I recently went to an art opening for graduating intermedia students, the show, named HD, consisted of a very wide spectrum of different styles, mediums, and concepts of art. The show, although very interesting and visually stimulating, it seemed to be all over the page and together as a whole the works didn't communicate with each other in any way. As for the 3D works within the show, there were two small sculptures. Made from foam and epoxy the two three dimensional works somewhat stood alone from the rest of the works. The artist which made the sculptures worked primarily in printmaking foam and epoxy, throughout the artists prints and sculptures the subject matter seemed to only be small characters and an obsession with rollerblading. Which to me seemed to be her personal interests and her visual representation of them. Upon reading the the artists statement for the show, I only became more confused, she tried to explain that she wanted a connection which represented a triangle, which in lamest terms was a connection between the artist, the work, and the viewer. She continued to explain that she portrayed emotion through bold thick lines, and her use of stroke. I was able to see the emotion portrayed within the works, but was unable to feel any connection to the artist herself. This I felt was ineffective on her part, and I was unable to bridge the gap between me and the artist through her works.
Besides the feeling of disorganization, and no connection between the multiple works within the gallery, alone each piece was very successful and altogether the show left an impression within my mind.
It's frustrating when visiting an exhibit and you aren't entirely sure what the artist is trying to convey...sometimes I wonder if they even know what they are trying to convey in their work. I will have to go check this exhibit out as I'm interested to see it now.
ReplyDeleteThe idea of combining a hobby that isn't related to art, such as rollerblading, with art, sounds very interesting. But it seems like there was still something missing from the gallery to pull together all the pieces and artist statements. However, it still sounds like an interesting show.
ReplyDeleteI actually saw this exhibit through the window; I wanted to go in and have a look but it was closed at the time. The feeling of confusion was definitely there for me too, although I thought it would make more sense if I could go in and have a better look at everything. Sounds like I was wrong about that. The pieces themselves seemed interesting, though, and I would've liked to have gotten a closer look at them.
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