Tuesday, September 14, 2010
I went to the galleries in the West Loop and Pilsen on Friday night. The difference in the scenes is pretty interesting to see. It felt like if you want to really make money as an artist, work hard and get into the West Loop scene. But if you are starting out, want to collaborate a little bit and maybe help fight a cause then definitely look into the Pilsen scene. I really enjoyed the Kahinde Wiley pieces in the Rhona Hoffman Gallery, his technique is impeccable. The works by Chris Johanson in Kavi Gupta Gallery were pretty fun to look at. In Pilsen in Rooms Productions on Halsted they had an ongoing performance piece dealing with time. I had a lot of fun finally getting to experience the art scene in Chicago! ; )
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On Friday night I went to the galleries in the west loop and I saw the Kehinde Wiley show. I have noticed a trend in portraiture that is picking up recently and that is the trend of portraying a celebrity. I find this to be kind of a cheap shot because it plays off the sense of familiarity most people have with this individual and the portraits by Kehinde Wiley were much more poignant because they portrayed people that the average American citizen is not going to know and this elevates them to celebrity status without and connotation, almost like a fairy tale. I also visited a gallery exhibiting work by my painting teacher Isak William, I really appreciated his use of very vibrant colors and plane changes but what piece attracted me the most was the one with more subject matter. It was a painting of two hunters discovering a dead man and his dog in his home both showing signs of decay but with very bright colors. Another gallery I visited featured a photographer whose name I cannot remember. The photos were images of people strewn together to appear like a giant spider-web or a wave or another form you don't see naked people amassing in on a daily basis. The photos for the most part seemed absent of Photoshop (even though photo shop was used, it was not noticeable for the most part) and I find this refreshing when someone can sow something together using a form of media and have it appear seamless, this is not easy to do and it made me appreciate the work more.
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