For Do Ho Suh, the method of creating work is as essential as the result. Particular person sculptures and installations are all half of a bigger venture that permits the South Korean artist to return to and iterate on earlier concepts, supplies, and constructions, every time pushing the work in a special path.
At Moody Heart for the Arts, Suh places his course of on full show, recreating elements of his studio and charting the course for his sprawling observe wherein he explores concepts of dwelling, reminiscence, and the way we relate to bodily area. Rubbermaids filled with string and cloth, cabinets lined with toy dinosaurs and motion figures, and small maquettes of architectural sculptures provide perception into Suh’s influences and artistic workouts, whereas accomplished tasks reveal the ultimate steps.
Included in In Course of are a number of basic works like “Inverted Monument,” which suspends an upside-down determine in a dense mesh of string. Additionally on view is a group of cloth sculptures that recreate on a regular basis objects like water taps, doorknobs, and keyholes in gauzy, translucent cloth. Organized by colour, these delicate items draw consideration to our attachments to and reliance on such mundane gadgets.
A part of exposing the interior workings of his course of additionally entails what Suh refers to as “dismantling the myth of the artist as an individual genius.” Ongoing in varied kinds since 2016, “Artland” is a vibrant panorama that welcomes varied teams—first Suh’s daughters, adopted by communities throughout a number of continents—so as to add bits of malleable clay to the otherworldly terrain.
“For me, ‘Artland’ is an extension of so much of my practice,” the artist advised Colossal, including:
After I had youngsters, I needed to let go of numerous the management I used to be used to having in my life. Nothing’s wilder or freer than the kid’s thoughts, and I’ve learnt a lot from parenting. “Artland” grew from that small-scale household collaboration, however it’s been so validating involving guests from Seoul to Brooklyn and Houston—the outcomes are all the time extra fantastical than anticipated and fully joyous.
When you’re in Houston, see In Course of by December 21. In any other case, discover extra from the artist through Lehmann Maupin and Instagram.
