View Tube Art: Sparked 2011-12
Inspired by the public art pieces in the London 2012 Olympic Park, Sparked is an eight-month educational exhibition series as part of the View Tube Art Education programme, from October 2011-May 2012.
The View Tube sits on The Greenway in East London, next to the London 2012 Olympic Park, it is a community arts and education venue, with a cafe and bike hire.
Sparked is funded by The Legacy List, a new charity established to support the long term cultural, social and physical regeneration of London’s future Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and its surroundings.
Sparked is supported by Bow Arts
All this week the Metro is showcasing some of the commissioned artworks as part of the ODA’s Art in the Park programme, bringing public art to the Olympic Park. The above photo’s show Clare Woods’ Carpenters Curve (photo by Ben Fitzpatrick), inspired by her time working in the area in the 1990’s, Hackney artist Martin Richman’s One Whirl, a bridge over the River Lea designed using recycled glass, and DJ Simpson’s untitled punched aluminium piece (photo Ben Fitzpatrick).
Sad to see the Tomas Klassnik and Riitta Ikonen Sparked exhibition come down, but very excited that Neville Gabie, Artist in Residence for the Olympic Park, begins the install for his Sparked exhibition today.
BT Story Teller Andy Wilkes blogs about Monica Bonvicini’s RUN sculpture being installed by the hand ball arena as part of the Olympic Delivery Authority’s Art in the Park programme. RUN is three nine-metre tall letters spelling RUN, mirroring its surrounding during the day, whilst at night it will glow with internal lighting.
Read the article here with quotes from the artist.
Don’t forget, as well as the Sparked exhibitions highlighting some of the Art in the Park commissions, you can download a publication here detailing all of the works.
The exhibition flyer for Neville Gabie’s Sparked exhibition as part of View Tube Art, opening Saturday 28th January, with screenings of the film TwelveSeventy on Sunday 29th January at 11am, noon, 1pm and 2pm.
Stay tuned for more information about the family day on Saturday 18th February.
Sneak peak at one of the drawings for the first Sparked exhibition from Tomas Klassnik and Riitta Ikonen, opening on 25th November 2011.
Tantalising photo sent through by Tomas from the Klassnik Corporation regarding the exhibition they’re planning as part of Sparked. Meeting today to find out more!
Photos from our first meeting at the View Tube today with Riitta Ikonen and Tomas Klassnik from The Klassnik Corporation about their upcoming exhibition as part of the Sparked series. Their artwork in the park Fantasticology, will inspire the exhibition and accompanying educational material and family day. Fantasticology is a joint venture with The Klassnik Corporation, Riitta Ikonen and We Made That.
The ‘Fantastic-Archaeology’ wildflower meadows act as a floral celebration of the industrial heritage of the Olympic Park site. Fantasticology recreates the footprints of industrial buildings which previously occupied the location through patterns of coloured plantings. You can read more about their project here.
