Looking at Michael Heizer's art, there is one big theme that stands out to me the most, which is the looking back at primordial, massive art, and having it be an inspiration to create the monuments of the future. His visions, in both "Levitated Mass" and "City" consists of a project that scans over many years, and almost becoming a burden too hard for one artist to work on. As an artist, I definitely admire his dedication to creating these massive works due to their ability to have such an affect on people and their lives. While "City" is primarily unseen by a large audience due to his own suspicions of other artists, the way the city of Los Angeles was moved when they hauled the massive boulder through the city, all the way to LACMA, was very enlightening as a viewer. By creating art so massive, and pushing so many barriers, it makes its affects on society impossible to avoid. And seeing the amazing reactions, both good and bad of the public, who weren't even viewing the final product, but rather were in the midst of its production - to view this really shed light on the true impact of artists. Most artists have much smaller exhibitions and works either available to view in some museum or concert, and as viewers we don't always fully recapture what effect these works have on us. However, with the hyperbolic scale that Heizer takes his works to, the impact of such works on society is impossible to miss. Whether the sight of the boulder traversing through the city made people question how we spend money as a society, or rather it simply provided people with some idea that really, anything can happen - a feeling of new adventure - putting things on a grand scale shows an importance in how we command our audience. I also see a reflection towards my aspirations as an artist. I wish to become a live visual artist, performing in large clubs and venues. Even though I don't plan on hauling a boulder down the streets of Southern California, to be able to have many people in one location, all experiencing the same feeling through artistic expression creates this heightened feeling of whatever the work portrays. If this wasn't true, then why do people pay to go to live performances if they can just listen to their favorite artist on Spotify for free? One thing I noticed through Heizer's work, especially in the article regarding "City", is his upmost determination to finish what he completes. While I respect this, as an artist, I feel like you don't have to push your own limit too much. I think the most beautiful work comes from a state of effortless, smooth, creativity. Perhaps many artists' best work comes from these states of struggle, however as my own artist, I want to affect people in a way that goes beyond these primal emotions, and if I, as the artist was feeling that during creation, then how can I trust that my audience will not be able to feel that within the work? The relative flipping around of what is expected in art is also deeply inspiring, to take a sculpture which is meant to be viewed from a certain perspective and putting it ontop of the audience, or rather in the middle of the desert. I respect that, and I think as my own creator, I also want to think of methods like this to have a unique experience for all of my viewers.