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/
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