The Banff & Buchan Arts Forum are creating an exhibition which will be exhibited at the Macduff Town Hall; it will include invited artists and have an 'open' element for everyone to submit work - further info to be announced later.
Flotsam, Jetsam, Lagan and Derelict
Launch of the Banff & Buchan Arts Forum exhibition project “Flotsam,
Jetsam, Lagan and Derelict” to be organised by the BBAF during the
Banff and Macduff COAST festival of 27th-29th May 2011.
An exciting exhibition of pieces in a standard small format, designed to make the viewer question the conventional ideas of material value in artworks.
All the work shown, no more than 12”x12”x4” in size, will be created
from: beachcomed, found, foraged, recycled, salvaged, homemade or
reclaimed materials.
All the pieces will be offered for sale anonymously at the same fixed price, by contradicting the standard assumption that it is the artist’s reputation and the purchase cost of materials that creates the value of an artwork we hope to oblige the prospective purchaser to attribute value using only their own judgment.
As a result it is just possible that they will also consider the
intrinsic value of natural resources as distinct from their market
prices.
It is intended that the exhibition, which it is hoped will
include contributions from several noted artists, which will not only
be of visual and artistic interest but will also raise awareness of
environmental problems particularly as they affect the coastal and
marine ecology.
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