DMTV Milkshake: Finding the Brilliance in Public Art with Liz West
Liz West, known for colorful + cheerful public installations, shares her learnings in designing for public spaces. Take a listen!
This week?s DMTV Milkshake guest is artist Liz West ? in her own words, a maker of ?monumental and immersive site-specific installations with both color and light.? If you haven?t seen one of West?s installations, you?re missing out: They?re pure color and light, made sculptural. The effect of her work ? often made for public spaces and produced in collaboration with partners like London?s Natural History Museum, the National Trust and London Design Festival ? is transporting. Invigorating, yes ? cheerful, for sure. Somehow West?s work is more than that, as well. It?s as if she?s channeled and manipulated sunshine into her work, creating spaces that are somehow more alive than they were pre-installation. ?????
West?s work is often viewed as within conversation with publicly accessed spaces ? like ?Aglow,? first seen as part of Paris Fashion Week 2018 in the courtyard of the city?s Musée Nissim de Camondo. In this week?s Milkshake, West shares her strategy for working with stakeholders in public art: ?This is multifaceted, and it’s a tricky one to get right,? she says. ?You’ve got to learn to listen. I think so many artists go into their proposals ? or into their artwork ? and they’re not willing to move. But this is the public realm we’re talking about, so all different kinds of people, from all different walks ...
This week?s DMTV Milkshake guest is artist Liz West ? in her own words, a maker of ?monumental and immersive site-specific installations with both color and light.? If you haven?t seen one of West?s installations, you?re missing out: They?re pure color and light, made sculptural. The effect of her work ? often made for public spaces and produced in collaboration with partners like London?s Natural History Museum, the National Trust and London Design Festival ? is transporting. Invigorating, yes ? cheerful, for sure. Somehow West?s work is more than that, as well. It?s as if she?s channeled and manipulated sunshine into her work, creating spaces that are somehow more alive than they were pre-installation. ?????
West?s work is often viewed as within conversation with publicly accessed spaces ? like ?Aglow,? first seen as part of Paris Fashion Week 2018 in the courtyard of the city?s Musée Nissim de Camondo. In this week?s Milkshake, West shares her strategy for working with stakeholders in public art: ?This is multifaceted, and it’s a tricky one to get right,? she says. ?You’ve got to learn to listen. I think so many artists go into their proposals ? or into their artwork ? and they’re not willing to move. But this is the public realm we’re talking about, so all different kinds of people, from all different walks ...
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