The Builder, Removed.

Last Wednesday when our class went to The Wichita Art Museum I feel that his work did not live up to the presentation given over him. In person his pieces lose their puzzle like quality. I can see every detail of his handy work which you would think would be interesting but to me.. appeared sloppy. He also applied WAY to many layers of lacquer or whatever and the glare was far too distracting. Speaking of distractions.. I had noticed that The Art Museum had a piece of heavy material covering a section of the ceiling. This fabric was waving in the wind and made incredibly distracting squealing noises. But anyway..

My favorite piece within the exhibit would have to be Portrait of Mel and Kent. This is one of his more simpler pieces. I could still see vague outlines of these people but they were not overbearing contours like the rest of his pieces. The facial expressions of this couple were so intriguing. Also, the fact that he had cut out the lighting.. almost made me feel as if he was saying there was no light.. perhaps.. a divorce or unhappy marriage? The video that showed his work in progress was more entertaining than anything. I'm glad that some artist have a sense of humor.

Sadly though.. I would have to agree with Emily that the children's section was far more interesting. The Drum Tower by McGuire was amazing. Not only did he get the tuning/tones right.. the timing was almost perfect. Interactive art is much more appealing to me. Aerica trying to get the foam balls to follow her course was pretty funny too.

-Adrean