On our walking field trip we visited the Visual Arts Center which featured Hoss Haley's exhibit "YIELD". Hoss Haley is an artist that takes metal machines form junk yards, such as washing machines, and molds them into various shapes, some symmetrical, and others in organic shapes that represent our natural world. Within his technique, Haley also addresses our consumer society and captures the features of the landscape which exists around him. |
I really enjoyed the sculptures and could not say anything bad about the exhibit. The works were very unique and I liked how Haley talking about enjoying the way his machines pressed an old washing machine and scrap metal into paper ball like shapes. It was nice to know that he loved the process in which his work is created. I also liked the hanging donut looking sculpture (and the drawing machine even though it was broken, which was kind of ironic.)