Analysis Of Abandoned Places By Nick Gentry

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Michelle Marin
March 18, 2014
Introduction to Philosophy
Professor Octavio Roca

I must admit when were given this aesthetics assignment, I figured it would be a piece of cake. I was wrong because I had to find a piece that kept my attention and left me in awe. In the lectures earlier, we discussed what we thought was beauty was and the ideas bought up were original, universal and captivating. I agree with the ideas brought up, but what about crafty, colorful and eye catching. My ideas mentioned of beauty all came to my mind when I walked into the Robert Fontaine Gallery in Midtown and noticed the contemporary piece, Abandoned Places by Nick Gentry. Nick Gentry, British artist from London, is best known for his floppy disk painting, which places emphasis on Abandoned Places is a mixed media piece that consists of oil and used computer disks on wood. His newest works are composed by layering collages of x-rays and film negatives between sheets of plexi-glass backlit by LED strips. With sensitivity of the use of x-rays and the gratitude towards people sharing them with him, he’s also elected to donate ten percent of the show’s sales to the Miami Children’s Hospital Foundation.

You probably think I’ve lost my marbles, but this piece is intriguing because the artist used floppy disks to make up images of two people facing each other. The piece is crafty with its use of color from floppy disks to blend and showcase different colors of the disks used to make up the piece. The art that is produced promotes the reuse of personal objects and recycling obsolete media. This piece is timeless because the use of floppy disks as one of the main objects in this works takes you back in time. Maybe not for current up and coming generations, but ...

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...is influenced by the development of merchandising technology and cyber culture in society, with a main direct focus on obsolete media. The “Abandoned Places” floppy disk artwork made an impact on recycling and the protection of the environment and because of this the reuse of personal objects or even things that you see can benefit the world with a help hand to bring to as a central theme. Such artistic works of social influences commentary have been featured in galleries in the UK, USA and in cities throughout the world. And have been recognized by many faces, seen with by many eyes, and analyze by countless minds. No wonder people can say this artwork bring inspiration to them. Only because this work has been exhibited alongside established street artists whose work been view by many all over the world and as such has been linked to the urban art scene in London.

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