The Watty Magazine

Art

In this edition of the Art section I will give some of the latest art trends! -AMAZING1108

1) Carpet Bombing: Artists must abolish functionality completely in 2014. Artists will cover entire skate parks with rolls of carpeting, giving new meaning to the term "carpet bombing." Carpet bombing streets and roads will become more trendy than even yarn bombing trees, bike racks and . Wheels? Who needs 'em? Lets carpet the whole damn freeway system in the name of art.  

2) Blackouts: Kitschy neon saw a huge revival in the art world in 2013, but 2014 is all about conserving energy -- not using it to light up giant, ironic text installations or illuminate parts of a massive painting. Instead, this year the art world will embrace the beauty of pure darkness, often forcing viewers to walk through an art gallery without the luxury of any sort of artificial light. Patrons can bring their own flashlights to view the works on the walls, or simply close their eyes, consume the darkness of the room, and imagine what the art in the show looks like. Darkness is a powerful thing.

3) Inflatables: At first glance it looks like a TV is trying to burst right out of its cardboard packaging at this Art Basel installation. Upon closer inspection, what looks like a cardboard box is actually made of rubber and given a life-like quality when pumped with air. In another Basel installation, an LCD screen displays the illusion of an inflatable, breathing chair plugged into the wall. Most striking of all was Wang Yuyang's room-sized installation, in which nearly every item in a corporate office setting was fabricated out of rubber and continuously pumped with air so that iPhones, computers, printers, and even McDonald's bags appeared as if they were alive.

http://www.laweekly.com/arts/7-art-basel-themes-that-predict-the-biggest-art-trends-of-2014-4254620

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