What Would You Do For Money? 

Our group for this instillation wanted to do something that would cause people to think about greed. Greed of others and their own greediness. We found a tall hallway where we could hang bills from the ceiling where they were just out of arms reach.  We took a sign that said What Would You Do For Money? We put this there to have viewers contemplate what money means to them. 

For my project I decided to make something based on a childhood memory. I remember my Dad and I driving around in the car and he would let me pick cds to listen to from his cd case. A certain memory I have is that my Dad had to buy a new lawnmower and he got out of the car to talk to this guy about buying a lawnmower. I remember sitting in the car waiting for him to get done talking to this guy. I was going through his cd case and I remember seeing the Greenday album with the song basket case. I made a lawnmower out of wire and cds. I also crocheted green yarn to look like grass going through the lawnmower. 

Michael Ray Charles is a painter whose work confronts the issues about how man likes to cover up what has been ugly with mankind. His paintings show issues with blackface, and how art and marketing has shown African Americans in the past. Michael says that some take issue with his work because of the subject of his work. Michael says it's important to see that this is part of American History and how it might not be in the past like people think it is. Michael showed an example of African American stereotypes with action figures today and how the white man was shown as calm and the black man as more aggressive. Michael shows that just because art of black people doesn't look like it used to be, stereotyping still isn’t gone. I think Michaels work is very meaningful and sometimes it is hard to look at but I think that's intentional. It's the same reason why many Americans don’t like to look at the bad parts of history, because it's hard to look at. I think that is what makes Michaels work very important. It sends that message about the past being as important as the present and future.

Mark Bradford works in collage and decollage he uses street signs and twine etc. to make wall size art that is related to current events. Mark does lots of city birds eye views. For example one of his collages shows the location of a city where the population is mostly wealthy black owners. Mark likes to collage and decollage because he said it is sometimes a slow process that slows his mind down

Everyone loves me at first. They stare at me and compliment my looks, I can be cool, I can be comforting. I can make people happy or sad with a pop of color, I make the whole room come together. As time goes on they look at me less and less but I still exist. I become passive. Only the new people appreciate all I do. At night when the lights are off I sit in the dark and wait for the rising sun to shine on me and make me whole again. I am a poster on the wall of peoples rooms.