Antony Gormley's Quantam Cloud XX is a really cool piece. He's work is centralized around the body. His piece asks the viewers the questions How does it feel to be alive? What is it to be conscious. The piece consists of a lot of short pieces of steel bars welded together and in the center it's more dense and gives off the image of a body. The cool thing about this piece is that when you look at it you can almost believe that it's really someone in the center and that all these things are just surrounding him. It kind of looks to me like he could move at any time. However, it's trippy because you don't know if it's not really a person in the center. Like the book says it looks like theres a field of energy. This piece could be interpreted as a person standing there with this field of energy eminating from his body or a body emerging from this condensed area of intense energy. The title i think is clever because it does look kinda like a cloud but it looks very much like a tornado. It could also be seen as a man being consumed by a whirlwind. Like the many blades of wind are gonna slice him to pieces. The greatest thing is that in this picture, you really think is it this mans emotion and feeling coming out from him? or is it feeling that make up this figure? Do we make ourselves or are we made?
Another artist i wanted to talk about is Yayoi Kusama. This artist is pretty cool and creative. It's awesome that he took a small space and turned it into a giant infinite space. in fireflies on the water the room he made a room that is only 12 square feet and 10 feet high look like you're standing on the beach staring out into the ocean.... or even staring into the vastness of space. I love this piece, i want to see it before i die. The artist only lets one person into the room at a time and the experience is solitary. I am a person who loves being alone and thinking. This would be the perfect experience for me. I'm also a person who loves astrology. To me this piece looks like a bunch of stars. It makes me feel like i'm in space and all i have is my piece of mind and my thoughts. Another cool thing is that he took a room so small and made it look infinite. It could be a symbol of how we could make the most of the little things we have. Or that we could turn something small and make it into something grand. Or no matter how small you are in this world... you could be the biggest thing ever. size doesn't matter in this artists mind. I love it! it's like a dream. a dream of one day turning something small into something big. Its an illusion. It puts the viewers in a surrealistic space. Leaves the viewers in awe. Water is another thing that is included in this piece. Water is a symbol of purity and serenity and peace. However, water is also very powerful. It could be a symbol of our mind. in that room it puts your mind at peace and lets it wander off tranquilly. It puts you in a state of serenity and calmness but at the same time you know that your mind is the most powerful thing you possess. It's like taming a beast.
Both artists are so cool. On one side you have a vicious whirlwind of energy condensing into one body or one body giving off a whirlwind of energy. On the other side you have calmness and peace. one piece is filled with excitement and the other is completely the opposite. two completely different pieces but they are both incredibly awesome.
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