Albright Knox

For the works at the Albright Knox that made an impact on me, I chose the following:
Lynn Chadwick, Two Dancing Figures, 1954
Iron and Composition Stone, approximately 6' x 3' x 1'
- This piece had an impact on me because I thought it resembled a combination of different areas of study into a real, three-dimensional form. It seemed as though there is an influence of primitivism or cave art and Egyptian style, while I also felt the combination of materials was interesting and worth exploring in my own work
 Fred Sandblack, Untitled ( Sculptural Study, Four Part Vertical Construction ) 1982 / 2004
Red Acrylic Yarn
- The simplicity in the use of line to create the optical illusion of three-dimensional form was very interesting and has a definite impact on me every time I see it.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Portrait of a Woman, 1911
Oil on Canvas, approx 3' x 5'
- This had an impact on me because I can't recall any other paintings representing a figure of apparent African descent.

I felt a connection with the following pieces:
Max Weber, Figure Study, 1911
Oil on Canvas, appox 2' x 3'
- I connected with piece immediately because it reminds me of many works and artists that I have been recently studying, including Matisse, Gauguin, and Picasso.
Erwin Wurm, Jakob / Big Psycho VIII, 2010
Aluminum, paint
- This piece, which depicts a form apparently trying to free themselves from an article of clothing, reminded me of getting my kids dressed for bedtime and how they sometimes get their clothes stuck over their heads.
Henry Moore, Reclining Figure, 1935-36
Elm Wood
- I have studied Henry Moore's work quite a bit, so I felt like I really understood this piece and connected with it when I saw it.
Constantin Brancusi, Mademoiselle Pogany II, 1920
Polished Bronze
- I connect with this piece more than any other every time I see it. I think it has basically everything that I admire in a work, from the use and dedication to working the materials to the simplicity of form and shape to exude beauty and spirituality.

Pieces I would like to know more about:
Nancy Rubins, Untitled, 2011
Installation of 66 Aluminum Canoes at the Albright Knox
- I read about this piece in the Buffalo News about a week or so ago and wanted to go and check it out. I found it interesting that the artist was not really talking about the work itself, and came to understand why as she explained that she want the viewer to decide what the piece is about. I was just curious about the canoe and if that had any significance.
John Storrs, Abstract Figure, 1932
Bronze, approx 3' x 1' x 8"
- This is an abstracted piece that I found interesting and wanted to know more about some of the features I found ambiguous, such as the trunk or snake-like form flowing from each side of the piece, or if there was a connection to cubism since the actual image of the figure is almost unrecognizable.
Jean Arp, Sculpture Classique, 1964
Marble
- I wanted to know more about the work of Arp because of my interest in working with stone, and because I admire the simplicity in his work which reminded me of Brancusi.
Alberto Giacometti, Invisible Object, 1934
Bronze
- Like Jean Arp, I felt like I wanted to know more about Giacometti's work and his exploration of the mystical or spiritual that seems to be the focus of the invisible object.

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