Jim Hodges's Look and See sculpture makes an impression on me every time I see it because I love camouflage colors. I have always been fascinated by the military and that is usually the first thing people think of when they see camouflage. I can't remember what got me so interested in military movies or games, but anything dealing with the military keeps me interested.
Georges Seurat's A Study for "La Grande Jatte" made an impression on me because it reminds me of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In the movie, there is a scene in the Art Institute of Chicago where one of the main characters is staring at A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. After seeing that movie, I ended up researching the painting to find out more about it. A Study for "La Grande Jatte" might not be the same as the painting from the movie, but it is just as mesmerizing to look at.
B.) Which artworks do I feel a connection with? Why?
I feel a connection with Jackson Pollock's Convergence because the painting shows how my mind feels while in college. In my major, my mind is always shifting from thought to thought so quickly that it gets really confusing like this painting. It looks as if there wasn't any real thought about what paint should go where before he painted it.
I also feel a connection with Henri Matisse's La Musique because I love music. I have a song for everything and anything that could happen in life. I also have a song for any feeling you might get from day to day. I don't think I would be able to live if there was no music in the world. When I get really stressed out from college, I will spend the day singing to forget about the things that worried me so much.
C.) Which artworks would I like to know more about? Why?
I would like to know more about Nancy Rubins's Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Monochrome I, Built to Live Anywhere, at Home Here sculpture. Since I commute to Buffalo State everyday, I also drive by this sculpture, and every time I can't help but stare at it. I would think to myself, "What made someone look at a bunch of boats and see art out of them if they were all stuck together?". I want to know how she came up with the idea.
I would like to know more about Alberto Giacometti's Man Walking(Version I). This is a sculpture that always catches my eye when I see it because it is so thin. I find myself wondering, "Why did he make the person so thin while the feet are around normal size?". That is why I want to know more about it. I don't understand what made him make the sculpture the way he did.
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I agree with your fascination with the piece that is right outside of the museum, Built to Live Anywhere sculpture. Nancy Rubin makes the viewer want to be free and the use of the metal, I think, makes you think of water and the name freedom, hence the canoes. The Look and See sculpture is fascinating. I didn't notice the camouflage until reading your blog. It appeared to me to be cow material. Your best description is of the painting "La Musique". The color makes you feel the vibrancy of music and want to here guitar playing. Matisse's painting reminds me of a Picasso.
ReplyDeleteJackson Pollock is one of my favorites, i find that you can get lost looking at his works. the eye just floats from one stroke to another and just never seems to settle on a particular aspect. The outdoor sculpture also has always caught my eye and I can still remember the first time i realized that it was a whole bunch of boats, and at the right angle they look like they are in the tree behind the sculpture. Always catches my eye and is strangely appealing.
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