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“Hanging Fire”

It is created by an English sculptor and installation artist, Cornelia Parker. Parker was born in Cheshire, England. She studied at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design from 1974 to 1975 and Wolverhampton Polytechnic from 1975 to 1978. She got her MFA degree in 1982 from Reading University.

“Hanging Fire” is made by hundreds charred wood fragments with nails and pins on them connecting by the wires and hanging down from the ceiling in a white room.

I was astonished when I walked into the white room and saw all black various pieces of charcoals hanging down from the ceiling. The charcoals on the top and the edge are smaller. The charcoals in the middle are long and larger. And the black color of the charcoals suit well with the white show room. It gave me really clear, refresh and amaze feeling. I have never thought of the dirty, ugly charcoals can be that beautiful and attractive. Even the texture of the shadow on the floor is amazing too.

“Field Operation”

It is by well-known landscape designer, James Corner. He was born in 1961. He graduate from Manchester Metropolitan University with his Ba degree and got Urban design certification from University of Pennsylvania in 1986. He is chair and professor in the department of Landscape Architecture.
Field Operation of New York City, the artist use white color for the background and curvy shape and thin layer. The major colors of the art piece are green, yellow and orange and blue. The artist used the bright color combine with the white background giving us the feeling of nature and clean ecology.