November 1st, 2013
This art exhibit was held at The Sierra Arts Gallery and served to present the 2013 Master of Fine Arts candidate Midway Exhibitions. I attended the evening MFA candidate, Pricilla B. Varner's photography was showcased and had a great time interacting with her work. There with other artists' works there but I decided to mainly focus on Priscilla's mainly because it was specifically her reception. Her photography identifies of individuals of those married to military personnel. It was a perfect variety of gender and ethnicity and I felt as though she was able to reach a broad audience as far as military spouses are concerned. She also did a fantastic job of capturing various kinds of emotions; one in particular was a series of photos of one woman's progress from being serious, to smiling, to laughter. It was a touching way to relate to his those that patiently wait for their spouses that serve over seas.
A lot of Pricilla's cropping choices were different but interesting. She really knew how to frame the individual and capture more than just their stance but their emotions. One individual in her photographs was placed in a steadfast stance, with a chicken under her arm, to exemplify her work on the farm while her husband is away. One thing that could have made the photographs more interesting would have been a different background or environment other than the plain, all white background her models stood in front of. For as natural as they all seemed, they could have used some guidance in how to interact as well. However, I could understand that the white background really makes the individuals' faces and expressions more clear. With their faces and stances being the center of attention, rather than the background, she is able to make the identities of the military spouses make an impact.
Holland Reno's 4 x 4 x 48 at The Nevada Museum of Art
November 21st, 2013
The Holland Project's challenge to local video artists and musicians was a fantastic showcase of artist that do well working within a small time frame and with boundaries. It was a great atmosphere at the Nevada Museum of Art to be surround by many that are interested in the medium of video art. The exhibition featured five videos by the following artists: Alana Berglund with Kelci Mcintosh, Jesse McCloskey, Sam Santoro, Denali Lowder with Dane Haman, and Barbara Laukat. Each artist (or pair of artists) each worked with a local musician to coordinate a music video for one of their songs. Each group only had 48 hours to prepare, shoot and edit their videos and incorporate the following objects into their story idea: a pomegranate, a triangle, two of the four natural elements, a reference to a historical event that took place on November 21st, and the number 11 or 11:11.
All of the videos were fantastic in their own way and all did an amazing job representing their song and artist. One video, completely in black and white with an old film filter, made an impact with personal shots of particular places, animals, and individuals. I enjoyed looking at these videos critically after having done the video project in class. For example, I feel like a few of the artists could have done a lot more creatively with the objects they were assigned and that one in particular was very under exposed. One the other hand, it was a great idea to challenge young artist and see how they use their creativity through video AND music. I have only attended one other Holland Project event but this event had me interested in attending more and interacting more with our artistic community.
Nate Joski's Ponder Over Yonder at Bibo Coffee
November 24th, 2013
Dedicated to my new found love for the Holland Project events, I went to Nate Joski’s exhibit which was apart of the Holland Project's Micro Gallery at Bibo Coffee near campus. It is a fantastic idea to combine childhood toys or figurines with environments that are as vivid as a childhood imagination. I really enjoyed a lot of the photography that seemed carefully planned and uniquely framed. I'm a huge stickler for cropping and I believed the artist did a perfect job framing his toys and childhood reenactments with the background. There were also a number of fantastic drawings and sketches as well as fun dioramas.
The dioramas were similar to the assemblages that we did for our 3D projects which mad them really interesting and relatable. I could imagine that a lot of his work was personal and reflected the wonder he must have felt reliving the beautiful memories of his childhood. The toys, figures, and environments they were in always worked well together aesthetically and they were almost always pleasing to the eye. I always enjoy exhibits in which an artist explores more than one artistic medium and finds a way to make each piece, despite the differences in how they are made, work very well together. I could also be emotionally biased as I am still very drawn to a lot of my childhood toys. It was a great idea with an amazing impact.
The exhibit will be at Bibo Coffee until December 27th and I really recommend going!
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