Installations

I really enjoyed reading the section that Mary Stewart wrote about installations in art at the end of her textbook Launching the Imagination. I mainly liked it because I too agree that installations allow artists to be innovative in ways that I never thought possible. Installations really have "expanded means of expression" (Stewart 359). For example, this installation pictured, is three dimensional, huge, and it resembles an array of different objects. One viewing the object may think of a porcupine or a wave, while the artist may have intended the piece to resemble a sea urchin or a dragon fruit. Moreover, it is important to note that an installation packs many clues into an area that are visually stimulating and thought provoking.

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