A. Sue O’Donnell’s exhibit at the Haas Gallery was all about O’Donnell’s memories. Most of the pieces were all in black, white and grey. The pieces were set up in a way where the viewer should walk around the room to view them. They’re all linked together, because they’re her memories, but all the pieces are very different. Some were two-dimensional, framed works on the wall, where others were three-dimensional, for example, one was in a jar, and another had a bunch of wooden blocks with prints on them. The exhibit was cohesive, and I think that is what did make it work so well, how every piece related to another.
B. The piece I chose to write about, is one titled Memory Game. There were two major parts to this piece. The first part was a combination of photographs and childhood stories to go with the pictures. They were hung on the wall, in a tile-like format, alternating between the photos and descriptions. The second part was below, on a table. This part of the display contained many small wooden blocks, also with photographs, and phrases on them. Like many other pieces in the exhibit, Memory Game was mostly black and white, with shades of grey. The only part that took exception was the small wooden blocks, as the photographs were more sepia-toned. I enjoyed the clean, orderly look of the piece hung on the wall, as well as the conversely cluttered and sporadically arranged blocks.
C. Sue O’Donnell shared her memories with viewers of the exhibit, through pictures and the written word. Although some say pictures are worth a thousand words, I think there was a specific reason why O’Donnell felt the need to thoroughly explain the images. I believe she wanted the viewer to not only relate the memories to themselves, but to also hear and personalize her own memories. This also strengthens her point to the viewers who may not really get what she’s trying to say just from the images. I feel like I can relate to how she tells her story in more than one way, because I often feel the need to clarify to people about what I am trying to convey.
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Did you go to Sue O'Donnell's presentation of her art work? It seems like you did all of the interpretation on your own! It was so interesting to read your description against my own writing on her exhibit - they were very similar actually! I also thought that O'Donnell was truly trying to reach into the emotions of the viewer through her very personal pieces. I also stood a while and looked at your favorite piece - I thought that this piece the most emotional piece due to the many pictures/phrases/stories all linked together. It is funny that you said there was a specific reason for her emotional outreach - She mentioned that she began her collection after her husband's death. Also, I agree that such a wide variety of pieces in the way of medium is so refreshing!
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