The display of art in a gallery space draws the attention of the people as they walk past the building. Artists fully use the space to express their artwork in a way that can bring out the aesthetic view of the art. Chelsea, New York, is one of the greatest visual pleasing places to find rich works of art exhibitions. The display of art is inseparable in the expression of the artist’s vision for the artwork. Factors that can be considered when displaying a work of art can consist of spacing, background, lighting, and even the size of the building. On 24th street, Anna Zorina and C24 have to both presented exhibitions of powerful art in galleries. Both galleries are displayed in a traditional white cube style where all the walls are painted white, the floors are polished, lights coming from the ceiling, and no window in sight. 

Anna Zorina Gallery showcase artwork of artists that promotes a powerfully positive image. These artists interact with the world by expressing their artworks with joy and a sense of humor. Jay Stuckey’s art was on display in the gallery on the day that I visited. His work of art is composed of abstract elements that visual disturbs many. When looking at these paintings, the viewers are hit by intricate and unique images. These images are familiar to the audience as it represents realism in which people interact and yet unrealistic through exaggeration of violence. The paintings in the galleries each possess their own set of walls. Undisrupted by other paintings, each painting is presented on a singular white wall. 

C24 gallery exhibits contemporary and international art that holds the mission of diversifying art displays and broadening their community. On the ground floor of the gallery, every one of the artworks on display is completely unique to itself. Each represents its own set of ideas as they vary in size, shape, and color. Some artworks are vibrant in color, while others are neutral and monocolored. One is shaped like the leg of a human, another is shaped like the bottom of a cow. All the art is clustered on the wall randomly showing the intention of promoting underrepresented artists and address current political and social issues through diversity. One piece of art that appealed to me was the table that consisted of multiple modern models of phones. On the screen of the phones, there were text messages that show how current society communicates with one another. The ground floor has thoroughly utilized the space and displays multiple artworks within one area. Visually, it is appealing to the viewer giving off an aesthetic strike to the eye.

On the upper level of the gallery, there is a solo exhibition for the artist, Mike Dargas. This exhibition focuses on the theme of “ Reflection of dreams,” consisting of oil paintings of women. One of the paintings that showed honey running down a woman’s face reflects the intimacy and personal experience that explores different emotions. His photorealistic painting draws the viewer in as if they are actually looking at a picture. This hyperrealistic style is created through extreme attention to detail and focus on the texture of the painting. Only 2 to 3 of Mike’s paintings on each white wall; However, these paintings cover nearly the wall entire space. Unlike the ground floor, the focus of the upper floor completely lies in Mike’s paintings with reasonable spacing between each artwork. Different use of the gallery space can express art in different ways. Some might be spaced evenly while others can be clustered in one area. Display of art in space can affect the viewer’s perspective of the art. One can closely observe a single painting on one wall but they can also enjoy the colorful and diverse display of multiple arts.