For this field trip reaction, I have tried cast myself free from the shackles that lock my mind from viewing a very a constricted amount of art as good art, and tried taking the mindset of open- minded art collector. That being said, I shall commence with an artist who I’ve only seen some work of, but very much liked almost instantaneously, that artist is Charles Freger. As I walked in to see what the Yossi Milo Gallery had in store for me to feast my eyes on, I saw an astounding multitude of vibrant colors surrounding me. His collection was called, “Wilder Mann”. There were some I like more than others but out 10, I give it a 9.8.
Honestly, I liked this one particularly because it sort of brings to mind (my mind at least), a red power ranger. There were multiple versions of power rangers in which they resembled animals once they morphed. And the red power ranger is my favorite because he is usually the leader. When I look at this photo, I see some level of dominance. It is almost as though it were saying, “I am your leader”.
When I first saw this once, I was passing it quite fast, so at the moment I kind of saw a man in a coat who had some sort of Cousin Itt thing going on. I had one of those moments when you think “Wtf”? “Hold up”, and I had to look it over to actually understand what was going on. Once I did understand it, I liked it that much more. To sum up, if I were an art collector, I would be sure to include some, if not all of Charles Freger’s works.
Another piece in the group of works by Richard Hughes which I found to be super pointless is was the blocks put together. It looked like a bunch of Home Depot blocks glued together in a rectangle, which was the put to look like one of those pieces you try to pick up before the ball falls in jacks. That and the previous work mentioned in such a big room, seemed like a major waste of valuable space. Looking back, I can’t help but think and say, “I’m glad that we’re able to have art to look at, but to see a big space like that be used for those specific pieces is a waste. Think of all the people looking for a place to live, and a this big chunk of nothing is occupying that space which they could’ve moved in. that is truly sad”. In summary, I would most certainly NOT have this on display. In fact, I WOULDN’T EVEN put it in storage.
In conclusion, I explored a bunch of different pieces of art, and experienced quite a few different feelings towards them all. I feel not only a bit more open- minded when it comes to art, but I feel like I've learned of more perspectives in which to look at art from.
