This
week we visited the queens sculpture center located in Long Island City. It had
very different display, nothing out of this world. I was very surprise on most
of the displays. This place reminded me of buildings under construction. The
materials used do not look expensive. The artist was creative and is different
from most artists out there. Bill Bollinger’s work is displayed all over this
sculpture center. His work also was combined with different surroundings to
change the way someone views the art.
There
was a barrel filled with dirty water. It was under some stairs and everything
around it made it look old. It was placed with limited light. Like it was
abandoned there for a long time. It was displayed as “untitled”. I also noticed
it had rust and looked like it has not been moved or touched in a while.
Another
display that saw was two wheelbarrows with water. It looked like they were use
to transport water. It also looked like they were been used in a construction
site. It reminded me when I worked on construction and used it to transport
water or concrete.
Another
display was the “Boston Common”. It was basically 7 steel barrels with a big
rubber hose on top of the barrels. It was in a corner, which had a lot of
light. It looked like it was just
left there.
In
conclusion, with basic common materials he made a unique display. The artist
displays his artwork on different backgrounds changing the way viewers see the
display. I guess trying to
understand what he was trying to show was different. But, I would have never
guessed simple materials would be the entire display. This sculpture center
just reminded me of a site under construction that was never finished. Bill
Bollinger had his own vision on the display he wanted to demonstrate.
"Untitled" 1970
Steel barrel, Water
"Boston Common" 1970 (2012)
Steel barrels, rubber hoses, water
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