On November 3, I went to another workshop, entitled “Gallery Tour: Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective.” At first, I was a bit confused about what is going to be exhibited according to the title, but after waiting on the line for about half an hour, I found out that this exhibition is about abstract art as soon as I entered the door. I personally like art a lot and yes I love abstract art because I find that realistic paintings somewhat didn’t convey the ideas from modern society sufficiently. This exhibition features most of Mercedes Matter’s paintings, beginging from the art works she had done when she was young till the ones she painted at her old age. She was certainly an expert on drawing still life, and from the paintings on the gallery tour, I found out that most of her paintings are about tables, with fruits and other decorations above. What I learned from this workshop is that when we are looking at abstract art, we should take a few step back, untill we can see the forest but not only a tree. As a result, paintings seem absurd would then become reasonable, and I, like many others who were looking at the paintings, could see the big table with vague lines and forms, distinguished between other objects dued to by different colors. I really like this gallery tour a lot, and I would recommend everyone, not only the ones who love art, but also those who seek relaxation, to take a look at abstract art and to understand meaning embedded inside each piece of art work.