Assignment 1 - Jill Suda

Upon entering this show I, overall, was nervous to see what I going into, nudity for me can be either pretty or grotesque, and upon seeing the image for the exhibit online I was nervous although that image online was very well executed. When walking in, I saw the Venus as a focus and was slightly curious to know why the artist had that placement for the piece. Upon considering the reasons for such peculiar placements for the pieces, I found that the subject of evolving was well proven in the pieces. Its dealing with the struggles of life and how it effects both mind and physical aspects of the body, this is shown in all the pieces of work. The use of no frame, reinforces the viewers mind how "naked" we are in our emotions. That is how I interpreted the show as a whole. And it is not up to me to change it due to the fact it is her work.

The piece I chose was Pyre(Do Not Go Gentle!) The piece is created on paper that was tacked to a wall, the drawing was then placed on the paper using charcoal. After the charcoal was done being used, Kim Banister then used Linseed oil to slowly cause a drip effect on the wok, she then sprayed on the red ink and brown ink to create the colors in the work. The work consists of the shape of a set of feet.

I enjoyed this piece because of the mysteriousness of the work. It seemed that the use of a simple set of feet couldn't possibly show a human evolving, yet upon considering the work further, I found that the use of feet is essential in life, from the time we are born feet are a fascinating. Growing up we are attached to them literally and figuratively. The fact she named the piece Pyre, makes me think she was not happy about standing doing these works so make a joke one noticing the burning of her feet after the process was over, I think this piece was a thought that the artist executed for almost a comic relief as well as a serious tone depending on how you saw it.