Monday, May 12, 2008

Dennis Oppenheim


Recently selected to participate as an artist in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China Dennis Oppenheim continues to be an influential figure in international contemporary art. He first achieved recognition for conceptual work in the sixties, traversing through Earth and Body Art, video and performance. Using his body as a site to challenge the self he also explored, through numerous gallery and museum installations, the boundaries of personal risk, transformation, and communication.

In the eighties he used complex constructions, machine- factory installations to create metaphors for the artistic process. Transformation through mutation was the basis for sculpture through the nineties. Since then the artist has concentrated on permanent public sculpture. Through this work he fuses an interest in architecture with sculpture.

Dennis Oppenheim was born in 1938 in Electric City, Washington. He received his B.F.A. from the School of Arts and Crafts, and an M.F.A. from Stanford University. Dennis Oppenheim lives and works in New York.

Please visit the web site:
http://www.dennis-oppenheim.com/
for a complete overview of his work.

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Recientemente seleccionado como artista en las olimpiadas de Beijing 2008, china; Dennis Oppenheim continua siendo una influente figura en el arte contemporaneo internacional. Su primer reconicimiento de arte conceptual fue en los sesenta, entre Tierra y body art, video y Performance. Usando su cuerpo como lugar de propio desafio ademas explora, a traves de numerosas instalaciones en glaerias y museos los limites del riesgo personal, transformacion y comunicacion.

en los ochenta el usa unas intalaciones de construccion compleja, maquina-fabrica para crear la metaforadel proceso del artista. Transformacion a traves de la mutacion el estaba basado por la esculutra de los noventas. Desde entonces el artista se ha concentrado en la escultura permanente publica. A traves de su trabajo se ve un interes en la arquitectura con la escultura.

Dennis Oppenheim nacio en 1938 en electry city en Washington. Estudia en la universidad de Stanford. Vive y trabaja en New York.

Para mas inforamcion, visite su website
www.dennis-oppenheim.com

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