Thursday, February 18, 2010

Heather DeFrancesco - Assignment #2


The artist has set up the show in a way that each piece looks as though it belongs with the others. Although each piece is influenced by the subject matter of the others, they can also stand alone. Each image is on a white background and framed with a white frame. I think what makes this exhibition cohesive is the use of the white background and frames on each piece and they are all relatively the same size.
The specific image I chose to discuss was the piece titled “Mom’s Charm Bracelet.” The entire bracelet is gold with few color variations on a white background. The individual charms have little bits of color in a few of them. The artist used photography as her medium. The bracelet is made of round links and the charms are in the shapes of a heart, an airplane, a bible, a roller-skate, and a few others.
Besides the meaning of the memory of mom, this image holds multiple meanings. I think each charm has its own meaning. The heart could mean a caring person, the plane could mean a traveler, a bible could be a religious person, and the roller-skate a fun loving person. As a whole these could all be characteristics that make up that one person or could characterize many people.

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