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Some call it abstract art, some call it junk. All I know it ain't no statue of David! What is your critique on the latest artwork to adorn city rooftops?
I don’t consider myself a student of art. The closest I have come to that is when I got a C in Mr. O’Neil’s commercial art class in high school. So now you know that my knowledge of art is somewhat limited.
Last Sunday my husband and I and a group of our friends went into the city to have brunch. We found ourselves in the meatpacking district which has grown into an area full of restaurants and high end boutiques. After we ate we decided to take a stroll along the High Line. A unique vantage point high above the streets of the city, it was once an elevated train track built in the 1930’s that was in disuse for years.
Renovated by New York City Department of Parks and Recreation it is now open to the public as a beautiful park, landscaped artfully with various flowers and plants. It is a great photo op if you enjoy taking pictures.
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As we were walking down the pathway our friend Vinnie pointed out to an empty billboard on top of a building across the street from the High Line. “See that.” said Vinnie,
“That isn’t a billboard frame, that’s a sculpture!” “Huh?” I replied. ‘It looks like an empty billboard to me!”
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“No, no, see here it’s artwork that represents the economic downturn in the area. It’s imagery art!” Vinnie pointed to a plaque on the fencing describing the “art” and the artist.
Are you kidding me? “Economic downturn?” I exclaimed with surprise, “This area is thriving with shops and restaurants. I can’t even afford to window shop at most of the stores here!”
“Check it out, there are two more of them over there” our friend Pete pointed out. “The artist who did this will probably become rich and famous off of this!” he remarked.
“They will?! It still looks like an abandoned billboard to me!’ I quipped.
The next day I was cleaning out my closet and left a pile of unused hangers in the hallway. In the evening when my husband came home he commented “Why are all those hangers piled in the hall like that?”
‘Why dear, don’t you recognize artwork when you see it?” I replied.
“What the heck are you talking about?” he retorted.
"Why yes, that pile of hangers represents the economic downturn in my wardrobe. I need to go shopping!”
He kicked the pile as he walked away. I don’t think he was buying it! You can’t blame an artist from trying!