We went to see this exhibit as a class on a walking field trip. Basically, it was a culmination of individual bodies of art from the students pursuing a Master of Fine Arts degree at VCU. Instead of writing a thesis, they made them and exhibited at a local studio. I really enjoyed looking at all the different mediums and ideas that had been presented. One student made very realistic large-scale paintings of wild animals, such as wolves, in American suburbs to comment on the interaction between civilization and wilderness. Another designed, made, and displayed a video of her wearing burqas of different prints. One was made of cloth stamped with small coca-cola bottles as a statement on consumerism and mass production versus traditional ideals.
The work that I enjoyed the most, though, was a digital art one, but very different from the traditional sense of the genre. It looked like a crime scene but the room was decorated so oddly with different prints and posters, but they all gave a clue as to who the white outline on the floor belonged too. That sense of mystery and having to look twice to understand a piece is something that I want to incorporate in my own work. I also want to look into the idea of an installation, but one that people can walk into and sit down to take in the scenery through different perspectives.
The work that I enjoyed the most, though, was a digital art one, but very different from the traditional sense of the genre. It looked like a crime scene but the room was decorated so oddly with different prints and posters, but they all gave a clue as to who the white outline on the floor belonged too. That sense of mystery and having to look twice to understand a piece is something that I want to incorporate in my own work. I also want to look into the idea of an installation, but one that people can walk into and sit down to take in the scenery through different perspectives.