gallery visit #2

1. There was not a title to the exhibit, it was just a summer show.
2. The theme of the exhibit is just summer things most with bright colors and works that are either oil on canvas, water color, or acrylic.

1. There were very bright lights but there was not color about them, just plain white lights.
2. The walls were white too, I think this could be because the bright colors of the paintings would possibly be less vibrant if the walls weren’t white.
3. There were open shelves so pieces could be on top and in them as well as a huge open room with just a hard floor in the middle where the larger paintings were.
4. The largest room is in the back and as you walk up the stairs to the gallery, the pieces get larger and more colorful and interesting.

1. The art works are organized by artist. All of the artworks by the same artist were next to eachother in the different rooms according to media.
2. Most of the summer artworks are all very colorful and vibrant.
3. Each artwork has a different theme or something it is trying to show.
4. Many of the artworks are not framed and the ones that were had elegant frames as seen in the last photo.
5. Each artwork has a notecard to the side that says the media, artist and the title of the work.
6. Each artwork seemed closely related in proximity.

1. I think visiting the gallery and purposefully looking at the exhibition from a different perspective was a bit moredetailed. I had to sit and look at the piece to see if I identified with the artist and make sure there was an element or principle about it that I could see.

ART WORKS FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.

Tim Orikri- “women on wheels”, mixed media
Madeline Long kerr-“suspended spheres”,watercolor on board
Timothy Orikri- “Detroit on my mind”, oil on canvas
Timothy Orikri- Butterfly Composition VI, mixed media
Mark Sedgeman- “Florida Cold”, oil on canvas
Leslie Masters- “Grand Canyon Fuchsia, acrylic on paint
Patrick Blakemore- “Rocky pool”, oil on canvas

Timothy Orikri’s “Detroit on my mind” was my favorite piece; also for sale for $5,000. This oil on canvas piece is a vision of the heart of Detroit and the GM building which is the downtown area. I loved everything about this, the way it hit home because he made Detroit look beautiful and the way some people talk about it and people that know it are aware it can and has had some pretty bad times. It’s almost like all the good times are captured in this still perspective. I loved how the focal point of this kept you right in the middle where the tallest building is, it’s a front and center view for the viewer. I think the artist here was trying to capture the beautiful night time of Detroit, no problems, just a great view.

“Grand Canyon Fuchsia” was my other favorite piece. I loved how it looks as if fuchsia was used in ever color for this. Even the darkest colors work with this because they have fuchsia in them which creates the unity here. This is acrylic on paint but it almost gives off the impression of a watercolor, it’s a bright and beautiful piece that gives the impression of the Grand Canyon but almost does not resemble the life like colors at all. I think again, the artist was capturing the bright vibrant feel of the breeze that would hit you if you were looking up from the Canyon, on this fuchsia day that was portrayed.

Patrick Blakemore’s “Rocky Pool” was actually a piece that I saw when walking out and decided to look at it a bit more. This piece was one of the most life like that was in the gallery. I love how it almost looks like a photograph it is so realistic. Made with oil on canvas, this is a scene almost from the bank of a river that has a very rocky area. Each rock is perfect in detail with the water and surrounding. I think the artist was trying to give the feeling of how still and perfect nature can be with all of the natural landscapes and in this case rocks that seem to form around the banks of this “pool”.