“Sculpture Center Reaction”

  On our fourth field trip, our class went to "The Sculpture Center". This to me was really different than the other art museums that we went to. It was a huge amount of space that was taken up by little amount of art work, and some of the works really looked like regular everyday stuff that you would actually find in a...not a dump to be exact but some abandoned places, and some homes, or on the street. Things that you see everday that you would not considered "art". Works such as the "Cyclone Fence", "Untitled" and "Rope Piece" would seem as junk to some people, and that was what was going through my mind also.
   The artworks do not seem very affected by the space and architecture because there is alot of room in which they can fit. The history and location of the space does not inform my perception of the works because the works are regularly being moved from different institution and depending on that institution (old or new) the works will still have the same look. The artworks does not change my perception of the space because of the history of the space, I already knew what to expect. The Sculpture Center used to be a warehouse so normally you would visualize a big amount of space with rust and that was normally what it was.
  The artwork would most likely have the same affect on me depending on if the space was similiar to the "Sculpture Center's". Nevertheless, if the center is brand new then that would most likely change me perception, because the works might not match the enviroment.
  Within their surroundings the artworks interact with each other by most of them complementing eachother by realization that the works which are made from materials which can be found in everyday life are similar to eachother.



 Bill Bollinger
"Cyclone Fence"
  1968
"Untitled"
  1970
"Rope Piece"
 1969