Quiz Make-Up

One of the art works that I really love was Elizabeth Murray’s work. After I watched her video I really fell in love with her artworks. She was very unique. I love how she was open-minded when it came to drawing her artworks. Her artworks were cartoony. She would cut shapes in triangular, circles, or even zigzags and paced them all together to create her artworks. She then used vibrant colors which made her artwork stand out.  She said “my mind let my arm do the decision”. In other words meaning whatever she had in mind she drew it. To be honest I love all her drawings. There’s wasnt a single one that I didnt like. The reason why is because most of her artworks are very colorful, creative and unique. I myself would buy her drawing and hang it up in my house. I love artworks that are colorful. It captures my attention right away. No matter what the drawing is I’ll fall in love with it, just by the colors. I like how she uses different kind of shapes like cartoony and makes it into a something. Like in the video where she states that the triangle is the representation of the roof. After seeing Elizabeth Murray video I came to a conclusion that to be an artist you don’t have to be a great drawer. You could draw anything you want and still become famous with it. You don’t have to be prefect. You just draw whatever comes to mind. I really enjoyed Elizabeth Murray artworks.

Chelsea Galleries Reaction

For our fifth trip we assigned to go to Chelsea Galleries located in downtown Manhattan. Unlike other museums I’ve visited where all the galleries were located all in one building, these galleries were separate. I had to go around Chelsea in order to see all these galleries that not only were being displayed for pleasure but for luxury. The gallery that I really like and found interesting was Greene Naftali located on 508 West 26th St. And the gallery that didn’t quite caught my attention was David Zwirner Gallery which was located in 533 West 19th St.

I found that exhibit of Greene Naftali by Rachel was very interesting. Her art works were very creative. I love how she created pieces which we normally wouldn’t place together into an artwork. This is what I call an art work unique. What I also love about her artworks is how she tends to be so colorful. I would definitely buy her art works. I’m the type of person that loves to see bright colors in my house instead of dark. This leads to why I don’t like Yan Pei-Ming artworks in David Zwirner gallery.

Yan Pei-Ming artworks such as “All Crows Under The Sun Are Black” is creative in the way he only used black oil-paint to create his artwork however, these are the type of drawings that causes me depression. I definitely wouldn’t buy his art works. I wouldn’t waste my money on something that I know I wouldn’t be happy. Furthermore I do believe his art works are very creative in the way that you had to stay focus on the piece in order to figure out what’s really in the art work since he only used black to draw everything in is art work. I just find it too dark to have it hung up on the wall in my house. I’m the type of person who loves to see everything colorful. I just don’t like anything that has to do with black.

Among these galleries there were many more that I liked and didn’t like. Each of these artist had their own form of art that was different from each. Their creativity made each of these art works very unique. Some could be invested but other just isn’t worth it. Walking around in Chelsea Gallery I experienced it different compared to the others museums I visited. Chelsea Gallery is very interesting. For those who are willing to invest good go to these galleries. Maybe you’ll find something you like ;)

Rachel Harrison

"Lay of the Land"

2008

Rachel Harrison

“Zombie Rothko”

2011

Yan Pei-Ming

"all crows under the sun are black"

2012

Yan Pei-Ming

"Gadhafi’s Corpse"

2011

Art:21 History Reaction

Out of the 3 artistes from Art 21 I liked Glenn Ligon the most. He showed how he became an artist. He didn’t have a role model. His mother bought him books written by African American writers. So his artwork he showed more of an African American history in his work.  He used oil crayons to make his painting colorful. Through his painting he wanted to slow it down because he thought the world was too fast. He also started using lights in his work. He was interested in what other people had to say and that he didn’t write his own words. He used quotations and text from literature in order to bring it out to the world. In other words his work was based on description of America.

Dulce de Coco

Dulce de coco (Coconut and milk fudge) is a desert we Spanish people make for any type of holidays.  It’s one of my favorite desert I love making. It’s simple and has a good taste. Dulce de coco is a very popular dessert in Dominican Republic. It’s a type of desert that we truly love. It’s delicious. Every time one of my family member travels to my country I ask them to bring me a Dulce de coco because the Dulce de coco made in Dominican Republic has a better taste. Below are the ingredients and procedures to make this famous traditional Dulce de coco.

Ingredients

*1 coconut

*4 cups of evaporated milk, or 6 cups of full milk

*1/2 cup of sugar

*4 cinnnamon sticks

*1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

 Instructions:

1. Crack the coconut in half

2. Peel the coconut completely not leaving a dark spot from the cover of the coconut.

3. Cut the halves into slices or cubes.

4. Wash and pat dry.

5. Put the slices of coconut in a food processor until it is cut into little tiny pieces. (If you would like your coconut in bigger pieces stop the processor if not continue the processor)

6. Mix all the ingredients in an iron pot and boil it in a very low heat.

7. Stir regularly to avoid it from sticking onto the pot.  

8. When it reaches a yogurt-like thickness remove it from the heat for approximately 45 minutes let it chill before serving.

&& WAH-LA Here's YOUR DULCE DE COCO ! ENJOY IT !

Sculpture Center Reaction

For our 4th field trip, we went to visit the Sculpture Center down in Long Island. I must say this visit was beyond different compared to the other museums i've visit. This museum was small however the artworks had hugemuget space. Here i saw  "Bill Bollinger: The Retrospective" exhibit in which focused on the space & architectural of its artwork. I've chosen 3 works of art that i liked and caught my eyes in the Sculpture Center.

One of the work was the rusty "Wheelbarrows". Filled with water in front of a big garage was what made this particular artwork was very interesting in the way it was placed and loaded with. It showed how the work was to pick up water into for work or for any needs in a farm of warehouse. If this artwork was to be placed in a different place it would still have the same effect. When I saw this in the sculpture center i just smiled. This artwork reminds me of my childhood when i lived in DR. I remember how my siblings and I would carry plants, platains, animals and sometimes we would ride in it. The wheelbarrow was my favorite. 

The second work of Bill Bollinger was the "Cyclone Fence" which was twisted 180 degree Once i walked in the place this was the first thing that caught my attention. Maybe because of how it was installed or maybe because it was right in the middle of the floor. In other words it was an eye catcher to once you enter. It had a unique architecture. Since the place was a builidng that look like a warehouse and big space it gave thsi artwork a better view. If this particular artwork in put in different museum in which is smaller, it doesn have the same affect it has in the sculpture center. I find that the way its installed in the sculpture center was a site-specific work.

The third work was the "Droplight". This artwork was simply a wire and a lightbuld. When i saw this laying on the floor it quickly reminded me of my father. My father had this type of artwork at his job. And while he was working underneath a car i would quickly grab it to help my father see underneath the car. This artwork is very unique. I've never seen this type besides my father's shop. In addition this type of artwork shows that it was a type of item used in a warehouse.

All of these 3 artworks were very unique and creative. These artworks all seems to interact in a way becasue they all seem to be part of the warehouse. Because of the installation of these artwork the space around them make them stand out more. Instead of being all cluttered together, like in some museums, they are widely spread out allowing us to focus on one particular artwork at a time. 

Bill Bollinger

"Untitled"

1970

Bill Bollinger

"Cyclone Fence"

1968

Bill Bollinger

"Drop Light"

1969