I went to the Armory Show on March 7th, 2015 and I must say it was amazing! I was so surprised on how large the entire venue was. The only downside was that the ticket alone costed me $30 and I wasn’t able to fully view all the artwork that was inside. The price of the ticket is absolutely worth it if only you spent all 7 hours there viewing all the works in pier 92 and 94. Pier 92 was dedicated to modern art while 94 was focused on contemporary works.

When I entered the building I had no idea where to start looking within such a short time frame. Many of the artworks were untitled, which I found slightly annoying and some of them didn’t seem to have labels attached. Nonetheless some of the pictures posted are pieces that caught my attention. 

I discovered this piece partly because some guy saw this and started laughing hysterically. I wasn’t sure what the artist was doing, but I assumed it might be a comedic piece poking fun at an incident of a guy “accidentally” punching a Monet painting in Ireland; if not then I have no idea what the artist is communicating then. 

Whatever the reason may be, I always appreciate art with a sense of humor.

This painting is part of a mixed media collection (previous picture included). I was drawn to these pieces primarily because of the vibrancy of the colors used. I especially loved the ones that had more of an illustrative quality to it. 
I’m starting to realize I’m developing an affinity for strings, rope, or any material that can create tension. I loved how the artist used thicker rope that was slightly torn for their painting and I found it funny how they decided to glue the rope onto the canvas. I’ve done something similar with strings and hot glue on plexiglass material before. 
I’m not sure if this is Persian art or of another Middle Eastern country, but I really love the style of the figure in motion whilst the pattern on the dress seems very flat. I saw something very similar in my Objects of History class when we were shown an example of Persian art. 
I’ve never been fascinated by sculptures, but lately I’ve come to appreciate the art of making art with one’s own hands. I found the color that was infused onto this material very beautiful almost as if it was a glaze done on pottery before it went in the kiln. I also found it funny that this piece was named “Liberty” (I think…not quite sure).
I was amazed that these were paintings since I normally associated paintings with thick brushstrokes. These figures look real yet with a computer manipulated feel to them, so that’s why I didn’t expect them to be 100% paintings. I love this type of illustrations (would these count as illustrations?) mostly because of the bright colors contrasting the plain figures. 
I was annoyed I couldn’t get a good picture of this piece. These pictures (above) don’t do this piece justice. Its basically multiple layers of plexiglass-type material that has multiple versions of the same drawings on it. I’m unsure how this was made, but the craftsmanship of this piece was topnotch. There are no words for me to accurately describe this unless you laid your own eyes upon it.
I wasn’t sure if this was part of the show or if this was actual clothing a gallery was selling. I assumed it was a piece of artwork that could be worn… Anyways one dream of mine is to one day transfer my quirky illustrations onto clothing such as this. I wish I could bought this white sweater, unfortunately it was slightly over $1,200 (and I need that money to survive).
More sculptures that I loved. I’m assuming the artist melted the materials at a constant high temperature to be able to mold the materials, but I only wish I could attempt it (especially the purple one).
I loved this pillar that was inconspicuously placed in an area that was constantly free of people. It seemed as if it had always been in that spot, but when you take a closer look it becomes a work of art. It reminds me of a fancy granite that my mother would love to have as a countertop for her kitchen. Again the glare from my phone couldn’t capture the true beauty of this piece.
Lastly, I like this piece because I’m attracted to bright signs (like a fly to a bug zapper). I find short phrases that are formed from neon lights very appealing.