I was very reluctant to attend Final Friday but Mike Miller's "Twisted Rhythm" was worth seeing in the dark. This morning I awoke to snow so the thought of how a piece or sculpture can with stand its environment came to mind. The projection of the video on the piece was not as successful as I thought it would be but it did look a lot better in the dark.
Brady Hitter's "Voyeurs" was probably the most interesting piece to me yet repulsing. Brady took deceased mice and had mechanically arranged them to be having sex in a small bed. I think that he should've put it on some kind of stand or blocked it off cause myself and multiple other people almost stepped on it. He also had a piece where flies would hover over the body of a mouse which had simple mechanics operating it but it just wasn't as disturbing to me but the fact that he used real flies and a mouse was very... unique O.o.
"Otterness Proposal #1 and #2" had the biggest personal impact on me. I don't like the Tom Otterness piece because to be it looks like a chunk of metal in the shape of human waste or in this case of a penis. I liked that the milliped part had backing so that it was more 3D but when a quarter was place in the slot it had a weight which made the milliped-penis move up and down. the angle of the man that it was attached to was at a strange angle that appeared that the penis was being thrusted into your face. I like that this artist has made a statement about how he feels about WSU's purchase and has placed it in WSU's gallery.
Final Friday would have been much more successful if it hadn't been so cold. I would suggest that Miller place "Twisted Rhythm" out again when it gets warmer because I do think it would attract attention. Shiftspace needs a better sign to. Shiftspace is one of the most Northern galleries so I think it has to work harder to get a crowd.
Adrean
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