"Chelsea Galleries Reaction "

In this essay, I was asked to go to Chelsea Galleries and pick up two artists works which I think I would like to collect and I would not to collect. I am going to present my opinion about what I saw in these galleries, also present my works as well. I chose two artists from different galleries; my first artist was Rachel Harrison (Gallery: Greene Naftali), and the second one was Gilbert & George (Gallery: Lehmann Maupin).

My first visit was in Gallery: Greene Naftali and the artist on display was Rachel Harrison. What I liked from this place was the colors, and everything was neat and clean, hers works was always with colors and everything was so feminine. I think Harrison’s works are good investment because you can see the difference between hers works and others. Hers works are beautiful and you can have the capacity to visualize what she tried to say, if I were an artist of course I would collect hers works.

My second experience was in Gallery: Lehmann Maupin and the artists on display were Gilbert & George. What I disliked about this exhibition was that everything was posted in some frames with messages on it. I think this is not a good investment because I could not see ART on those frameworks everything was just written messages, even though I have learned that anything can be art, these works did not catch my attention.

In this paragraph I am going to talk about my two examples of each gallery. My first example of work is from Gallery: Greene Naftali "Hoarders" This work of art seemed to me beautifu, this work may imply to women’s beauty somehow. My second example is from Gallery: Lehmann Maupin “Girl”, this work of art was not quite good in my opinion because it was talking about some humility thing about women and its message was to scared people, talking about murder, missing people etc.

In conclusion my visit to Chelsea Galleries was amazing I could see artworks very simple, also wonderful. Even though it was not on the galleries list of our task I saw a lot of beauty and creative images on others galleries. In my opinion everything was interesting as well our trip. Every collection the artist may have is for some purpose in life, and I know a lot of people would like to collect anything from an artist even the less significant.

Rachel Harrison
"All in The Family"
2012

Rachel Harrison
"Hoarders"
2012

Gilbert & George
" Girl "
2011

Gilbert & George
" Arson"
2011

" Sculpture Center Reaction"

In our Field trip 4 we went to “Sculpture Center” where our task was to find three artworks. This experience was a little bit awkward, because the place and the work of arts were quite different from others works I have seem, and in my opinion I did not understand what was I suppose to do about the space and these works. In this writing paper I am going to talk about my three works which I found interesting, and what is the meaning of the space and installation, “Untitled”, “Graphite Piece”, and “Rope Piece” by Bill Bollinger.

My first work is “Untitled” by Bill Bollinger, this work is strange for me because I did not find the meaning of the space or installation, and it did not catch my attention at all. Although, I could see that the space of the work was without color, everything was neutral. The artwork is affected by the space, because the tank is solid and does not have like a specific place, so someone can put it anywhere.


My second work is “Graphite Piece”, I found this work interesting because is an empty room with a painting floor. I think this work has something meaningful about the space, maybe the room is the place where someone could create art in it. The space of the work is very isolated, and I could not find out the purpose of this room.

My third work is “Rope Piece”; this work is as the others unusual for me. This work is a rope that is connected with the ceiling. I think the space of this work is huge room with solid walls and a rough ceiling. I think the place is a little old, and maybe for that I could perceive the work. This work has to do with a piece of rope that was installed in a neutral space too.

In conclusion this experience was strange for me because I think art is something with beauty, and with inspiration. Space has to do with everything in a room; I think those works were pretty strange and with this experience I could learn that art is everything in this world. My works that I picked up were very interesting in some way, even though I understood a bit about this homework.


Bill Bollinger
"Untitled" 1970

Bill Bollinger
"Graphite Piece" 1969

Bill Bollinger
"Rope Piece" 1969