The trip to the MoMa was a great
experience. I saw many great works of art including many from the Cindy Sherman
collection. The first piece of art that really stood out to me was the giant helicopters
that hug over my head as I made my way up the stairs. Then to walk into a sea
of individually dark pink crushed up papers, spread out on the floor in a
somewhat organized fashion. Some of the art that were featured were in my
opinion both weird and interesting, such as one exhibit that featured a
bookshelf with many small old fashioned television sets, showing many different
short clips. One disturbing clip showed an elderly man disrobing completely
naked in a bathroom then bending down to reach something.
One of the first art sculptures
that I saw was called Huma Bhabha. This sculpture was made out of many
different Martials such as clay, wood and plastic. The Sculpture resembled what
seem to like a human face with a skinny arm and hand that was twisted and
shaped into a giant ear. It also featured a giant nose that seemed to be carved
form wood. The description Stated “American, Born Pakistan 1962.” It also
listed the many martials that the art was made from, the description stated
“Bleekmen 2010, Clay, Wood, Styrofoam, Plastic, Cast iron, fabric aluminum, synthetic polmer pain,
ink paper and brass wire. Gift of the Speyer Family Foundation, 2011.” I
believe that this sculpture is a perfect example of personal identity because
of its nature.
Further description stated, “Bhaba
is best known for her composite sculptures made from an array of organic and
industrial materials. In Bleekmen Bhabha has altered and arranged found objects
in a way that suggests a mask. The Artist has also described the work as
evoking a kind of derelict building. The sculpture has a ritualistic, perhaps
totemic gracitas, but with its rough-hewn, decomposing quality, it seems to
resist grandeur. Bleekmen variously conjures African, Egyptian, and Native
American sort, as well as futuristic aliens. In fact, the title of the work
comes from the characters in Martian time slip, a 1964 science fiction book by
Philip K. Dick, and refers to the indigenous people of mars.” This piece showed
both personal and historical identity because of naming of the sculpture of a
1964 film.
Another great piece of art that I
saw was a painting called Tadanori Yokoo. This painting portrayed Japan during
the Second World War. It showed what appeared to be a city that was destroyed
because of the war. On the top of the painting of the war torn country showed
two dates “1945 and 1995.” It also showed many the Japanese people crying and
looked like they were suffering. This work of art is a perfect example of
personal identity and historical identity. The crying people of japan and the two
dates that insinuates the suffering is a perfect example of personal identity.
