NextNow Event 3
Stamp Art Gallery
1. In this art gallery, I saw a lot of artists experimenting with different mediums. For example, one artist used stitching to imitate parts of a photograph. I have seen renditions of famous paintings remade with string and stitches, but I have never seen them combined with a photograph. It was interesting to see how the artist incorporated the two.
2. My favorite piece was the pink raft, or more the picture that used the pink raft in it. I believe the image was a lady sitting on the raft shown above in front of the Lincoln Memorial. I liked how the pink stood out so much compared to the rest of the background. It really drew your eye towards it and made you wonder what the story was behind the raft and lady. The juxtaposition of colors made it a memorable piece.
3. This gallery really showcases pieces that push the boundaries of what visual art means. I feel like many think of typical paintings and drawings when discussing visual art, but this selection of works featured very different objects. Many were pictures, utilizing an object (like the raft) also shown in the gallery. They also incorporated different types of media, mixing in video with a stationary piece of work, or string and a photograph. These were just examples of atypical forms of visual art. These helps push the boundaries of the traditional definition of visual art because it shows that almost any type of material can be made to be art. An artist doesn’t need to know how to paint proportionally, but as long as they have an idea in their head and bring it to life, that is art.
