2003)'Tender' (2003-05)Fiona Hall's contemporary work relates to the Renaissance concept of Mercantillism.Research the two examples; 'Tender'(2003-05) and 'Leaf Litter'(1999-2003) to explain how they relate to this concept. First define mercantillism and explain how it has developed since the Renaissance. For each work you will need to describe the shape, form and materials of the work, and explain the ideas behind each example.These works were part of an art show titled 'Force Field' which can be viewed in one of the exhibition spaces on Youtube - Part Three: Fiona Hall: Force Field.
Leaf Litter' (1999-
2003)'Tender' (2003-05)
2003)'Tender' (2003-05)
Mercantilism is where a city, nation or state sets a goal by economic policy to accumulate as much money as possible by any means, by increasing national wealth the nation’s economic power increases therefore the wealthiest nation is the most powerful. The idea behind the system of mercantilism was upheld by controlling the production of goods, and exporting more goods then they were importing. Government regulations restricted outside traders to pay a fee or other types of payments to be able to do business with in the national borders.
ReplyDeleteIn the late renaissance leading into the early modern period (15th – 18th century) mercantilism began to develop into a new economic system, capitalism. Among the movement that brought about this change was a man named Adam Smith (1723 – 1790). Adam suggested that mercantilism was doing more Harm them good, and that the economy could only truly grow without government interference. If the market was free of governmental influence their would be an increase in consumer competition making a larger variety of goods, therefore more products are produced to the consumers needs giving consumers more choice of products.
'Tender'(2003-05)
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Fiona Hall’s work ‘tender’ in the NGV’s contemporary common wealth exhibition (2006) symbolises globalization and the conflict of money in society. The title of the work ‘tender’ has a double meaning, referring to the human emotion to be compassionate and soft-heartedness and is also a word used to describe currency. Money plays an important role in our lives not many people can live their lives without money. Fiona’s work ‘tender’ is made up of shredded dollar bills the concept of money shaped into natural, organic shapes – like leaves and nests.
Another of Fiona’s works that investigate currency, globalization, and naturalism is the ‘leaf litter’. The leaf litter is a combination of leaves and bank notes from different countries joined together to form panels. This work expresses that money is a key factor in our contemporary economy and overwhelms a lot of environmental concerns, working with these materials show the connection between currency and natural materials. Where plants and natural materials regulate a large amount of national wealth, and where money is made from paper from trees. Both works explore the relationship between the natural world and commercial world.