I guess what I thought made these pieces creative is that they took two ideas that don't regularly go together and found a way that made them connect. Like I said, it makes you think about things in a new way. I suppose that the authors came up with these ideas by thinking of themes that certain objects or symbols contained and then finding ways to bring those themes together.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Rut #1 April Baker
What I found most creative and what I enjoyed most about the exhibit was when an artist took something that was familiar to me and made me think about it in a different way. Especially since this was mostly an exhibit about super heroes and other things that were a part of my childhood. One example is the giant baseball trophy top. I have at least three of those sitting in my closet, so it was cool for me first to recognize it, and then to see how the artist took the child like object that I remembered and gave it a an adult or real world concept. Another example of this was the sculpture of Captain America, which I immediately recognized as an action figure, that was holding the head of I think it was Saddam Hussein.
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I also thought it was interesting that most of the artist took everyday elements and added a twist to them. Most of them required my full attention, meaning I had to actually look at their work rather than glanzing over them.
ReplyDeleteI think that was the whole point, taking childhood and looking to make sense of what we thought of as kids and how that could contradict what we think now as "adults". I remember one piece that Captain America holding Saddam Husein's head. Who are the "bad guys" now?
ReplyDeleteI think by using things we can relate to it gives the artist an instant advantage because we're naturally drawn to the pieces.
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