“LES Galleries Reaction”

       After having visited many different galleries in the Lower East Side, I would like to compare three of the ones I liked the most to the galleries I attended in Chelsea. As I began thinking about it, I realized it wouldn’t be easy comparing the Lower East Side galleries to Chelsea galleries, since both locations represent a wide variety of amazing artworks. Although both areas have a lot of similarities, LES galleries offer a wider variety of modern style “edgy” artworks than the ones in Chelsea. Most of Chelsea's galleries represent old cultures which are opposite to what you can find in LES galleries. Displaying such modern art, LES attracts a different, younger crowd of contemporary art lovers. There I found some galleries which contained provocative, and maybe some would say very challenging, works of art. I also found galleries like Tatyana Murray’s, (“In the Woods”) that contains amazing artworks you won’t find in Chelsea. I don't think I've ever seen boxes with images that are illuminated by LED which give them a ghostly effect. I was amazed by this exhibition. I was also quite impressed by the work at the “Strange Loop” and “Untitled” galleries. These galleries seemed to match my personality with such precision, that they instantaneously engaged my attention. All of them were influenced by pop culture and/or contain some elements found in pop culture, which makes them different from what is shown in Chelsea. I wouldn't say that they cater to the same type of art collectors, but I think that Chelsea's collectors would definitely find interest in the LES galleries seeing as how some of them do have similar artworks. Here, just like in Chelsea, they can find a wide selection of visual art consisting of prints, paintings, sculptures, photography, video, etc. The level of their interest may vary because of the contemporary subject or provoking context they would find in some of LES's artworks. The surrounding area definitely affected the way I viewed and built my opinion on the artworks I found there. I find it more interesting to walk around and learn about artworks and the artists who created them, in small galleries that look like shops or book stores as opposed to big, officially looking galleries like in Chelsea.

Galleries:

1. "Strange Loop Gallery" 
2. "UNTITLED" Gallery
3. Tatyana Murray "In the Woods"