Collage

Feldman's Model: "Glove"

Contrasting against a pure white background, a fake hand (at least I hope so) is dressed with a fur glove. The hand is of a Caucasian female with fire engine red nail polish. It is placed palm down with all five fingers extended, as if she were waving. The fur glove covers the entire hand except for the fingertips. The fur has different hues of a dark, rich brown. It looks soft to the touch.
I have three thoughts on this piece. The first is based on wealth. I can imagine this woman being so rich and wanting to flaunt it that she covers herself in fur. Wearing real fur is a sign of wealth; like wearing long mink coats. However, this woman was so arrogant as to go beyond the coat and dress her hands in fur as well. It may look foolish, but if it's fur then it's stylish. This piece symbolizes how the upper class flaunts their wealth and how they can be arrogant.
The other thought I have on Oppenheim's "Glove" is a mix between humans and animals. There is a clash in this piece between a furry beast, perhaps a fierce bear, and a woman. This shows the animalistic side of humans, a theory of Darwin's. This piece shows the animal instinct in humans, even in a young woman. Vice versa, animals can show human behavior as well. We can see this through the different personalities of our pets, like dogs.
This piece also represents how we, as humans, have evolved from apes. In "Glove" there is a cross between a female and a furry ape. Perhaps Oppenheim is a believer in evolution, another theory of Darwin's. I am wondering if she is a strong follower of his ideas. Evolution is a very controversial theory, even today. Oppenheim made a big statement with this piece.

Oppenhiem: "Glove"

Manipulations with Photoshop

Original pic with mascot

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KIC scan

flatbed scan

Ekstasis Paper

Katie Lozano
02/02/09
Art Gallery Visit

The first thing that came to my attention when I walked into the art gallery was this huge, machine-like piece of art. I probably noticed it first because it was gigantic. It had a long piece of wood that was slightly angled upward and toward the door. It was supported by two, vintage-looking metal wheels that were on an axel. Coming from the axel was a wheel that held a chain that looked like a giant bicycle chain. It connected to a big, wooden crank on the side of the wood. It was painted red and green.
It looked as if it would move if someone turned the crank. But if it did move, it would just drag across the floor, not roll. This is because the other side of the wood didn’t have wheels. It just sat on the floor, but had a long, dark brown, leather tail-like thing coming out of it. The leather was maybe three inches wide and didn’t look very worn. It was definitely placed along the floor with care. There was only one twist in the leather. Even though it was just a big piece of leather, it looked beautiful along the floor the way it was placed.
Honestly, I have no idea what the artist was thinking while he or she made this piece. I guess I found it the most intriguing in the gallery because I had no idea what it was. I think that it is meant to look like some sort of machine that could move. But why is it art? The most interesting part to me was the leather tail and how it was placed. It just added grace to the piece. I would really like to know what the artist’s point was for creating the machine, because I really don’t know.

Creativity

Creativity is unique for everyone. It can be found anywhere. By using creativity, one can express and interpret something in their own way.

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