Art- the Play
ART A critique Going to see the play "ART" in the UCLA Doolittle Theater was quite an enjoyment. The house was small so that almost any seat had a good view. The ushers were very professional and the whole thing was very organized. The best part was when the lights when down, a rumble of people everywhere shifting to seats closer to the stage could be heard! The set was very wonderfully done in a very witty way. There were three tall walls with large simplified cornices and foot guards. The floor was covered with dark brown tiles with a square carpet in the center. On top of that were three chairs and a simple coffee table. The way this set was used was so great because it alone represented each of the three characters homes and the painting hanging on the wall is what differentiated them. Among the three chairs were three styles, an elegant renaissance type chair, a Barcelona chair from the Bauhaus, and a very non-statemental armchair. Each chair style belonged to the character with the matching personality. The whole stage was monochromatic in this light creme color making the colorful personalities easier to focus on. The first character, Mark, has a painting on his wall that is referred to as a Flanders landscape painting and
Throughout the play you just kind of want to ring his neck, much like Joe. This was a great play that makes the audience feel like we are being given all sorts of hints, such as the chairs, and we are allowed to figure them out for ourselves. Over all it was a great play, and if you haven't seen it, I tried not to give away the end. He is very demanding and controlling when it comes to his opinion of art. (Luckily we had just learned it in class!) Even though I do not believe that he purchased this piece of art for the right reason (the name of the artist), this does bring up some of the right reasons one should appreciate modern art and not believe classical art is the only art with validity. He was the character that belonged to the white armchair, it was simply a comfy char that makes him happy. This is where the other majority of people sit. This gives the play a small element of interaction. Unfortunately the way that the ice is broken is done in trickery which alludes to a whole new story yet to be told. (on the fence ) His piece of art on his wall is considered by the classical loving Mark and by modern loving Sergio to be a hotel painting and " a piece of *censored*". I believe this was a great aspect of the play because it educated the viewers who were probably in the position of Mark. (Condescendance is a big issue in the play. The third character, Ivan, is a wishy washy character much like his choice in art. Through it all is the underlying tension of friendships and the jealousy that they endure until they finally break.
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Doolittle Theater,
Sergio Mark,
Joe Piasentin,
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piece art,
white white painting,
barcelona chair,
modern art,
makes happy,
white white,
white painting,
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