This massive compilation of random garbage peas, garbage fish eggs and most of all garbage foam made no sense to me and added to my frustration towards the art world. Now that i can reflect on my journey through the art scene, i can undoubtedly say that i have a new found appreciation and perspective to view art. Just the other day after our last IDC class, i went to the library to meet up with some friends. However, the library was so packed we ended up sitting in those little telephone rooms that have video art on the TV. It happened to be that on Tuesday the artist for the video was going through each floor with a little group. They walked in on us watching some really funny videos and decided to ask us what we thought about the art. While my friends were thinking of some BS they can say. I jumped right into the question and started giving my perspective about the artificial world vs natural creations.
Now to connect this all back to Pea Roe Foam, i have the perspective i was missing. The dada form of art is another statement by the artist to get us thinking about the meaningless material in our lives. Its one thing being told this and another finally coming to terms with this myself. The useless products we saw in that gallery was all an effort of non stop labor to allow us to find the meaning of the art. The art is a compilation of the garbage we throw ut after we finished using it. Why should we throw it out? Well we shouldn’t because throw a bit of glue on it and someone will buy it apparently. But actually, the dada art is supposed to be as unspecific as possible so that the viewer comes to terms with it. I am so glad to have gained a new found respect for art, i feel much more sophisticated going into a conversation about art now and i feel like i am a baby specialist in the market.
This was my favorite outing to have gone to since the start of this class. Its so sad that its ending already I’m used to being in class with the same people the entire school year not just half of it. Its alright because these memories stay with us for years. My tour guide was very helpful by offering us answers like, “I don’t know either”, “it could very well be”. This may not seem like the answer you were looking for but it was really inspirational. The fact that it was completely up to our representation of what made it the art that was exhibited. We were also told that Jianwei did not come into the museum with pre made pieces of art rather, he created it there tirelessly around the room itself. He even incorporated certain details like the blue line that went through the room into his art work. The yellow and green painting there was a microscopic representation of a cell with very geometric shapes, it struck me that this artist is actually very well educated and meticulous about his art projects. I also asked why he had rubber placed on some of the pieces of wood when others didn’t. I came to a conclusion that it was the blend between nature and artificiality much like the guggenheim itself. Its meant to adapt by blending in with its surroundings. It can be argued that this is the same reason why he places steel coiled on some of the wood, and rubber underneath some of the wood. It doesn’t matter where the pieces are arranged but how they blend into the environment. Overall, it was a really inspiring idea to me, i might be wrong but no one can claim to know
The little desolate theater known as the Joyce Theater managed to get me to walk through the howling bitter cold wind, just to watch a cliche ballet. It was completely worth it. It was engaging, fun, elaborate and sensational. The dancers physique was graceful and sturdy. I myself enjoy going to the gym as often as i can. However, the kind of flexibility and muscle that these performers had to acquire is truly inspirational. While i am on the topic of physical attributes, the odd thing about this display was how often the dancers changed their body’s direction. It gave the audience views from all orientations. It wasn’t one conformed performance that one can see every christmas season. No it was free and contemporary and that was what i think people wanted to see now. The underlying engager during the performance was the music. It started slow and naturally graceful and ended up reaching an upbeat, fast and aggressive tone that was very empowering helping deliver the message of the dance theme. The emotional experience is exacerbated by the music and the performers wanted you to feel the theme in all of its rawness. Its not enough to just focus on the show but on the performers movements and emotions as well. When the audience feels the same emotions that the dancer does, then the dancer can rest knowing the audience has felt the theme.
Overall, this was an unforgettable experience that i will have no regrets for walking through the bitter cold to watch. I plan on returning to watch more modern ballet.
Lipstuck Table
Her table is a bed is a person
Which spoke is a dish on the desolate table is company
And is decorated with dessert is screaming is vibrant is enticing
Craved on her lipsticked lips is a lip stuck on a dish is a man
Is but a fantasy of a man and a man that is fantasy is
A man she will never have is food is food and her food
Is Man.
“Perfect Door/ Perfect Odor/Perfect Rodo” Bruce Nauman (American, born 1941)
Upon my recent visit to the MoMa i was struck mostly by art work, which provided insight into the flow and order of events. Moreover, I understood the focal point to the piece was the letter “D” which moved along the words. Through this movement the other letters followed suit and moved as well to create an entirely new meaning. I took away the message that even when something small changes it can actually have a larger effect on something else entirely. At a time when we are all worrying about of first college exams, I think this can relate to a lot of us in that all the little things like homework and participation will come to play a big factor in inflating our grades even when exams look hopeless.
This was a really hands on project that allowed anyone to pick up a piece of chalk and just write down what they wanted to e. Some people wrote cute messages, others wrote down funny things, fantasies and aspirations. It was just a way to share with the world what you wanted to be. I contributed to it myself but it was really hard to make up something to write that wasn’t already taken.
I saw this natural wonder stirring up after sweating profusely during a painful sports game I was part of. This is a direct view of the lesser known and far less interesting New Jersey. Mini golfing sure does makes you think you know?
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