Boyden Gallery Opens

New exhibits were installed in the Boyden Gallery. The largest exhibit looked like an arranged collage of white paper with curving black stripes. The rhythm created by this arrangement was confusing. There was also a collection of concrete slabs on display with strange foot prints within. One slab represented an adult, and another represented a baby of some imaginary creature. The texture distracted from the impressions of feet a little, and I noticed that the edges were already crumbling. The exhibits that I looked at the most was the collection called Aggregates, and Tactile Aggregates,  by Garret Zopfi. Tactile Aggregates was intended to be handled by viewers. The collection that was brightly colored easily drew me in. Each piece was molded from plaster and sported a coat of neon spray paint. There were several molds used, but like-shapes were displayed together so that the arrangement very much resembled work by Andy Warhol, who was a source of inspiration for the artist. The shapes of the pieces seemed organic, and my first impression was that they looked like some non-human organs. It may be representative of, or inspired by, other organic forms such as root vegetables. The collection conveyed energy in the forms and the colors, and rhythm in repeated patterns. I thought it was the most interesting exhibit in the gallery.