This September I went to Philadelphia to tour the University of Pennsylvania. While I was there, I visited the Institute of Contemporary Art at the university. There were two exhibitions up: Speech/Acts and Nathalie Du Pasquier, BIG OBJECTS NOT ALWAYS SILENT. Speech/Acts explores the experiences of black Americans and how social and cultural aspects of language influences their experiences. The Nathalie Du Pasquier exhibit is a retrospective of her work since the 1980s. Something I found interesting about the two exhibitions was how immersive they were. They filled the space that they were in, so that you viewed the art all around you rather than just in front of you. I do not think that these will really impact my work that much because they are very different from the type of work that I want to do. However, one thing I can take from Speech/Acts is the use of text in art, which I have already done a little bit through my use of newspaper, but I might try to incorporate more meaningful text. One thing I liked about Nathalie Du Pasquier's work is her still lifes, which were slightly abstracted in color and perspective.
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AuthorI am an art student at Maggie Walker Governor's School. On this site I post project progress, research, and photos of my final work. Archives
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