Viva la Revolucion: A Dialogue with the Urban Landscape

The artwork I viewed at the Viva La Revolucion gallery was
different to say the least.

I would not have gone to the gallery on my own.
Although it wasn't exactly thought
provoking in my own opinion, it was still
an experience that I am glad I was able to
be apart of.

I now have a much greater appreciation for
graffiti art than I did before going. Which
I think is as much as can be expected when
doing things out of our personal 'comfort zone'.

When I first looked at these different pieces of art I was like "
What the F is this? Seriously a pile of newspapers is art?"
I still am not quite sure how the pile of newspapers is considered art because I am not the least bit artistic but I'm sure I could bundle and stack a giant pile of newspapers. However, when you look at the artwork above you have to realized someone is trying to get a point across to you. Someone spent the time to make this so that you will feel a certain way when viewing it. 

So what is trying to be portrayed to us here with a pile of cardboard in the midst of a bunch of sand? That's a great question. I have no idea.
But,you have to be open to understanding and learning. Somehow the cardboard represents something that alone would mean nothing. I see cardboard everyday and don't think of art. The artist here spent time turning each box a certain way looking for the perfect effect, even having one of the boxes collapsed and falling forward toward us. You have to ask yourself why. Why is the sand necessary here? Why is there sand on top of the collapsed box and not on the others? Why is the collapsed box out of the perfect square that the rest of the work is in? Why are some boxes stacked on top of one another?
Once you become apart of the work, you will appreciate it more.