Bruce Nauman is a contemporary/modern artist whose work span ranges from sculptures to video to large space installations and photography. but what he is most known for are his Neon light installations. It was said that his neon lights pieces were created to invoke a type of emotion to the viewer. Which I myself could relate to. The Bruce Nauman exhibit was my first experience with large space installation art and I wasn't quite sure of what to make of it at first. It was a little bit difficult for me to connect....I found myself enthralled in one piece of work I believe it was "Make me Think me" (which I have posted below as well) and then suddenly bright lights caught my attention to the left side of the room. Almost like feeling you get when you first turn on the lights on the christmas tree "ooooo's and ahhhh's"😆😆😆
One thing I have noticed in Nauman's work is how he highlights repetition and the mundanities of everyday life. When I look at "100 live and dies" and "Days" posted below which is an audio piece of the days of the week. In "100 live and dies" it shows us that death is inevitable, there are so many twists and turns that a person's life will take but no matter what when it's time to go....we are gone.
For "Days" I feel like I could have related to this piece of work so much more when I was a working mom and not an actual college student. One thing I have learned about living and working in NYC is that everything is a rat race...it's fast paced...it's unforgiving....and person can easily loose themselves in it. I feel like I'm getting a break in sense because I'm in school now. But I definitely remember the days on the train when I was just counting down the days of the week to Friday only to wake up all over again on Monday to do it again and again.
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