I had an incredible amount of fun on this assignment. I went into galleries that I wouldn't normally go in, and also discovered some new favorite artists. The first exhibit I went in was by the artist Kelly Reemsten. I found her oil paintings to be fantastic. Not only were they filled with beautiful colors, but they also had a lot of humor in them. She painted womens bodies, and they were all holding some type of garden tool. The titles were the piece that held the humor. She had one piece with a woman holding hedge clippers, the title reading, "I don't need keys to get into your house." I loved her paintings because they were both vague AND obvious.
The second artist I saw was Karen Karson. Her paintings I didn't personally enjoy as much as the others I saw that day, but I LOVED the way she framed them. She used frames that reminded my of a Dr. Suess book. They were uneven and jutted out past the actual painting.
The third artist I saw I am unaware of the name. But the artist was a photographer who took photos of very interesting people. I loved this because I also like to photograph people. They were mostly pictures of African Americans in a poor part of a country that wasn't named. I loved them because they all evoked a certain emotion.
The next exhibit I went to was called, "Another Nude Show", and it was filled with a bunch of nude art by all kinds of different artists. The first one that caught my attention was Robert Grahms Mirror II. It featured two nude people viewing eachother through a piece of glass. I loved the way the people were laying on the ground. Something about the emotion was so carefree and childish. The next one caught my attention because it was a relief like we talked about in class. They used a series of pins to make a human body.
The artist I enjoyed the absolute most was Jose Bedia. His paintings moved me in such a way. I also loved the way he incoorperated text into his paintings. Because I find it really difficult to successfully combine text and imagery. He was the last exhibit that I went to that day, mainly because I wanted to end the day on such a great note. I was so inspired by his technique and the way that he used space.
