Alberto Boreacalled Wall Street, 2013. 

The virtual exhibit I visited was THE 8TH FLOOR  and they are an independent exhibition that was established by Shelley and Donald Rublin in 2010. They are more of a modern exhibition showing “artistic” and “cultural initiatives.” The first artwork I choose is by Alberto Borea called Wall Street, 2013. The image is a Silk-screen on canvas. The photograph is in black and white of a man lying on the ground on a grand stone stairway to a government building. He wearing black boots, a leather jacket, and black jeans. The canvas is supposed to represent all the free public museums and activities that are given free access to all the citizens living in NYC. Looking at the diversity in NYC and all the different types of people living here. Everybody with their own culture and traditions. When I start looking at the black-and-white picture I thought it was a homeless person sleeping in front of a government building. Until I look up close and saw that he was wearing a nice black jacket and good-condition boots. 

Armando Marino called Run Protestor Run, 2021

The second artwork is a painting by Armando Marino called Run Protestor Run, 2021 in the 8th Floor Exhibition. The painting is a person running with an object in his left hand that appears to be a white flare. The whole painting has an amazing range of colors of pink, red, yellow, and orange glare on the background. The painting has so many emotions and tensity that you can almost feel the adrenaline of the man in the painting. This is a large-scale painting that includes a “13-foot diptych.” Marino’s canvases are painting of people in mass protests and show his painting how violent it can become from a peaceful protest to a violent one. 

Alejandro Aguilera, Aurelio called Life After Death, 2009

The third artwork is by Alejandro Aguilera, Aurelio called Life After Death, 2009 in The 8th Floor Exhibition. The artwork is 1 of 400 contemporary works of abstract painting with a background of little sparking white paint. The background of the painting is the majority of different shades of darker blue color paint. The center is a ray of orange and yellow brushstroke that appears to be hanging on the ceiling like a chandelier. According to the artist his painting is inspired by “sacred and isolated places around the world.” To me, the painting looks like a huge opera theater with many levels of seating. The orange and yellow brushstroke looks like a huge chandelier hanging from the ceiling of the theater. I love the contrast of the blue background compared to the orange and yellow brushstrokes.