Tension art

Canadian artist Maskull Lasserre is known for creating intense, cringe-worthy pieces of art, and his newest piece is no exception.

Audio from Marina Abramović: The Artist Is Present. Hear the artist speak about her work.

The Measure series of metal and concrete sculpture concepts from the London-based French artist Fabrice Le Nezet really caught my eye. All of the pieces

Alisa Dworsky Abstract Drawing / Watercolor: Points Of Tension 1 2015

our idea is to represent a crowd that's how we came up with the name multidao because it means crowd in Portuguese. we wanted to create something what wasn't vague but still give you the experience and feeling of being in a crowd. the idea is to create a tunnel starting from the second floor to the first floor. you will start by going up the lift to the second floor and come out entering the first installation which will be the Rio carnival.

Oslo-based artist Malin Bülow creates performative installations in which humans resist and submit to tension created by stretchy lycra suits. The monotone pieces have small openings at the stomach that allow participants to crawl in and easily conceal themselves, obscuring their features while highlighting their movements.

alecshao: Tomas Saraceno - 14 Billion (2010) In...

The pattern of building tension and then releasing that tension is one of the most ingrained patterns on all human beings. Tension and release is at the heart of music, story, art, and pretty much all creative endeavors. The tension and release pattern in music creates rhythm. In a mystery novel we call it suspense […]

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