What struck me out of the whole exhibit as creative was how the artists took something that was so childish, their love of action figures and heroes, and turn it into something that was more than the simple character of Superman or Batman. Most of the artist took the approach of putting a spin on their childhood favorites, or being inspired by the youth of action heroes, but one piece did the opposite. I will shoot myself in the foot for not being able to remember the artist or the name of the painting (but I could tell you exactly where it is in the exhibit!), however this piece was particularly interesting to me because it showed a group of older (elderly) people playing cards, all dressed as super heroes. I think that it showed particular creativity because it illustrated how even when we are all grown up, we still want to be heroes, or that maybe these old people used to run around as heroes and now just play card games but they could be heroes to someone. I would imagine that the artist came up with this idea by looking at who our heroes should be. Our grandparents should be super heroes to us. And they used to want to be super heroes, so we should treat them as such. Even if its not int he conventional way of idolizing Superman or Batman, but it should be with respect, awe even. Because there are everyday super heroes all around us. And some of them are our just playing card games waiting to be asked to share their adventures of saving the world.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Rut Exercise #1
What struck me out of the whole exhibit as creative was how the artists took something that was so childish, their love of action figures and heroes, and turn it into something that was more than the simple character of Superman or Batman. Most of the artist took the approach of putting a spin on their childhood favorites, or being inspired by the youth of action heroes, but one piece did the opposite. I will shoot myself in the foot for not being able to remember the artist or the name of the painting (but I could tell you exactly where it is in the exhibit!), however this piece was particularly interesting to me because it showed a group of older (elderly) people playing cards, all dressed as super heroes. I think that it showed particular creativity because it illustrated how even when we are all grown up, we still want to be heroes, or that maybe these old people used to run around as heroes and now just play card games but they could be heroes to someone. I would imagine that the artist came up with this idea by looking at who our heroes should be. Our grandparents should be super heroes to us. And they used to want to be super heroes, so we should treat them as such. Even if its not int he conventional way of idolizing Superman or Batman, but it should be with respect, awe even. Because there are everyday super heroes all around us. And some of them are our just playing card games waiting to be asked to share their adventures of saving the world.
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I loved this piece. When I first saw the piece, I thought it might be commenting on how we loose those fantasies, but as I looked further the looks on their faces seemed to imply that they had never lost that childish spirit. It was a great work.
ReplyDeleteIt seems as if it's obvious that grandparents should be our heroes, but in reality most of us don't think that way. I think this is why this piece is so relatable to so many people in our class. It's also less uncomfortable than many of the other pieces because it doesn't force the viewer to think too hard or questions their beliefs too much.
ReplyDeleteI agree that the exhibit was unique in that it went "back to basics", or what we related to when we were children. I think the exhibit was so fun to visit for so many people because it played on these basic archetypes that we have seen in every story since child hood.
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