Favorite Presentation

My favorite presentation was Michaelene’s on Michele Abeles. I really enjoyed her presentation because she kept me engaged with the information and the imagery on which she was showing. I thought her presentation was well thought out and organized. I really enjoyed learning more about Michele Abeles’ work and how she focuses on not creating symbolism in her work, but as the viewer we try to find the meaning behind it.    

Carson Davis Brown

            Carson Davis Brown is a photographer, sculpture and performer. With his work, Brown creates impromptu sculptures that are staged at larger department stores such as Target. He builds these structures out of un-purchased materials, which are colorful, as quickly as he can. Before the employees tear down these sculptures, Brown documents them by using photography. “As a visual artist working with film and photography,” writes Brown, “Mass was a response to over-stimulation I felt in a retail environment as I was concepting for a commercial project. It became a chance to explore the colors and forms we interact with every day.”

By creating these sculptures, Brown is interested in creating a response to the mass produced products that are readily consumed. After he photographs these sculptures, he prints his work at the one-hour photo printing inside the store itself and then displays his images in frames that are in the store. At these “viewing galleries”, he often invites his family, friends as well as the general public to view his work.

            I think Brown’s work is pretty interesting and entertaining because I have not seen anything don like this before. I love the monochromatic colored objects that he uses to create his sculptures. I think my most favorite part of his work is when he “hosts” a gallery viewing of his work in the store and does this by framing everything. Pretty ingenious!!