Blog Post #5

When we first arrived at the CAM arts museum, I was very amused by the structure of the building from the outside and the designs on the outside windows were very creative. The building itself gave me an artistic feeling when I first looked at it. The museum from the inside was unexpectedly lacking color; however, there were several randomly placed art pieces around the museum that were unique and had different ideas. The arts in the museum were referred to as "Limited Visibility," which meant that the artists method employ voluntary omission, erasure, withholding and concealment.

My sketch of the piece of art

The presentation surely draws my attention towards modern art because I did not expect art to be this way. For example, I imaged the museum to contain painting, drawings and sculptures; however, the arts barely were painting and drawings. The museums focus was mostly on how artists are able to draw creativity out of reality with a modern twist.

What really impressed me the most was the art done by Santiago Sierra an artist from Spain, in 2006, called 89 Huilcholes. The description of the art stated that the art is 84 black and white photographs of people facing the wall. The people in the art believe, if a photo was taken of their faces, then a part of their souls is lost.

Santiago Sierra has worked to create socially critical actions. The people are often presented with their backs to the views, they anonymous examples of how human dignity is an economic privilege. The artist wants the viewers to think and perceive the art beyond the form or the action being preformed.

Even though, the photographs are taken in  black and white, but they are considered modern media because of the position of the people. Usually, people face the camera; however, the artist decided faces are too valuable to appear in front of the camera.

The artist's choice of black and white, also the position of the people gives the art originality. The art includes photographs of women and men. Seemingly, they look like they are working class people. Most of people are wearing head coverings, have short hair and are dark skin, even though it's hard to tell because of the black and white theme.

The art is arranged in a way that would appeal to the viewer's reasoning and emotions. The lack of colors, faces, and facial expressions makes it hard for the viewer to be bias toward the arts purpose and the people are viewed as one with this position, also it is hard to tell weather they are women or men
. The new technique that the artist has applied is superior to the traditional techniques because it makes the viewers think beyond the colors and faces of the people.

I think the meaning of this piece is to allow people to view social classes without labels. The position and the artist's choice of black and white. The artist is trying to emphasize social conditions. This causes me to think about the different social classes differently. Especially, That I have lived in a community that composes low classes more than high classes.

When reading the title of the art work, the idea of simple, but classy occurred to me. However, the art is far from classy and simple. The ideas the art present are relevant and outline current problems. The museum curator chose this piece of art because it represents a current event and modern art. The art has special significance to the viewers because it is relevant to today's economic conditions and represents the majority of people in each economy not only kin Mexico, but also around the world.