First let me say that this exhibit made me even more proud
that Alverno is my school. I think its amazing that we have something this
beautiful for our viewing whenever we’d like.
When I first came into the exhibit, I did a quick round to
see if anything popped out at me. Everything was very interesting and all of
the pieces had their own unique beauty. I must have walked around in circles
four times before I finally resonated on the 1998 piece by Frances Myers.
I’m not very visually minded so I felt doubt and a lacked
conviction of my choice. Finally, I realized that if I was so unsure about one
particular piece then there much me something about it that speaks to me (even
if I haven’t yet figured out what it is).
The longer I looked that the piece on the wall, than later
at home from the photo I took, the more I see the piece telling a story of
travel and journey. After studying the assigned textbook material, I also notice
that this particular piece does not contain any “white space” or “negative
space” and is made up of a combination of lines and forms. That seems like a
pretty generic description but I admit that the simplicity comes from being
visually ILLITERATE. This I’m sure is where my enjoyment from this class comes
from. Clearly I have quite a bit to learn.
The only other principle I feel I am able to identify is
unity. Does everything go together? Probably not. It actually looks like there
are several completely different objects compiled together into an artistic
piece. What I notice as united is the theme of, as I mentioned earlier, a
journey or a story.
I’d love to hear others perspectives on this same piece.
Christy- There is definitely a lot of overlapping in this artwork and I'm not sure what the focal point is- maybe the letters on the right corner? Either way, I think that the mystery of the overlapping adds to the beauty of the picture.
ReplyDeleteHeather - I agree that there isn't an easily identifiable focal point. I keep trying to figure out where my eyes go first and I don't really have an answer. It's still a very intriguing piece.
DeleteThis was the first piece I sat with for a while, before I ultimately settled on another piece to use for this project. I really like the scattered and seemingly random placement of images in this piece. It somehow reminds me of an old sea map...or what I imagine one might look like anyway. For me, the name "Sacajawea" spelled out in a circular pattern near the bottom right was what unified the entire piece.
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