Nicholas Robinson Gallery: Michael Zansky Exhibit

When we walked into the Nicholas Robinson Gallery, I was immediately taken aback by the set of objects by the entrance.  Next to one another, with the lenses strategically placed over the sculpture-worlds, the scene looked almost like a collection of little worlds placed within one bigger context.

The piece that I chose to look closely at was on the main gallery floor.  The following is a list I wrote of the recognizable objects in the photograph:

Pink Tutu Skirt

Sphinx like/Gnome Figure

Planet/Marble

Gauze

Tree Stump

Sky Background

Grecian Sculpture (Pathos shown)

Apparent background explosion

While Egypt and Greece, historically, could be seen in a similar context, none of the other objects that I recognized go obviously hand in hand with one another.  Rather, they seem more like a random collection of objects placed next to one another for no apparent reason.  Still, the piece was able to evoke some sort of emotion in me, amidst my confusion.  While I wasn't sure why I liked Zansky's work, there was something that I found dark and humorous about it.