Exhibit Review

The View Without Exhibit

            The View Without exhibit featuring Morgan McAulsan and Jack Daws is an interesting mix of different types of art. It features the work of McAulsan, who is imaginative and detailed oriented. It also features the work of Daws, who has an edgy political style.

            The most fascinating piece in the exhibit is McAulsan’s windmill recreation. It looks like metal, even up close it is hard to tell that the entire windmill is made out of paper. The details and colors of the piece are amazing. The coloring truly makes it looks like an old, rusted windmill. It is a peaceful piece to view and looked like it was plucked right out of a field.

            Daws’ part of the exhibit featured a photo of his World Trade Center French fry model. The photo is amazing because although a French fry model does not sound like a difficult thing to make, seeing the photo shows the effort and work that Daws put into the piece. To get the structure to balance and stand must have been a meticulous task. Another piece that was my favorite from the exhibit was the gold penny that Daws designed to look like a real penny. It is just a simple penny, but the story behind it is what makes it interesting. Daws in his lecture said that he actually slipped the penny into circulation. Due to the weight and slight difference in looks from real pennies, a coin collector found it and returned it to Daws.

            Overall The View Without is a fun and diverse exhibit. The exhibit features two different artists, but they are both entertaining in their own ways. It is all about the little details in both artists’ works, from fine detail on a paper windmill to a gold penny. Both artists take real world objects and twist them into their own creations.