On rainy days we'd go swimming out..
For this assaignment, I enjoyed the experience of attending a private viewing of the designs of Ralph Provisero in MDC North Gallery. I never knew that the school had a gallery, and it was nice to attend the gallery with the students and the teacher. We were asked to write about seven, and to elaborate on our favorite one and these are mine:
2007
Sterling Silver & Black Glass on reflection
Red Vinyl
7 x 12.75 inches
Courtesy of Dorsch Gallery
My reflection: The Black Eye was immediatley my favorite piece simply because eyes portray mystery and perspective and it instantly left me intrigued. The eye is a symbol of vigilance and a window to the soul. The background is a bright colored red and very lively. I wondered why the artist decided to use such a vivid and bright color as opposed to a dull or darker color or tone. What I could interpret from this piece is that even when a person is surrounded by vividness, happyness, cheerfulness, or excitment (the red background) their is still always a speck of evil in this word (symbolism for the black eye). The title is important because it emphasizes perhaps the most important part of this particular work, the eye.
Welded Steel Study for Altalena
2004
Steel
7 inches in Diameter
Courtesy of the artist
Dolite Elevation (Model)
2010
Dolite, steel & enamel
14 x 16 x 18 inches
Courtesy of Robert Ruwitch
Sarge
2003
Bronze, Stainless Steel, Rubber, & Cray Pigeon Ink
10 x 10 x 2 Inches
Courtesy of Steven and Rochelle Lanster
Coy
2007
Cedar, Enamel, Basswood
14 x 12 x 7.5 inches
Courtesy of the artist
Boom-Boom2007
Enamel, Cedar, Basswood
10 x 8 x 6
Courtesy of the artist