I found the exhibit to be rather depressing. The lack of colors made it very malaise. If the artists never explained the meaning behind the art, I would have never had a clue what they were trying to communicate. I made sure to examine every piece carefully- but I was just puzzled. However, I did think it was very clever how they took actual images and combined them with computer generated images. I cannot image all the time and effort they put into their project in order to get a satisfying result. I can see that being an artist is never easy and that one must perservere in order to be successful.
One piece that stood out to me was The New York Stock Exchange Project. I thought it was clever that they actually brought and sold stocks, averaging and recording them to fit into a hand-constructed sculpture. I'm not exactly sure what about this piece stuck out to me. I do not know a lot about art, but I have never seen a piece that was inspired by the stock market. I guess it was also a bonus that they not only made money off the art, but also the stock market. As far as interpretations, I think mine do differ from the artists-considering I did not fine that much meaning in it.
Some questions I would ask the artists are what exactly made you want to do a piece like this? It seems like they knew it was going to take a long time and a lot of effort for just a few pieces. Another question I would ask is why did they choose pain birds. I think the choice of bird definitely affected the excitement of the picture.
Thanks for your interpretation of the exhibition! I am attracted to the New York Stock Exchange Project too...I found it interesting that an artist can approach data, even complex and perhaps boring data, and transform it into something visually compelling.
ReplyDeleteIt would be interesting to hear more about their choice of birds...I know the birds in the bird suit images were selected because they are poor fliers (like the kiwi)...