Chelsea Galleries Reaction

For our fifth field trip we went to Chelsea Galleries located in downtown Manhattan. Currently on view many artist are presented their artwork for good investment.This really was a new experience for me because this exhibition is drastically different from the others I have seen in others museum with a different perspective. We were instructed by our professor to write a reflection about our visit.

Chelsea Galleries is an interesting place for people who love art and who can afford to buy any art they may like. I would like to have an art work from Chelsea galleries if I have enough money. Irfran Onurmen art work grabs my attention. I like most of his art work. I choose two of his art work one is about the crime watching and other about soccer game. He used new techniques to create his art work. He placed a four or more pieces of material on parallel to design a tulle clothes. I preferred the soccer one because it’s my favorite game.  These art works has a tree dimension view when you see it from far which makes his work unique.

  David Opdyke had different technique that he used to create and presents his art works. Some of his artworks were well designed. These works were perfectly installed. However I didn’t like two of his art work. A painted plastic folk, wood and Cast urethane plastic were the two of his art work that I don’t think meet requirement to be presented especially in Chelsea galleries. These art works are very simple. I don’t why he consider them as an art work. For example we only use these plastic tubes to make connection for water under sink. I don’t understand why his work should contain these materials. I strongly believe that these two pieces are not worth to be placed in Chelsea galleries.

Lastly, a Chelsea gallery is a real challenge for many artists to express their ideas. For a better investment artist should create a unique interesting and easy artworks for people to understand

Irfran Onurmen

Crime Watching

2006-2012

Irfan Onurmen

Soccer

201

David Opdyke

Painted Plastic, Flock, Wood

2012

David Opdyke

Cast Urethane Plastic

2012

Art:21 History Reaction.

               After I watched the Art 21 video, I enjoyed listening to the artist Glenn Ligon. In this video Glenn Ligon explained the story of how he becomes an artist. He started to draws any picture, cartoon or an art work. He used to sale them to his classmate. His mom encouraged to give more attention to art. She registered him to take classes in the art school which helped him to improve his skill.  Also she used to buy any kind of books he need. Glenn Ligon was interesting in American history. 

Lamb Tagine:Food Art 1064

This is a traditional Moroccan Lamb Shank Tagine with cinnamon & Carrots. I preferred to cook it because it’s my favorite dish.  Tagine remind me of my city Fez, this  place where Tagine is a popular dish in most restaurants and houses. Tagines are a historically  made in Berber clay pot. Traditionally we prepare Tagine on top of a portable clay called (Majmar),which is much cheaper than a stove.  It will take a long time for tagine to be cooked but that is the secret for a healthy and delicious taste.

Ingredients:

 1: half pound lamb

2: one big red onion diced

3: four or five carrots cut into small pieces

4: one piece of cinnamon steak

5: Salt & pepper to taste

6: Moroccan olive oil

7: garlic crushed 

8: one bunch of Persil.

Below are general cooking and preparation instructions

On a medium flame using a tagine, seal the lamb until brown using a little oil, then remove and set aside. Add all spices (dry and seeds) and roast in the tagine, then add onions, Persil and garlic and fry until golden brown. Add the stock, lamb, and salt & pepper to taste, bring to boil then cover with tagine lid and simmer on a very low flame or in the oven on 160 C for 1.5-2 hours.  Cinnamon and carrots should be added in the last 30 minutes of cooking. Hope you find this recipe worth a try. bon appétit ......

Sculpture Center Reaction

Recently we visited the Sculpture Center located in Long Island City Queens. It’s a massive space where many artists have installed their art works. It was my first time to see this kind of art works presented in a clear and organized place. The space plays a huge role in how the art work is portrayed, and it helps amplify the beauty of these art works.

The wheelbarrows were the first pieces of art work that caught my attention.They were placed in a large space in front of a big door. A wheelbarrow is a tool that helps us move heavy objects from one place to another. Placing this tool in a huge space gives it  great value. The space has a big impact on this piece of art because when I first saw this tool I started thinking about the important role that it plays in our daily lives. Also it has a great design that changes an empty place into an interesting one.

Another art work that caught my eyes was the “Cyclone Fence”. It’s a huge piece of fencing that is placed in the middle of the exhibit. It has an interesting cyclone shape that grabs the viewer’s attention. It also has a very unique geometric design. It fills the space and creates an amazing art work. Placing this large piece in sculpture center exhibit provides a great value to the space and art works. Clearly it is apparent that there is a strong connection between the space and the art work. The cyclone fence will have less value at the absence of space. For example if that piece of fence were to be found outside on the street people would not appreciate it. 

The "Ropes" was the third piece of art work in this exhibit that got my attention. It was made of two ropes hanging on the wall and stretched to the floor. It’s designed as perfect a triangle within the space. It puts a great value into the place.  The artist did a good job by connecting the ropes to the floor. Also he used the color white on the wall which makes this art work more interesting and unique. Using a space is a smart way to present an art work in order to add more value.

             In conclusion, space and installation in artwork is very important. It has positive impact on the artwork itself. Therefore, the artists use this techniques to place their art work properly.

“Untitled”

Wheelbarrows, water

Bill Bollinger

1970

"Cyclone Fence”

Bill Bollinger

1968

"Rope Piece"

Bill Bollinger

1967