Geoff kleem biography definition
33° 36' 52" S - 150° 16' 05" E
‘35° 09’ 53” S – 150° 34’ 35” E’ and ‘33° 36’ 52” S – 150° 16’ 05” E’ are hybrid objects: they function as easels and benches, sculptures and large photographs which in scale recall both billboards and projection screens. Geoff Kleem has had a significant engagement with the legacy of minimal art and these two works were created after a residence at the Chinati Foundation, Marfa, Texas, built by American artist Donald Judd. With their pared back structures and repeated units, the works can be associated with minimal art, although it is doubtful if any self-respecting minimalist would place a large close-up image of rubbish on one of his or her sculptures. The utilitarian nature of Kleem’s objects is also at odds with minimalist sculpture; these are not just forms in space: they support things and can be sat upon, recalling another great late modernist development, self-assembly furniture. Unlike the American minimalists, Kleem injects into his austere constructions and photo/object juxtapositions both a sense of humour and a context that connects to the world around him.
While minimalism celebrated industrial materials, Kleem uses his structures to present photographs of industrial waste. The two large photographs, which ap
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Exhibition dates: Thirteenth September 2012 – Tertiary February 2013
David Moore (Australia, 1927-2003)
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c. 1948, printed 1997
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Limelight Gallery incline New Southern Wales, Sydney
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Re-makeable Art and the digitally constructed image: Case study of Geoff Kleem's wallpaper installation
Colour Photography and Film: Sharing knowledge of analysis, preservation, conservation, migration of analogue and digital materials Re-makeable Art and the digitally constructed image: Case study of Geoff Kleem’s wallpaper installation Analiese Treacy 1, Asti Sherring2 Senior Conservator – Paper, Art Gallery of New South Wales 2 University of Canberra Contact: Analiese Treacy, analiese.treacy@ag.nsw.gov.au; Asti Sherring, a.sherring@me.com 1 Keywords: time-based-art, wallpaper, contemporary art, installation art, digital preservation, photographic mural Extended Abstract Geoff Kleem is a Sydney born artist who has had a career spanning over three decades. His work has included the mediums of photography, installation, and objects of heterogenous variety – and critics have said of his works, that ‘there is always a danger of getting lost in their intriguing detail’ (Clement, 2016). Having exhibited widely in Australia and internationally and having completed residencies in the USA and Japan, Kleem’s work is largely motivated by visitor experience. As Kleem explains, I want the viewer to be able to respond, to find meaning in my work that is their own (Kleem 2016, p.145).