I am incredibly bummed to have missed this actual lecture. To make up I did some additional research and watched the videos posted on Mrs. Mosley's website. I think Freyer's art is very interesting. He calls into question conceptual art, which for me I struggle with as an artist. My art frequently stems from spontaneity and is largely subject-based. For Freyer, his art is in the experience, in the concept of ideas such as conversation. Freyer interestingly pointed out how, for many, conceptual art is hard "to get." To understand conceptual art, there is a more frequent need to have a larger knowledge of the art world and the artists that create. I very much agree with this statement. Many of my friends simply don't appreciate conceptual art, because they don't get it. To be honest, however, I do understand it. Conceptual art in itself is technical and can be harder to appreciate. I admire those who explore concepts through art. Freyer's exploration of conversation is personally a really engaging and fun way to approach being present in life. Freyer in multiple pieces notes on the importance of conversation and his work often incorporates conversation. His piece, "Fifty Conversations From The Other Side," involves having a conversation over coffee. In another work, Freyer has two people sit for twenty minutes. At the end of twenty minutes they then share a glass of water. After finishing their glass they drop in a dollar coin, fill it back up with water, and then Freyer seals the jar, and that is the art. I think this is a really interesting concept that promotes much needed conversation on the importance of being present - not being on your phone, engaging and really listening to someone. I honestly would really love to do the water piece. I would be interested to see what I talked about with someone else. Overall I really enjoy this artist. Hopefully I will be able to meet him in the future. Want to learn more?Watch Freyer's Ted Talk to find out more.
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This gallery was absolutely amazing. There were multiple pieces that I felt resonated with me. There was of course the more traditional rendering of figures in the Kehinde Wiley pieces. Below in the bottom right I have featured, "The Two Sisters." I absolutely love this piece - much like I absolutely love every single other piece done by Kehinde Wiley. I just admire the incredible realism in the figures that Wiley is able to achieve. Furthermore the dresses of these women are absolutely fabulous. I took some close ups of just the fabrics. If I time in the future I think doing a few studies of the fabric could really help my future drawings of dresses. Additionally, while slightly a different media, I absolutely fell in love with the photography of Sally Mann. Her pieces center around her daughter, who is often unclothed, however the posture and positions in which she is placed renders a highly powerful composition and greatly reminds me of female power. I love her compositions. At the actual gallery, there were only two pieces featured, however, on the website, there are some additional ones that I highly encourage you all to look at. My final favorite piece was, "Toothless," done by Sonya Clark. Clarks pieces are highly content-based. Clark is a Richmond based artist. "Toothless" revolves around the idea of aging and how gradually we become toothless as we age. It also revolves around the idea of the struggles of African Americans. Her installations are extremely interesting and I am very inspired by her conceptual pieces. I like her exploration of the idea of time. Perhaps in my "frivolity" themed work I could incorporate more of the idea of time to make for more powerful conceptual work. I'm not sure though but is it possible however to have a powerful piece if there is not powerful content? Check out these cool links for more info:
Sally Man Website: www.sallymann.com/early-work Sally Man Work at Try-me Gallery: www.try-me.org/gallery/mann.php The Try-Me Gallery Collection: www.try-me.org/new.gallery.php Sonya Clark's amazing concepts: sonyaclark.com/concept/combs/ Just trying to add up the sculptural element of the hat. I am experimenting with some feathers and bows. I additionally spray painted some wire. Still not sure exactly what I want, but I think if I just play around a bit things will work out. In the future too I will have to paint the bottom of the brim!
Getting closer to finished? I have officially finished paper macheing. I then covered the top brim of the hat with a pink fabric and trimmed the edges with a lace ribbon. I think I will stick to a largely monochromatic, pink, color scheme. Not super sure where I am going to go from here. The last picture is of me playing with some wire. I want to have something loopy and wild on the top, so maybe wire will be the solution? Not sure yet.
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