The feeling of walking into a room being surrounded by art is an indescribable feeling. You are literally surrounded on all sides and no matter where you look you encounter some new piece of work that is as equally aweing as the last. Artists Joanna Gray, Alex Turner, and Jinny King came up with the best possible way to harness this sensation in the display of their work. The instillation, coupled with the artwork arranged on the walls and the black doodles that added life and fun to the exhibit, created the feeling of being completely immersed in art. I was completely impressed by the amount of art these three made. It was evident how much time and hard work they put into each piece. Alex Turner wrote in his artist statement, “I am very much an idealist and real life disappoints me […] My work should serve as an escape to the so-called ‘real world’. I want to provide an opportunity to take a look at our world from the perspective of another.” Alex’s feelings of wanting to show the world from a different point of view radiated from his art. I admire all three of them for having found what makes them want to create. Jinny King stated, “Art is my friend, my listener where I tell it all my secrets and tales that no one would be willing to listen. Ever.” I can relate to Jinny and how she feels like no one is willing to listen to her. I admire how she finds a friend in her art. I want to point out a piece by Jinny that I found inspiring. Strife and Struggle at first glance makes you feel the work is depressing. Then, at second glance, it makes you feel hopeful, like there is something or someone there offering their hand and saying “it will be all right”. I personally enjoyed Joanna’s artist statement the most because it gave me something to respond to. Joanna said, “Society makes us all; we are programmed to abide by it’s expectations, morals, and stereotypes.” My first response to this was thinking that it was true. Then I thought about it some more. I figured that the fact that we must all be different that who we are comes from society, but it is our choice to hide who we are and it is our choice to abide by societies rules. When we are born we are our own people. We laugh when we want and we cry when we want. We feel what we feel. Then as we grow older society forms us to hide those emotions from others and eventually from ourselves. We put on a mask and grow so accustomed to that mask that we think it is natural. We grow to love that mask. In order to show the real you to others, you must first know who the real you is yourself. Yes society has made us the same, but we cannot put the blame only on society. The blame is on ourselves for not embracing our differences and for hiding behind a mask.
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AuthorMy name is Samantha Dykes, but please call me Sammy. Archives
October 2017
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