real esp when its moves with the wind.
It's a very clever simple artwork and three wonderful photos taken in a different arrangement.
Tfs,
Loong