Friday, February 4, 2011

TJ Brandt - Assignment #1


I thought that the Adopting Spaces gallery at the Haas Gallery was very interesting. All of the works had the same type of feel about them but each of them was unique in their own way or told their own story. The colors in each of them seemed very vibrant and they all seemed as though they should be in the same gallery. The colors in each made me want to examine them closely, looking at all of the details. The thing that i think impressed me the most was that all the works seemed as though they could be from one single artist. They all blended so well that it just brought the whole exhibit together.

The work that I was first drawn to was the piece called Untitled (Traveler 1) by John Mann. The first thing that attracted me to the photograph was the very vibrant green grass and trees which seemed to overwhelm the picture. However, the man who is in the middle of the picture sticks out among the vast color of green around him. He is dressed in less bright colors than the grass and this makes him stick out. By doing this one tends to look at this part of the picture because it is different from the rest of the photo. Another interesting aspect of the photo was how the background behind the man was blurrier than the areas which were closer to the man, a great effect for the photograph.

Unfortunately I was not able to attend the artist's lecture, so the interpretation was up for me to come up with. In my opinion, this work of art tells a little story. I think that the traveler is looking for something more in his life and that is why he is off on his own. I believe that the bright green colors around the man represent how colorful and how much more there is to the world but one has to take the opportunity to explore these features. The man is also dressed in sort of dull colors which makes me think that he is leading a dull life and is now out to do make a change and lead a more exciting lifestyle. The blurry background may even represent how the man is leaving his past life behind. All together I thought this was a meaningful work that spoke it's message to me very clearly. - T.J. Brandt




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