“Sculpture Center Reaction”

     The sculpture center was very unique in the fact that the pieces of artwork were not only reflected upon then but also on their backgrounds. This museum was a place where installation and site specific affected the artwork. Installation means the way the artwork is presented and arranged within a space. And Site specific means the way that the art work has been meant to be shown in a specific way and space.
 
   One of the artworks that I selected was the ‘’Rope Piece‘’. It was attached from one wall to another and I think it was the best way for this piece to be demonstrated. If it was just thrown on the floor, it wouldn’t be considered that of a great of an art piece. Its site specific is perfect and you get a different perspective. If the rope would have just been laying in a flat surface, then it wouldn’t have looked as interesting as it is.

   Another piece of art work is the “Droplight”. Its basically a long piece of cable with a flashlight. Its basically just laying on the floor occupying a lot of space. Its installation is well presented because it is a long piece and I don’t picture another way for it to be seen. The length of the cable is 157.5 inches and it has a rubber bulb holder. This was one of the pieces that Didn’t understand how it is considered an artwork.

    The third piece of artwork is called “Water Tank”. Its installation fit perfect for its size because it’s a small piece. It contained water in the inside. It also reflects how the artist considered the dimensions of the space and its background even matches. When considering pieces of artworks like this an artist must have thought deeply of its installation and site specific.

    I wonder if the installation or site specific of an artwork is ever wrong. Maybe not because it’s the own artist who creates their work. That’s why different artworks change our perception of space. Every piece of artwork is unique and has its own way to represent its meaning.


‘’Rope Piece’’
1969

KunstMuseum-St Gallen
“Droplight”
1969

Marion Gircic
“Water Tanks”
1970