Gallery Tour: Mercedes Matter: A Retrospective

I did not know what kind of art to expect when I visited the Mercedes Matter exhibit but was pleasantly surprised when I went inside to see that I liked her work. I tend not to like naturalistic art; rather, I like abstract art. Matter’s works of art were definitely abstracted. Many of them were colorful and roughly depicted but one could still tell what the works of art were depicting. This was very interesting to me. I was wise enough to pick up an information sheet about the Matter exhibit, which was very helpful in explaining Matter’s background. According to the sheet, Matter “was an important participant in the American avant-garde of the 1940’s and ’50’s. The sheet also says that she was immersed in art from an early age. Although many people my age think that visiting art galleries such as this one as well as participating in other cultural activities is unimportant, I beg to differ. Knowledge of culture is very important in the business world, and as many of us are going into business, we should have it. If, say, we are invited to a dinner with our boss or important clients and subjects such as art come up, it would be to our advantage to be able to talk about it.