Art that made the biggest impression were Fred Sandbank's Acrylic Yarn, Donald Judd's untitled, 1969 Galvanized iron and Plexiglas, and Charles Simond's Number II (Ritual Furnace), 1978 clay with wood base.
The Acrylic yarn was very intriguing to me. I couldn't stop looking at the simplistic style. It was laid out perfectly detailed and was just there in the middle of the floor. Then I turned around and noticed the Galvanized iron and Plexiglas display. I stood back and then up close. I peeked in and looked up and down through the glass. It reminds me of the crazy detailed elevations that I have to draw when I am at work drawing glass windows all day. This is very similar to my artwork. The attention to detail of the little clay building model was so exact. The rise of the stairs into the dark doorway was excellent in design. The layout of the clay bricks that surrounds the work patiently waiting for a spot to be placed. The symmetrical sides of the model are noticeably immense in size.
The art that I made the most connection with were Joseph Cornell's Chardonneret de Ronsard (bird habitat, amber glass), ca. 1955, Carl Andre's Cock, 1963 Wood, and George Inness The Coming Storm, 1878.
The bird habitat in the amber glass case made me think of my dad and the glass shop that he owned. He had a lot of amber glass and I used to cut it and make things. He loved to carve birds out of wood and that was also a great connection as well. The simple wood art was also a cool connection. My son and I love to build with blocks and this art uses the same type of blocks and the pile is out of the ordinary. They are piled on an angle. This is exactly how Brayden and I pile them. The painting of the Coming Storm was the biggest connection for me as it reminded me of all the paintings that my dad has painted over the years. He loved to paint landscapes and this one with the trees and clouds gave me a great memory.
I would like to know more about Matts Leiderstam's The artist is at Niagara Falls, 2001, Vik Muniz' The Verso (Nighthawks), 2008 mixed media, edition 1/3, and Randall Tiedman's Limbus Patrium #2, 2008.
I want to know more of who painted that picture of the Niagara Falls landscape. Was it just a backdrop to the portrait painting it was going to be? I was immediately drawn to the painting that was facing the wall. I actually thought it was a renovation going on and this one just didn't make the wall yet. Later I read and realized that it was intentional. I still want to know what it shows on the face of it though. The most information I wanted was the art I wasn't allowed to take pictures of. I liked this art the most and I couldn't capture the fresh detail of it in my cell phone camera. Randall Tiedman is a great artist that shows a new building high rise overlooking the chaotic busy life below.
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