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(Alexis)Anish Kapoor, Cloud Gate, 2006. Stainless Steel.

For starters the size and mirror like steel are not only very unique and glorious, but the shape of it is highly unusual in my opinion. The message that I believe Anish Kapoor is really trying to give here is that true art doe not need to be colorful and out of this world wonky in order to get some attention and praise but to be vast, simple and able to retain the eyes of viewers from far can also be beautiful and respectable as well as to let us see from various new perspectives of how to view the world we already leave in. A full round Substitution execution method was used in this sculpture due to the material being used being malleable and can be seen from all around the sculpture. This piece stimulates the senses of the viewer almost immediately and giving a new sight depending on where you stand or look which is amazing and ironically enough I had the honor to see this one in person last week on my road trip.

 

Yes I know what you all must be thinking. Did this person really just put 3 quarters together and call it art. The answer is yes and for the same principle of being simple but conveying multiple different theories I decided to keep similar elements such as silver and and added a space themed background to let viewer understand the coin has been around longer than any of us and still holds its power over us humans and since I can't build a huge silver jelly bean in the middle of a city, I can try to imitate the subtle yet powerful meaning as best I can while being on a roadtrip. I choose 3 quarters because of the 3 branches of government and allow for all things to happen in our society and of course it is open to interpretation.