Evolving is a collectively powerful exhibit created by Kim Banister. The colors, style, and emotion are consistent and alluring in each piece of art. Looking at the exhibit from beginning to end is interesting because the images have the potential to tell a powerful story, special to each viewer. To me it was a mix of love, attachment, secrets, passion, and individual insecurities. Similar drawings were grouped together, such as drawings 1 and 2, and 10 and 11. Each of these consisted of a man and a woman, implying to me that the collection starts with love and ends with love, even in times of despair and loneliness. The drawing that personally caught my attention was number 5 titled "Venus". It cascaded from the ceiling all the way down to the floor and was positioned on the wall directly facing the doorway. It involved brighter colors than most of the other drawings, replacing shades of brown with a more feminine pink. The artist used charcoal and pastels to create the boarders in this piece but incorporated linseed oil and airbrushing techniques to make it more unique.
This drawing proclaimed confidence and security, a trait I didn't see in any of the other pieces, which made it my favorite. Venus is said to be a woman of exceptional beauty. In Roman Mythology she is the goddess of beauty and love. Certainly this drawing was meant to stand out and make a point. From it's size and positioning this particular drawing depicts power. It was the only drawing with a woman standing up and gave the entire exhibit a positive message and hopefulness.
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