Field Trip Investigation

(I’m sorry I had this, but I couldn’t find it. It turned out Humayra had mine since we were working on it together at the gallery.)

On the Subway: In my journal

In the Gallery:

Read some of David Daniel’s pieces aloud (Completed)

Can you see a relationship between the content of the text and the shape?

As I mentioned to Ms. Perrish at the exhibit, there seems to be a very clear relationship of the text and the shape. That is, to me. A majority of David’s pieces revolved around the central theme of sex. Sex can be interpreted in many ways. Sex can be seen as love. It can be seen as an activity. But throughout his pieces, the shape of the text was put in a very erotic way. Before reading, you had an idea as to what this text would be about by just looking at the shape.

Record the name of a band from Craig Leonard’s DNA project.

There were several names on the Craig Leonard’s DNA project, but the one that my eyes seem to catch was the Phantom Band. I think perhaps it was because the name was so peculiar. But then again…all the bands listed on the DNA project were named strangely.

How is the framing of these pieces in a gallery inviting you to see them differently?

I think since majority of the pieces in the gallery were mainly from the street, it made us wonder as to why an art gallery would have such pieces. There inviting us to explore the gallery to analyze each piece carefully and understand its hidden meaning. As I mentioned previously, these pieces are found from the street, and I’m sure we have encountered such art on the street, but overlooked it as if it was trash. But being placed in the gallery changed our view and made us curious.

Record an idea or art movement or artist or writer or writing idea you would like to investigate.

Throughout the whole trip, I witnessed many unusual works in the gallery. However, from the many pieces that caught my attention, one piece that had me thinking was the piece on George W. Bush. The topic on George Bush is very controversial. Many people have different views about him as a person, leader, and as an American. That’s when I began thinking about David Daniel’s opinion regarding George Bush. What does he think of George Bush? Therefore, I’m interested in investigating David’s opinion on former U.S president George Bush.

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