During the month of April, I went with a bunch of my friends to see the artist exhibition at the Jot Travis where the BFA graduates’ works were being held. There were plenty of works to see and even slight little handouts to grab.
One thing that drew both my roommate’s and my eye were the tar abstracts on denim canvases. First of all, using tar and denim as a medium is a very interesting method, and I really did like the idea of tar as a different kind of paint. As for the pieces themselves, each piece drew out a different sort of sensation in my mind. Some of the pieces seemed very angry and remorseful while other pieces tended to bring a feeling of uncertainty or fear. They drew my mind to a world painted by the tar, and each piece brought a certain scene to mind. It was quite pleasant to see a set of pieces that held so much emotion in such a unique fashion.
Another installation that also drew my attention were the human/animal infant sculptures. The sculptures themselves were very well done and well sculpted. It looked so good that I slightly cringed at the sight of some of the sculptures. I understood that the point of the pieces was to point out the ecosystem and make a comparison that humans and animals live in the same environment, but the point sort of got overshadowed by the grotesque nature of some of the pieces to see. My favorite sculpture of the lot was the owl infant as I enjoyed the texture of the features in contrast to the smoothness of the skin.
The last thing I enjoyed was the slight interactivity of the gallery in the form of these little pieces of paper that were there to grab. Each piece held a different command so to speak. The one I received said “Place this on the window of a stranger’s car” while most of my friends got the one saying “Take this paper, burn it, and let the ashes be carried by the wind from your hand.” These words, though ambiguous in meaning, seemed to carry a strength in them. It felt as if some sort of burden, known or unknown, was being lifted from our shoulders. In that sense, those tiny pieces of paper held a lot of power.
Overall, this was a very fun exhibition to go to with a great variety of art and different responses in seeing the pieces.
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