I enjoyed this piece very much because of its irresistible composition.It had an obvious man made steel cube and a quite large stone, both of which were connected from two different metal pieces that came out of them. This was such a strange combination but yet managed to create a beautiful intriguin piece.The cube stood at angle from one of it's angles which managed to make it stand out more.It's smooth clean surface also helped it look much more eye catchy. It looked to me that the stone was laying on it's flatest surface which helped make it clearer that it was a heavy object as oppose to the cube which was standing from the tip of an angle. Both the cube and rock had thick metal piecescoming out of the which connected with one another in an intriguin fashion.Both metal pieces wrapped around one another make it ever so more clear that they were forever locked.
There was an obvious meaning behind this piece which I could not fully understand but the thought of nature colliding against man came to mind.
Alan Prazniak's " Dream Girl" piece caught my eye right away, perhaps because of it's colorfulness and placement? I kept on wanting to figure out what it was made from. It was a bust of a female that was obviously inspired by Egyptian sculpture. The exotic earings' placed around the ears and behind it, only further the assumption that it was in fact a bust of a female. The amount of bases the piece had made me believe it was a way of displaying glorification or prestige. Also the great use of yellow to paint it reminded me of gold which made me think I was looking at something valuable.
The placement of one standing on a stand, while the other leaned on the stand from the floor was a placement I hadn't seen before. I'm so used to seeing paintings hanging on a wall that when I saw the way these were placed I was a bit confused. I have mixed feelings about this because I'm not really convinced it worked for the paintings.
The Ortiz piece was quite spectacular with such a powerful composition and message. It was a collage which was composed of digital images. The Statue of Liberty was in the center, around it/behind it there were two tornados, and below it what seemed to be a crowd with the american flags. The composition flowed naturaly together which made it very appealing to me. The placement of images seemed very well thought out because The Statue of Liberty was placed in the center to display it's importance in the piece and although it was surreal looking there seemed to be a believable environment. It also provoked me to think and unravel it's message which I enjoyed taking the time. It was clearly on immigration to The United States and Ortiz clearly displayed his own opinion on the situation thru this piece.
Perhaps the downfall of this piece to me was that it looked way to much like a poster which definetly bothered me. I'm quite aware of Ortiz's style and art which I couldn't feel shocked but yet it does bother me when it reminds me of a poster. Doesn't quite work for me as a art piece.
Although the artists in this exhibition displayed their own unique style and ideas, they were cleverly placed together creating a harmonious space.I found it educational and interesting to see some of my past teacher's work because it helped me understand their teaching in a visual sense. Overall I enjoyed the diversed amount of work.
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