On my way to Chemistry lab every Wednesday of my life, I always pass by a piece of art that always catches my attention. However, this time, I noticed something new. I was looking around to see if there was more art around where I was, and then I noticed above a window on the outside of Rhodes Hall that there was some type of painted art. It struck me as interesting because the colors were so vibrant and I had yet to see something painted. Below is a picture of this piece.
The color, contrast, and texture of this piece reminded me of the artwork created by Persi Narvez. Persi is from Peru and I was fortunate enough to work with him on several art projects in my hometown. He often cut pieces out one painting and added them to another. This piece does not do that necessarily, but it does seem like it takes different objects and places them together to form a single unifying piece. The sharp contrast in colors and shapes is apparent in many South American art forms. This painting not only represents South American art here at Clemson, but it also adds color and culture to the building that it is on.
This is the piece that I see every Wednesday. I do not know why, but I never get tired of seeing it. I think it is aesthetically pleasing and if I were to guess at where this type of art originated I would say in some Spanish culture because when I look at it, it just seems as if that is where it came from. It seems so elegant yet it's made of such colassal pieces. However, once I found out what this piece is, my whole concept of it changed. Apparently, it is supposed both a figure and a microscope. It was named "Shift-Ascend" by Joey Manson. Now that I know that it is just a steel structure, it does not bring as much culture to the campus as I previously thought it did. Even though it is supposed to be a figure and a microscope, I like to think that because it is a piece of art that it is open to different interpretations. To me, out of all the pieces that I have seen on campus so far, this one seems the most artistic and the most ambiguous. Despite the fact that this art does not necessarily increase the diversity of art on campus through culture, it does increase the diversity through its ambiguity. Most other pieces are straight forward and easy to interpret, but this one allows the mind to wander and create diverse images in the mind as it is looked at from different angles.
The color, contrast, and texture of this piece reminded me of the artwork created by Persi Narvez. Persi is from Peru and I was fortunate enough to work with him on several art projects in my hometown. He often cut pieces out one painting and added them to another. This piece does not do that necessarily, but it does seem like it takes different objects and places them together to form a single unifying piece. The sharp contrast in colors and shapes is apparent in many South American art forms. This painting not only represents South American art here at Clemson, but it also adds color and culture to the building that it is on.
This is the piece that I see every Wednesday. I do not know why, but I never get tired of seeing it. I think it is aesthetically pleasing and if I were to guess at where this type of art originated I would say in some Spanish culture because when I look at it, it just seems as if that is where it came from. It seems so elegant yet it's made of such colassal pieces. However, once I found out what this piece is, my whole concept of it changed. Apparently, it is supposed both a figure and a microscope. It was named "Shift-Ascend" by Joey Manson. Now that I know that it is just a steel structure, it does not bring as much culture to the campus as I previously thought it did. Even though it is supposed to be a figure and a microscope, I like to think that because it is a piece of art that it is open to different interpretations. To me, out of all the pieces that I have seen on campus so far, this one seems the most artistic and the most ambiguous. Despite the fact that this art does not necessarily increase the diversity of art on campus through culture, it does increase the diversity through its ambiguity. Most other pieces are straight forward and easy to interpret, but this one allows the mind to wander and create diverse images in the mind as it is looked at from different angles.
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