I thought that a lot of the art in the Hero's exhibition was really awesome. My favorite pieces would probably have to be the sculptures of the baseball trophy guy and captain america holding saddam hussein's head. When I see that kind of stuff it just blows me away that someone first of all thought of that, and then had the drive and commitment to take that thought and make it reality. I've done very little sculpting but what experience I do have just furthers my respect for the people who created the sculptures at the MOA. It just blows my mind what they are able to do.
I think probably most of the inspiration for the art in the Hero exhibition came from childhood experiences. I know that I was able to relate to most of the pieces and a lot of them made me smile because they reminded me of being a kid again. I loved the giant paper drawings of the tie fighter and the ninjas. It made me feel like I was in 4th grade and doodling on all my papers.
What I really like about art is that you are able to say something without really saying it. All the pieces were reminiscent of the past and of childhood, but many of them had meaning that was very current and relevant now. I think the captain america sculpture did that very well. The pictures of the U.S. military jet and hum-vee that were made out of money also did that. It was just a picture of a jet and a car, but because they were made with pieces of dollar bills, they gained a whole new meaning. That takes some real creativity to think of a concept like that, and then to be able to execute it too, amazes me.
Saying something without really saying it is one of my favorite concepts.
ReplyDeleteWhen I went through I hadn't thought of the time and commitment they had to make to create these pieces of art. I think that shows how much more they had to think about it, but also have feelings behind the concept they were trying to show.
ReplyDeleteDude how could you forget the arms? Maybe if they made the arms out of the money it would have tickled my fancy a little more..
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way about the exhibit, in that the theme of the exhibit heavily drew on our childhood influences and memories, and then built off of these influences to establish more complex and controversial statements. I love that the art in the exhibit took something so simple as the archetype of heroes and monsters, but applied this basic principle to modern-day pop culture, warfare, international relations, and societal and gender roles.
ReplyDeleteAgree about the "kid inspiration," I felt the same way.
ReplyDeleteAll of the talent that these artists have is mind blowing to me too! It's crazy people are that talented!
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