Art in all the right places

While looking around on the web trying to find interesting things going on in Nashville, I happened to come across an article about a really interesting show happening at the Frist Center. It was just our luck that the show's last day was today!

The artist's name is U-Ram Choe and he hails from South Korea. I was drawn to the title of the exhibit, New Urban Species, and the subject matter: kinetic portrayals of futuristic forms of life.

Una Lumino Portentum, 2008

I was particularly enamored with this piece, which was displayed front-and-center as you entered the gallery. The flowers slowly open and close, accompanied with soft-white LED lights (see video below).

However, I think my favorite piece overall was the Cakra, a globe of sharp elegant steel angles that revolved and closed in on each other, powered by brass gears. John and I postulated that if we had millions of dollars, we would totes buy one of these (it's an edition of 6 apparently!)

Cakra 2552-a, 2008

We were lucky enough to be at the museum while the Chihuly exhibit was there as well, and we felt the two exhibitions were excellent pairings. Both artists use very feminine forms that seem to be a direct reference to nature. Wouldn't it be great to see these two collaborate on a kinetic glass sculpture!

Macchia Forest, Chihuly

Images and video courtesy of the Frist Center and U-Ram Choe