The Secret Life of Objects- Midway Art

Overall I enjoyed this show and the visit to the gallery. One piece I really liked was "Lonesome Boogie Rattler" by Cameron Jamie. It was an ink drawing of a man mounted on a long piece of wood. I was instantly attracted to it because ink is my favorite medium to work in, and I liked the character in the drawing. The use of contour lines to describe the whole image was nice and the messiness really adds interest. It took me a while to understand what was happening in the picture, the title helped to explain. The face is divided and is shown facing both left and right. I believe the piece is about a person who has a cold. Inside the ribcage there is heavy squiggly lines, which could be congestion. Then the neck is shaped like a volcano, which is exploding dark black ink up into the face, like a sneeze. Finally what I assume is snot is shown to have come out of the nose, with a line leading to it to show direction. I initially liked it for its appearance, but after figuring out what was happening in it, I liked it more.

A piece that I did not really like or understand was "Sound" by John McCracken. It is a very tall blue rectangle with a mirror-like surface. In general I'm not usually attracted to solidProxy-Connection: keep-alive
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C one color, geometric pieces. With this piece the title didn't necessarily add to my understanding. I thought about it for a long time, but still could not understand the connection. The simplicity is almost a little frustrating for me because when I don't understand a piece, I at least like to appreciate it for it's design. With this piece there is nothing that keeps my attention, other than wondering what it means.