Reflective: The Foley Gallery

I can’t really see any reason or purpose to this piece of art. Besides the coloring of the picture and the time period that the figures in it would exist, there seems to be no common thread between any of the parts of this picture. I think this is what makes it such an interesting viewing experience. Again, the thing that strikes me the most is the skeleton dressed in a suit in the center of the picture. What could he possibly be doing in the middle of all these other people? I guess that’s one thing all the rest of the characters have in common, they are all alive. There is so much to look at in the picture it’s really hard to try to understand what the purpose of the picture is. Maybe that is the point; maybe it’s supposed to be all about chaos. No one seems to be working toward any common goal. Everybody has there own agenda, and no one is helping anyone else. I think this is somewhat reflective of the world in its entirety. There are always so many different agendas and plans, wants and needs, that are constantly coming into conflict. I believe that a lot more could be accomplished if people would focus there efforts on a single goal, but we always feel that our problem should be addressed first because it is the most important. Things like the EU or NATO are doing just this kind of thing. Bringing together hundreds of different agendas and figuring out what is most important to the groups nations as a whole.