Coalesce Depart

This week I went to the Senior Art Exhibit at the Rike Center Gallery. The show was entitled “Coalesce Depart”. The point of the show was to advertise all of the seniors’ talent and potentially sell some of their artwork. There were all sorts of artwork from photography to paint to sculpture to graphic design. There were a few really abstract pieces. One was entitled “Pay No Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain”. This piece was a mirror covered in green clear fabric with a green light shining from up top. At the bottom of the fabric was a pair of red shoes. I interpreted the point of the piece was like something from the Wizard of Oz. You weren’t supposed to look into the mirror and rather just be the opposite of Dorothy and pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. This piece definitely stuck out from everything else. Another one of my favorite pieces was called Light and Air. This piece was basically 3 panels of fabric that had all of these warm colors depicting a sunset. I have always been a fan of paneled artwork, which is probably why I was attracted to this one so much.
One artist put an actual installation on the wall where he hand painted on the wall a self portrait of himself with his birthday and some other things he liked. The piece is priced for $2000. It is an amazing piece of art.
Being a design major like I am made going to this art show inspiring. I know I’m exhausted of my classes but seeing what they have created only inspires me more to keep going and create something even better.
Art is truly something amazing. It can turn your day from a complete waste to something relaxing and great. Even if it isn’t the next Mona Lisa, a simple craft could take your ordinary day and turn it into extraordinary. I feel like in the hustle and bustle of today’s society no one makes time to appreciate the little things. People should focus on what is going on around them and not fret about all they have to do. We all need to take a deep breath and notice all the little things we seem to overlook that make our day great.