Colorful discs seem to hover on the walls. Bubbles of orange and blue, black and white, red and green placed in a flowing arrangement. These objects cannot be bubbles however because no bubbles could exist with so many holes. The Ice House Gallery at Monmouth University is currently displaying 'Divine Objects of Hatred - remix version 1.0' by Ryan Humphrey.
35-year-old Ryan Humphrey is an independent artist and contestant on Bravo's Top Design. The art he has created for this exhibit is unexpected and anything but ordinary. The gallery's walls are littered with canvas discs that have been brightly colored and then shot full of holes. Yes, with a gun. In fact it would seem that Humphrey used many guns ranging from handguns to rifles to shotguns. The gallery even has a video and free postcards of Humphrey's artistic process (him at the firing range).
The concept is undeniably intriguing, but the works are so numerous and similar that they almost begin to lose whatever sliver of meaning they may have had upon first impression. On top of this they are given bizarre names such as 'Officer Wilinski NYPD', 'Yoko Ono', and 'Nigga, nigga, nigga'. With names like these, one can't help but wonder if Humphrey's rage and violence might be a tad misguided.
Monmouth University sophomore Sarah Jamieson works at the gallery. The Communication major says "I know art is supposed to express an emotion, but I don't think this is a very good emotion." Jamieson went on to say, "It's kinda weird. He just shot them. I don't really think it's art."
Peter Perea, a senior History major at Monmouth University, disagrees with Jamieson's comments. "It's pretty cool." says Perea. "To take so much time to make these discs look so nice only to shoot them all to hell is really unique and inspired."
'Divine Objects of Hatred - remix version 1.0' by Ryan Humphrey will be on display at Monmouth University's Ice House Gallery until March 16, 2007. The exhibit is open to the public and admission is free.
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This is very well-written...it's almost as if its an editorial or article for a newspaper. Good adjectives and the words really flow. Overall good job. Very interesting...made me want to explore Ryan Humphrey's art a little more. I think this piece was better than mine because I simply blabbed on about the snowstorm last week and no one cares about that unless we're gonna have another one.
I also wrote about the exhibit and i think your piece describes it better. I like how it is very descriptive and you give all information.
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