Whitney Response

I know that this is supposed to be a comparison entry of pieces I saw on my visit to the Whitney, but first I would like to address my favorite piece. The piece was an enormous mized media drawing called "Master of the Universe" or "Flex Master" done by Aurel Schmidt. I fell in love with this bizarre and fascinating piece the moment I saw it.
The insanity and complexity of this piece were what I found to be so incredibly attractive. I became even more fond of the piece when I read what was used to make it: a combination of graphite, colored pencil, synthetic polymer, beer, dirt, and blood on paper. I stood, staring, at this magnificent creature longer than I looked at anything else (besides the movies scattered throughout the museum). I was very disappointed when I could not find a print of it in the gift shop. (Not that I had the money for it).

One of the first pieces I saw upon entering the museum, like many others, was the large, bridge-like, bright red sculpture. The bumpy, fuzzy structure was described by one of my friend as soething that resembled a uterus. Needless to say, it was hard to shake that image after it was implanted in my mind. (Thanks, Shannon!) Unfortunately, I failed to write down the name of the piece. Stupid.
Then, at the end of my visit to the museum, on the fifth floor, I found myself standing in front of a massive piece by Uklanski called 'Red Dwarf'. This huge, round, abstract and textured piece reminded me of the very first piece (from above) I saw. The vivid red and intresting texture of this piece was instantly related in my mind to that very first sculpture I saw.

Nothing I saw in this museum-- although I saw ALOT of really incredible things -- impressed me nearly as much as Schmidt's Master of the Universe'. I really enjoyed this museum trip.