Heather's View on Art: 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.