The piece of art I chose is in the form of architecture. I chose this building whose windows you can see from the High Line. Researching a bit about this building I found out it is a luxury condominium called “The lantern house” . What really captivated me about this building is the shape of its windows, in reality there are two buildings, each with a different pattern on the windows. By arranging the windows in such geometry, playing with the reflection, and having the windows close to each other, it turns it into another piece of art on the High Line, almost like grenades or the shell of a turtle. It reminds me of a perfume my mother used to have that had a grenade shape, similiar to this photo:
I do believe that this design of architecture could be replicated in different mediums, like used in different buildings or maybe souvenirs. But I believe, just like seeing a picture of a painting, it’s not the same as the original view from the high line. The high line provides a view from an elevated ground, which makes you feel closer to the windows and gives you a glimpe of the life of people staying at the building. Also when you are in the high line you have to look up at the building to appretiate it, and that act of looking up and admiring something gives the viewer a sense of awe which you can’t obtain when looking at it through a photo.
