I love art. Simple. No questions there. I have always found myself marveled by a human’s ability to create something so beautiful, so unreal. Or maybe that’s just because I have zero artistic ability whatsoever. Anyways, I was really excited to go to the MoMa and see the art there since I love some of their pieces, but instead of choosing something I loved, I decided to give in to my true opinions.

Mary Heilmann’s piece, Tehachapi I and II, (I shown below) is simply a piece of canvas painted black and pink, with a filled in box in the inside. Although this piece didn’t have a price tag, her other similar pieces are selling for $5,000. Let’s backtrack for a minute – roughly $5,000 for a painting that is one color, with an alternate color block on the inside? Excuse me while I run to Michaels to purchase some materials and paint a blob.

Please don’t assume that my critics are because of my lack of knowledge in the modern art world, for I have been lectured and have studied this form of art for a long time. Yet, I always come up with the same response: this is not art. There’s nothing special nor moving or remotely life changing about this piece, yet she’s and other artists are famous for utilizing their 3 year old drawing abilities.

Since there is no information on the piece online or at the MoMa itself, I have been left to believe that if I paint circles on a piece of canvas in various colors then I can sell it for enough money to cover my rent and buy a pair of priced shoes.