The Exhibition Diaries

Last semester, I was very fortunate to have Baker Overstreet as my mentor. In addition to conversations we had about my work and the ideas behind it, Baker took me to a number of shows so that we could contextualize contemporary art and facilitate discussion about what we respond to in general about different types of work. My advisor, Laurel Sparks, also gave me fantastic recommendations for shows to visit. These museum and gallery visits were an invaluable source of inspiration over the course of the semester. I found myself returning to the pictures I took again and again to study how the artists used materials to communicate ideas. 

I've decided to create a Tumblr blog to organize and easily reference these images and my thoughts about the work. My Critical Theory II course last semester concentrated on the archive as a thematic element of art or as a construct which provides a context for certain types of art. Delving into the idea of the archive as a tool, brought with it the realization that collection and documentation have been an important part of my creative process and everyday life for some time. I'm extremely grateful to now have to opportunity to deliberately and thoughtfully integrate archival processes into my practice.

The Exhibition Diaries

A detail of Tightrope 7 by Elias Sime

A detail of Spring Shadow by Julia Bland

A detail of Ink Splash by El Anatsui