Please write on your blog (1-2 paragraphs) about how what you saw today in the three exhibits relates to your memory work this semester thus far and also, more specifically, to your “Memory Reconstructed” project this week. How did the work resonate with you? How will it inform your work this week? How does it relate to what you’ve studied thus far about memory?

The work that inspired me when I went to the MoMA was this piece in the Picasso Sculpture exhibit.

Picasso was never known to be a sculptor, he is more famous for his drawings and paintings which is similar to my situation. I’m not very comfortable with three dimensional work, and looking at this piece it resembled what I wanted to do with my project. I wanted to illustrate it black and white and in order to experiment with more hands-on work, I wanted to make it into a “pop-up” effect. Just the whole idea of bringing this two dimensional illustration and making it three-dimensional really resonated with what my original plan for this project was. The main material in this work is also paper which is how I planned to make my work as well.

Similar reason to the first one, however this is executed in a different way; again, I like the fusion of two dimensional work and three dimensional work. It’s just a very impressive piece in general and I love the use of the multi-media background to compliment the giant bird. I also love the subtle color scheme, its completely opposite of what I usually go for because I tend to work with bold colors and patterns but I have a real appreciation for this subtlety.