Lee Bontecou- 1/24/15

Lee Bontecou, a famous abstract sculptor. She commonly welds steel together and uses recycled items such as converter belts and mail sacks. "My best constructions are both mechanic and organic, abstract but evocative of the brutality of the war". Recently I went to The Contemporary Art Museum in my hometown of Houston, Texas. My mom and I spent a day at the museums, here we saw one of her very famous pieces. Named, "Untitled" (1959). I instantly saw this piece from all the way across the hall. How could you not, it sits very far off the wall, is dark and draws you in. My mom immediately said it looked like some weird piece. I can see how people art drawn into it. I don't exactly know my feelings on it. Some of her work I find really intriguing and wonderful. Some of her pieces however, I find super strange. Overall though, I respect different artists, and I would call Bontecous work different.