Mercedes Matters. If it wasn’t for the workshop offered at Baruch, I probably would have never come across this name. However, thanks to the workshop, I was able to view and learn about the artworks of this brilliant artist that once lived.
It was at Mishkin Hall in the 23st building where I witnessed a handful of collections of her artwork. There we went around and was taught about the life of this peculiar artist and the history behind the artworks.
Mercedes Matters’ artwork, I must say, wasn’t my ideal taste of favorable abstract art. However, I found them interesting, as I learned how to view an artwork and what kinds of questions to ask of an art piece rather than just “what is it?”.
The workshop itself didn’t take too long and I thought it was a nicely conducted workshop. Although it wasn’t the best place to spend a Tuesday afternoon, to be quite frank, I still thought it was interesting and I did end up getting something out of it- the inspiration to take a trip to an art exhibition (preferably MoMA) and just appreciate art values.