Prior to reading these excerpts from these documents on Serra’s works and his explanation, I haven’t had much respect to his works. In the seventh section, there is an area where he talks about his piece the Delineator stating that one had to physically be in the building in order to experience his artwork. In other words, the viewer becomes a part of the artwork itself. It’s also interesting how his artworks are “non-descriptive” because one has to experience the artwork.

Serra’s take on his conceptual art is fascinating. He notes that in the past, people were “interested on the reflection of the light off the surface of [a] canvas” This manipulation and control of light in their artwork made the mood in the art different. However, Serra argues that his artworks “has to do more with a field force” so that the space is experience physically, rather than with the additional element of light.

Couple questions for Serra:

1.     What would the artwork look like if we were setup his artwork in areas with different gravitational poles or a midair environment?

2.     Would his black paintings and drawing change shape if the room was not a 6-sided room.

3.     Wouldn’t Serra’s art work control light if it was placed in a field because it would manipulate sunlight and create shadows?