piece 1. Anne Collier Slide 1/slide2,2004 c-print35x41 in. 22.5 x 22.5 inches
piece 2. John Carter ,untitled, 2002 fabric 35x41 in.
For this blog we were supposed to pick art pieces from the Midway Secret Life of Objects one that we responded positively about and one negatively. so second piece by John Carter is the one is was confused about. im not sure how i see this as art. i mean i like the mediums they used the paint on the fabric but the subject throws me off. im not sure why someone would want to capture a moment like this and think it art. ok its art just not a subject i understand. i mean i guess its natural process just a bit awkward to me. but who says awkward isn't art. in the end im just saying i don't understand and i personally wouldn't pick this subject. the first piece is by Anne Collier. i responded positively to this one. each of the cassette taps say anxiety, discouragement, discipline, guilt, anger, apathy, and fear. im not sure what her meaning was behind these pieces but i just like what i got from it. i got that each of these cassette tapes had these negative context on them because it represents all the negative things we hear everyday. things that we recorded and keep at the back of our heads like these cassette tapes. maybe its a stretch but thats what i got from it. im not sure i like the location of it since it is currently located in the bathroom. i think it puts it off a little but there it is the piece i responded to postively and negitively or confused about.
Really jealous that I missed that Collier piece! Did the placement of the work in the restroom make the work too personal for you? Could this decision have been similar to Carter's use of the bed sheet as his canvas?
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