Sculpture Center Reaction

The space in which an artwork exists can play a huge role on the way it is viewed. As obvious as this seems, the installation of art is under appreciated. It's uncommon, at least for me, to appreciate what the curator does. Of course this changed when I once became the curator. When viewing Bill Bollinger: The Retrospective as strange as I found his artwork, the setting and positions of certain things made it that much more interesting.

My favorite piece was the "Droplight." this piece was as simple as a wire and a lit lightbulb. At first glance I thought it was part of the gallery instead of part of the exhibition. It's placement left an imprint on me. A lightbulb on the floor? I guess that was the point. It grabbed my attention immensely, it wasn't an ordinary sight. When you think of light, you think of hanging from a ceiling, or even a lamp, but never laid across the floor. The placement definitely made this piece more than just a wire and lightbulb.

Another pice that got my attention was the "Rope Piece." This was two ropes against the wall that stretched off to the floor. The way it was placed made this piece rather interesting. In the basement there were two other "Rope Piece" which didn't grasp my attention the way this one did, and one hung from the ceiling while the other lied across the floor. The way the rope connected between the wall and floor at a certain angle called attention to it.

Lastly, in the basement there was an untitled piece of barrel with what looked like dirty water. This piece didn't even look like it was a part of the exhibition because of how perfect it fit in its environment. The basement alone looked like a dungeon, an old creepy place, so this steel barrel with dirty water looked like it belonged there. Great job on the curators part. Placement does have a great effect on how people view things. And even though. I did not understand most of the pieces in this exhibition, I cannot deny that they were pretty interesting.

Bill Bollinger
"Droplight"
1969

Bill Bollinger
"Rope Piece"
1967 (2011)

Bill Bollinger
"untitled"
1970 (steel barrel, water)