In this chapter there are several artist and art forms that were covered.
To start I would like to bring up Ernst Haas and the photograph Peeling Paint on Iron Bench, Kyoto, 1981. Haas spent the time to get just the right picture given the time of day, weather, focus and area of the bench made the picture what it is today. Another artist that has done something similar yet different is Jim Hodges. His piece called Every Touch is a compilation of something that can be found in our ever day lives, silk flowers. Taking the time to separate them all and then sewing them back together in his own design to express himself. While both art forms are different both of the artist took something common and overlooked to expressed themselves to everyone else.
The chapter also talks about Juan de Valdes Leal and Audrey Flack. Juan painted a picture called Vanitas in 1660 utilizing a style that was popular for its time. Depicting a number of valuables and impications to greatness, yet at the same time showing how meaningless these things are. Audrey Flack, who was a fan of this type of art, created Wheel of Fortune in 1777-78. This is her own depiction of the that style of art called "vanity". While each depicted items from the era they lived in, the pieces are very similar. Audrey dropped the religious influence from her painting which was common in the 1600's versions of the popular style of painting.
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