LES Galleries Reaction.

Field Trip #4
The Lower East Side Galleries differ immensely from the Chelsea Art Galleries. Personally, I liked the Chelsea galleries better than the Lower East Side. I saw Joe Sheftel, Reena Spaulings, and Miguel Abreu's gallery.

In the Joe Sheftel gallery I saw an installation titled "Deep Space". This piece was to show the psychological effects of built space and how structure affects our emotional state. I think many curators from the Chelsea galleries wouldn't be interested in this piece because its not like the art works they are used to; however it is unique and as a deep meaning to it. Another installation work I saw was "As it Lays" from the Reena Spaulings gallery. This piece featured two chairs,two couches, a t.v, and a main setup. It looked like a talk show set, especially with the main stage. I actually liked this piece, I thought it was unique although it was simple, there was nothing crazy to it. The last piece I picked was "After Troy" from Miguel Abreu's gallery. This installation has three pieces, which are abstract art works representing the human body. With this piece I don't dislike it but I'm not too fond of it either. I think the choice of abstract art to represent the body was an interesting choice, and I do think that a curator from a Chelsea gallery would be interested in this piece.

In conclusion, some pieces I saw were fit for a curators taste while others weren't even fit for my taste. I think there is no yes or no answer to would a curator chose or keep one of the LES pieces because each person is different, they have a different perspective and opinion.

 

"Deep Space"

"After Troy"

"As it Lays"

 

Chelsea Galleries Reaction

Field Trip #5

For this field trip we visited galleries in Chelsea. We had to look for exhibitions from the galleries that we liked and disliked. From Marlborough Gallery (Stray Light Grey exhibition) I chose "Star mime" by Freeman/Lowe and "Nancy" by Chuck Close from The Pace Gallery as pieces I didn't like. For pieces I'd like to have I chose, "Turned on Season Spy" by Freeman/Lowe and "Orchid 22" by Lucas Samaras.

I chose "Star mime" because, I don't find it appealing at all and I don't see the purpose for it being created. I think this work isn't a good investment because it's not something people can relate to or feel an emotion from looking at the piece. I'd rather keep this piece in storage where no one can see it. "Nancy" is considered a bad investment to me because, the picture is a bit odd and I don't think people would want to post it up on their living room wall. I dislike this piece because, it's creepy and once again I don't see the purpose of it being made. I would keep this picture in storage, if it were a picture of a famous person how ever that would change my mind.

I chose "Turned on Season Spy" as a piece I'd like to have because, I love the colors used and their are very unique designs that capture the eye. This piece to me would be a wise investment because I would bring it with me to wherever I live and keep it in either my room or living room. The last piece I chose is "Orchid 22" by Lucas Samaras. I chose this piece because, I've never seen anything like this before, it's beyond unique looking and has a "trippy" look to it, I would put this piece in my room or in a basement. I think this would be a good investment because, people would find this piece to be sort of "exotic" and different. I would keep this piece hanging up and would never put it in storage.

"Star mime"

Freeman/Lowe

Created in 2012

 

"Nancy"

Chuck Close

Created in 1968

 

"Turned on Season Spy"

Freeman/Lowe

Created in 2012

 

"Orchid 22"

Lucas Samaras

Created in 2003

 

 

Illustrate a Story

Project 3

I created a collage on cardboard based on the story of Henry Flores and Gwendolyn Diaz. Gwen started a new job and caught the eye of Henry. He'd pass by her office and be left in utter amazement at her beauty, thus resulting in him stumbling into the wall. Eventually, Gwen asked him for a cigarette, Henry then brought three ash trays to her office and asked her to pick one, and from there they began to talk. Henry took her dancing and asked for a kiss at the end, Gwen replied back in a flirty manner and that started their passionate relationship. I found this story interesting because of the way it started off with music, it caught my attention. I also found their story to be very cute.

The cigarette symbolizes the reason why they first talked. The ash tray represents Henry's idea to break the ice between him and Gwen. And the dancing image symbolizes Henry and Gwen's first date. Although I was not supposed to put text in this project, I felt it would help the viewer understand my collage better.