Plexus No.29
Well the artist certainly succeeded in piquing the interest of all to enter the building. Never have I seen a piece of artwork that has so quickly made people drop what they were thinking, doing, or where their feet were taking them, to understand what was going on before or above them. This piece of artwork is creative in the sense that it can make anyone stop and reflect on what they are beholding. There are not many things in life that are striking enough to distract someone from a crazy agenda in the hustle and bustle of day-to-day life.
There are several strands of various colors of the rainbow, all in the ROYGBIV order, juxtaposed next to each other. Assembly must have taken quite some time to order to string them closely together and secure them to the wall at different angles. The light that floods in from the window adds to the beauty of the piece, as it bouncing off and illuminates the vibrant strings even more.
Block Plan Series
The first thing I thought of when I saw this exhibit was M.C. Escher's work. I remember being astounded by the way that man could mold and mesh dimensions to dissolve in to one another, as staircases became eternally impossible to escape. Also, the graphic image of it, with geometrics and stencil-seeming technique make the piece captivating. It would take a creative mind to invent such a design within one's head. Someone was certainly going for form versus function, because the design would be difficult to construct, should each element be 3-Dimensional.
It is not something that I would hope to recreate in my living room, it simply doesn't have that kind of appeal. It is, however, proof that reason can be defied in art.
Creativity really factors in, as the shapes twist. It is amazing how it starts out on the wall, stretches across to the middle until it finally pops off the wall, then descends in a stair-like fashion below, until it falls again on to the floor, back in to the second dimension.
It was interesting to see the photograph of this similar piece of artwork stretching across Provo roads. It seems to demonstrate ambitions of the artist to extend this new type of art to different locations, and stretch the barriers for art confined to the flat wall of a museum gallery.
I like how you describe the colors as being Juxtaposed next to each other. I agree with this completely in that the colors are so opposite from each other but they work together at the same time. Also, it must have taken a long time, like you said, to really put this piece of art work together! Diligence at its finest!
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