Marlenes Rodriguez
“Chelsea Galleries
Observing
all the works of art through the art galleries of Chelsea opened up my imagination and
thoughts. There are all types of art and a diversity of many different styles
in each of the artists art work. Many of these art pieces have meaning however
some bring confusion and questions concerning the art work. The art galleries
in Chelsea
contained art work that almost seemed mysterious because of its style. Phil Collins
and Torben Ribe were two of the artists who I analyzed.
Phil
Collins installation “This Unfortunate Thing Between Us”. At the Tanya
Bonakdar Gallery captivated me as
soon as I saw it. This installation contained two old fashioned RVS with TVs
inside, which showed a live broadcast of German national television. I found
this installation intriguing because the artist is trying to depict a message
through an installation and objects.
According to the Gallery Phil Collins work represented “the language of
reality television” and its grammar. Collins installation makes me want to find
out more and is an installation I’ll be interested in as a buyer. The artist is
creative with the installation however at the same time there is a message
behind it. Phil Collins also had an
installation of booths with old records and turntables inside the booths. This
installation brings me to another time period and also going inside these
booths to listen to records reminded me of a teleporter. Phil Collins work was
good art in my opinion, because the artist was creative in his own way and had
an idea that worked to capture the viewer’s attention.
Torben Ribe
art work did not really amuse me like Phil Collins installations because of the
difference in style. Torben Ribe art work did not make sense to me and it
seemed like there was not much effort put into the art. Ribe’s composition of a
tree was of an art work and a artificial tree blocking the art work. The tree
was right in front of the art piece which made it difficult to observe the art
work. When I first looked at this I thought to myself what was the artist
thinking? The art piece behind the tree was made out of acrylic, coffee and
milk. This shows the imagination the artist had however in my opinion as a
buyer I would not collect or buy from this artist. The untitled piece by Torben
consisting of pizza menus was very plain when I saw it face to face it did not
intrigue me.
Both
artists have different styles in their art work and these styles can grab any
person’s attention. Everyone has their own perspective and can view a work of
art in a very different way than someone else. As a buyer or a collector I
would want to be intrigued and amused by an art work. Meanings, creativity,
representation in art are three things I would look for as a buyer. Creativity captures our attention and meaning
in an art work opens up our ideas and our own thoughts.
Torben Ribe
“Composition with Tree”
Year – 2011
Torben Ribe
Untitled with Pizza Menus
Year- 2011
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