Initially walking up to the exhibition from the stair case i looked into the room and originally thought that they exhibit had been taken down and there was some construction project of some sort going on. As i got closer, what I though looked like a ladder and tools laying on the ground, were bear traps and some sort of log with spears sticking through it. Interesting. In class the day before everyone said they had seen the presentation on the exhibit so i was out of the loop. But as i walked around the room examining all the works i started understand. There was a variety of images, most with the theme of booby traps, some just random objects it seemed. There was something very appealing with the style of the artist.
The piece i found most interesting was the noose with the ornate boarder around it. The simplicity of the rope just hanging there gave a quiet non threatening presence, despite what this deathly execution device was used for. Another reason the rope gave off a non threatening vibe was the mellow colors used and the blank background. The image still remains strong because of what the noose represents and the boarder gives the still image some motion and somewhere for you eye to wonder and think about what is being seen.
The noose piece like most of the other prints had some sort of pain or death inflicting contraption. A meaning behind some of the works could have been to show the creative side of a twisted mind. How someone could think of these devices and use them on people. Yet you still need to appreciate the creativity and effectiveness of the design. By mixing that aspect of the booby traps with and actual art background you can really create some cool artwork.
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