The piece that I have chosen to work on is called Reflections on Times Square #2 2013 by Chris “Daze” Ellis. The image is composed of acrylic paint on wood. This image was right beside the entryway yet it was the last piece that I saw while viewing the exhibit and that had a lasting effect on me. I’m not sure if it was the size, the vibrancy of the colors, or the fact that I was familiar with the place but I was intrigued from the very beginning. I believe this is a representative piece. My initial reaction, after the initial shock of the beauty within the piece, revolved around the image of the woman’s eye staring off into the distance. My interpretation before reading the title was that a young woman has come to New York, the city to be exact, and was overcome by its dazzling features and general appeal. That woman probably came with aspirations and is overwhelmed by the amount of activity. I know my thought process is very cliché but its true nonetheless I have lived in NY my whole life and Times Square still has the ability to overwhelm me while inspiring me at the same time. My interpretation with the title in mind has to do with the aforementioned women looking back at her time in Times Square. Thinking in this manner, I was tempted to look for dissimilarities between my personal image of Times Square and the one depicted in the portrait. I realized then that I did not know the Ellis’ timeframe and after googling I found that the woman’s eye is not specific to this piece and has been used in some of his other works including but not limited to a train station and a bridge. I cannot get over the vibrancy of the color in this piece. It also does not come across as graffiti like other pieces in the exhibit. I like that there is extreme clarity and focus on the cab and the woman’s eye. Everything else is defined extraordinarily in that you can tell exactly what the image is but not given as much attention to detail as the aforementioned two parts. The mood of the piece is definitely reflective mixed with another emotion that I am trying to decipher in the woman’s eye. Part of me wants to believe that she is not happy but I also would be surprised if she was filled with excitement. It’s beautifully confusing which leaves more room for interpretation and wonder rather than answers. The way that my eye moved around the piece was from the more clear images to the less clear parts. For example, I went from the taxi to the eye then the building, the incoming cars and the gray from which the cars are coming from. There is always somewhere to look and study in the piece, which is another draw. I really enjoyed looking at this piece.