Today I bear good news!
You might notice a really strange structure under the sky light--
behold dear patrons & readers alike, there is a new art exhibit at the berry!
Dr. Wilkinson's communications class has their art on display until Thursday!
(Featured Student: Matt Rogers)
The variety is wide and I urge you to go ponder these pieces yourself! As a fellow viewer and aesthetics enthusiast, I urge you to not just look, but contemplate. Art in of itself may not be subjective, but once displayed the piece as seen/interpreted through the eyes of the viewer is subjective.
(Featured Piece by Jonathan Critcher)
A few questions to guide as you look:
-Does this piece evoke an emotion? If so, can you identify why?
-Is this piece self explanatory--or does it urge you as the viewer to decipher the meaning and contextualize it to your experience?
-What colors are used? Why do you think they chose these colors/do they signify anything?
-What medium is used? Why did the artist choose to communicate via that medium as opposed to another?
-Can you tell what the artist might be contemplating when creating (certain ideas/concepts i.e. politics, theology, nature, etc)?
-Why did the artist write what they did in their blurb? How does it correlate to their piece/their identification through their art?
-How does this piece (including blurb) affect you and your life experience especially within a Christian "worldview"?
The list can be long (and let your questions go on!) when observing a piece! But more than anything--remember it is okay to have an opinion! I encourage you to have a reason behind your opinion (even if it's "just" a "feeling") and please do spend more than 30 seconds viewing a piece!
SO DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND GO TAKE A PEAK AT THE PIECES!
AND ENJOY YOUR ART EXPERIENCE!
(it's something we rarely get at a Bible Institute lololol)
