you knw what. i think this is the best so far i've seen. even tho i dnt like montien boonma much during lessons, but it's really nice! maybe cause it's different.... hmm. seems like he's still using bowls, but it's white! so.. yupp. different. chop sticks shaped like bones cause it's like.. dying..and red cloth is to represent heaven and wealth right? i guess it like.. our body is our wealth? so if you link both tgt, it's like.. if we dwell in too much wealth, we die? so.. need to meditate thru erm.. stacking bowls? okay, i like this art work. period. it looks more meditative than all the other works he had done. okay lah, not all. MOST.
He still uses readymades for his installation but in a more advanced way this time. He actually printed the pictures of jaw bones onto the bowl and stacked them up. In addition, he placed the dining table with red cloth and 'chopsticks' made of bone. the stacked bowls portrayed the fragility, probably of life. He work did not wander far away from his beliefs as he want people to realise, by using the stacked bowls which act as barrier, their inner and outer self. I like the way which he did not only focus on the central theme but also fully utilising its surrounding area in order to make his work shine to its fullest potential.
This artwork consist of a series of instillation. The first piece = many bowls staked up forming a pagoda shape and each bowl had a jaw picture printed on it. These bowls used the space well. Inside the pagoda, there are a few bowls too. Another piece is a dinning table with chopsticks made of human fingers are is painted in both silver and gold. (alternate placing) The table cloth is red in colour and again, it shows the jaw picture. The last one showed a whole row of 'chopsticks' protruding from a wall and each chopstick is holding to a piece of red handkerchief. That cloth had jaws interpreted in it too. 3.This art work is trying to show eating is related to death etc and also a form of meditation for the artist by having the patience to stake up the bowl. Also, artist main theme is religious. Hence it is link to his work. Although I like this work, but there are some parts I don't really understand. Like why he wants to use 3 instillation? to show different stages?
Boonma's works are so recognisable! It is very easy to spot his works because it is so different from the other artists', he does not portray his buddhist beliefs literally, like through a buddha sculpture or the likes of, but uses symbolisms like bowls (alm bowls), in this work. The disappointing thing is that he actually used a sticking agent to glue the bowls together. That is not about his meditative process anymore. Yes, the work is not emphasising on the medatative process, but he uses the same elements still. I think Boonma is one with a lot of ideas and yet, he is able to portray all these disparate subjects with the same elements by arranging and portraying them differently. Like in this work, he differentiates into 3 stages, this is something interesting to see.
i think that this artwork is about the different process and stages of life which is the process of crying,eating as well as the process of receiving enlightment. Not only did he manage to capture the viewers attention to the items that he use with the details of the jaw bones and the explanation with the contrast of the red cloth and the chopsticks that were painted in gold and silver alternately.the use of symbolic items even stands out the meaning even more. atleast it is not as dull and emotional unlike his previous works. he is also effective in the use of the readymade items to show his theme of religious belief through the use of the alms bowls and by his own porcess of painstakingly stacking the bowls.I like this :) due to the way he protray his intention.
1. The installation piece of artwork is made up of more than a hundred of ceramic alm bowls that form a pagoda-like tower. (which are readymades). It appears to be in a precarious and stale state. The artist made use of fragile materials to present an elegant piece.In addition, Boonma placed a red cloth and 'chopsticks' made of bone on the dining table.
2.Montien Boonma, being an artist who focuses more on Buddhism, often used bowls and earthenware to signal the transience of life. For instance, materials like clay, which will crumble and decay. The artwork is a reflection for the calm and contemplative mind. The stacking up of the bowls signifys the fragility and probably of life. Boonma also drew bowls daily as a form of meditative practice. Themes like impermanance and enquiry of nature are being portrayed through the absense of adhesive elements between the bowls.
3.I like that artwork pretty much as I can feel the power of the work, which portrays a shelter for people to hide inside, as well as a barrier between inside and outside. The dact that the bowls are stacked without any adhesive elements surprises me and makes me wonder what will happen if someone were to touch it accidentally. The artist has been sucessful in using the process of stacking the bowls and writing on it as s form of meditation as he is able to stack the bowls neatly and systematicallu, whereby the whole instillation did not tumble and fall.
Marilyn, I like what you said about Boonma being very clever and subtle.
Nur, yes Boonma's piece is about life, humanity and our own mortality. All of us no matter who we are have to eat and evetually, we will all die. These two things tie us together.
1. This is an installation of hundreds of ceramic bowls that form a pagoda-like tower. There are also jaw-bones, bone-shaped chopsticks, false teeth that hold dark red table cloth. The bowls also have prints of brown elements, unrecognizable.
2. As the title suggests, Boonma wants to portray the pleasure of being, crying, dying and eating, which are usual routine of our lives.This is also relevant to Buddhism, where monks always hold the bowl during meditative practice. The bowls are placed form of pagoda-like tower, however they look rather fragile as if a gentle push and destroy the whole artwork. Which in my opinion is ironic as Buddhism is supposed to provide strong emotional support for its believers, yet Boonma's work seems frail.
3. I do not like this work as I am unable to understand it's significance. How does jaw-bones, bone-shaped chopsticks, false teeth and red cloth symbolize heaven and wealth? These elements are therefore ambiguous.
poor Boonma started creating forms of the severed breast when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. If you guys want art that rejoices is the female form you should check out Pinaree Sanpitak, also Thai but still kicking.
you knw what. i think this is the best so far i've seen. even tho i dnt like montien boonma much during lessons, but it's really nice! maybe cause it's different.... hmm. seems like he's still using bowls, but it's white! so.. yupp. different. chop sticks shaped like bones cause it's like.. dying..and red cloth is to represent heaven and wealth right? i guess it like.. our body is our wealth? so if you link both tgt, it's like.. if we dwell in too much wealth, we die? so.. need to meditate thru erm.. stacking bowls? okay, i like this art work. period. it looks more meditative than all the other works he had done. okay lah, not all. MOST.
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He still uses readymades for his installation but in a more advanced way this time. He actually printed the pictures of jaw bones onto the bowl and stacked them up. In addition, he placed the dining table with red cloth and 'chopsticks' made of bone. the stacked bowls portrayed the fragility, probably of life. He work did not wander far away from his beliefs as he want people to realise, by using the stacked bowls which act as barrier, their inner and outer self. I like the way which he did not only focus on the central theme but also fully utilising its surrounding area in order to make his work shine to its fullest potential.
ReplyDeleteThis artwork consist of a series of instillation. The first piece = many bowls staked up forming a pagoda shape and each bowl had a jaw picture printed on it. These bowls used the space well. Inside the pagoda, there are a few bowls too. Another piece is a dinning table with chopsticks made of human fingers are is painted in both silver and gold. (alternate placing) The table cloth is red in colour and again, it shows the jaw picture. The last one showed a whole row of 'chopsticks' protruding from a wall and each chopstick is holding to a piece of red handkerchief. That cloth had jaws interpreted in it too.
ReplyDelete3.This art work is trying to show eating is related to death etc and also a form of meditation for the artist by having the patience to stake up the bowl. Also, artist main theme is religious. Hence it is link to his work. Although I like this work, but there are some parts I don't really understand. Like why he wants to use 3 instillation? to show different stages?
Boonma's works are so recognisable! It is very easy to spot his works because it is so different from the other artists', he does not portray his buddhist beliefs literally, like through a buddha sculpture or the likes of, but uses symbolisms like bowls (alm bowls), in this work. The disappointing thing is that he actually used a sticking agent to glue the bowls together. That is not about his meditative process anymore. Yes, the work is not emphasising on the medatative process, but he uses the same elements still. I think Boonma is one with a lot of ideas and yet, he is able to portray all these disparate subjects with the same elements by arranging and portraying them differently. Like in this work, he differentiates into 3 stages, this is something interesting to see.
ReplyDeletei think that this artwork is about the different process and stages of life which is the process of crying,eating as well as the process of receiving enlightment. Not only did he manage to capture the viewers attention to the items that he use with the details of the jaw bones and the explanation with the contrast of the red cloth and the chopsticks that were painted in gold and silver alternately.the use of symbolic items even stands out the meaning even more. atleast it is not as dull and emotional unlike his previous works. he is also effective in the use of the readymade items to show his theme of religious belief through the use of the alms bowls and by his own porcess of painstakingly stacking the bowls.I like this :) due to the way he protray his intention.
ReplyDelete1. The installation piece of artwork is made up of more than a hundred of ceramic alm bowls that form a pagoda-like tower. (which are readymades). It appears to be in a precarious and stale state. The artist made use of fragile materials to present an elegant piece.In addition, Boonma placed a red cloth and 'chopsticks' made of bone on the dining table.
ReplyDelete2.Montien Boonma, being an artist who focuses more on Buddhism, often used bowls and earthenware to signal the transience of life. For instance, materials like clay, which will crumble and decay. The artwork is a reflection for the calm and contemplative mind. The stacking up of the bowls signifys the fragility and probably of life. Boonma also drew bowls daily as a form of meditative practice. Themes like impermanance and enquiry of nature are being portrayed through the absense of adhesive elements between the bowls.
3.I like that artwork pretty much as I can feel the power of the work, which portrays a shelter for people to hide inside, as well as a barrier between inside and outside. The dact that the bowls are stacked without any adhesive elements surprises me and makes me wonder what will happen if someone were to touch it accidentally. The artist has been sucessful in using the process of stacking the bowls and writing on it as s form of meditation as he is able to stack the bowls neatly and systematicallu, whereby the whole instillation did not tumble and fall.
Marilyn, I like what you said about Boonma being very clever and subtle.
ReplyDeleteNur, yes Boonma's piece is about life, humanity and our own mortality. All of us no matter who we are have to eat and evetually, we will all die. These two things tie us together.
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ReplyDelete1. This is an installation of hundreds of ceramic bowls that form a pagoda-like tower. There are also jaw-bones, bone-shaped chopsticks, false teeth that hold dark red table cloth. The bowls also have prints of brown elements, unrecognizable.
2. As the title suggests, Boonma wants to portray the pleasure of being, crying, dying and eating, which are usual routine of our lives.This is also relevant to Buddhism, where monks always hold the bowl during meditative practice. The bowls are placed form of pagoda-like tower, however they look rather fragile as if a gentle push and destroy the whole artwork. Which in my opinion is ironic as Buddhism is supposed to provide strong emotional support for its believers, yet Boonma's work seems frail.
3. I do not like this work as I am unable to understand it's significance. How does jaw-bones, bone-shaped chopsticks, false teeth and red cloth symbolize heaven and wealth? These elements are therefore ambiguous.
poor Boonma started creating forms of the severed breast when his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. If you guys want art that rejoices is the female form you should check out Pinaree Sanpitak, also Thai but still kicking.
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