Thursday, October 13, 2011
Wexner Center and Market
Today I attended the market by the Wexner center and took a little tour of the gallery inside afterwards. The market was nice, with a few tents that had goodies such as pumpkin bread, penut butter brownies, and chocolate croissants (I may have bought all three...) and various other things like flowers and vegetables. It was a delicious event to attend but I didn't end up staying long because I wanted to check out the gallery inside the Wexner Center. I was pleasantly surprised by the exhibit, which had recent work from a few artists. Normally when I go to art museums or galleries I end up looking around for 15 minutes trying to seem sophisticated and eventually leave because I'm so bored. This time, however, I actually was disappointed when I checked the time after 45 minutes and saw that I had to leave for work. All of the artwork was captivating, especially the pieces by Alexis Rockman. His work ties together the beauty of the natural world and the inhabited world we live in. My favorite painting was titled "Manifest Destiny," described in a museum brochure as "a fulcrum in Rockman's career, a summation of past work and a signal of things to come." It depicts New York City many years into the future, after global warming and human negligence have taken their toll. The city is mostly underwater, and is filled with animals and plants that appear to be thriving in the human-free world. The other paintings were equally intriguing. I hope that someday I will be able to see his work again, and would recommend that everyone visit the gallery before Rockman's exhibit leaves!
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Last evening, I went over to see the market and the art gallery in the Wexner Center. By the time I got to the market, many of the tents had already been taken down (I was a little late). But I did get a chance to look through some of the OSU painted pumpkins and some of the delicious fresh peppers that I could smell before I even got to the tent. I am not one for art, so the gallery was a bit boring for me. A lot of the paintings were interesting, but some of the other art puzzled me somewhat. I also took nice of one peice in particular outside of the Wexner Center, that I don't believ was part of the gallery. It was an area that contained several piles of glass. It was kind of interesting, but I could not for the life of me understand the concept that the artist was trying to convey.
ReplyDeleteI also attended the Wexner Center and Market. The Market didn't turn out to be too exciting. There were only a few stands set up..various things like bread and cookies. However, I was very suprised and interested to browse through the gallery inside of the Wexner Center. There were so many interesting and eye-popping exhibits and paintings. Some were about man's influence on nature, some about mythologic creatures and stories. I ended up leaving pretty early because I had somewhere else to go, but I would definitely reccomend the Wexner Center for anyone who enjoys art or anyone looking for something interesting to do!
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