Meraki Exhibit
One of the art events that I attended this semester was called Meraki, and it was held on December 8th from 5-7 pm. This exhibit took place in the Art Gallery on campus, and included 8 senior artists. The assignment that they were given in the beginning of the semester was a semester long project, one that challenged them to develop their own portfolio, and often times alter their thought process about the project. One thing I found interesting, that I immediately noticed walking into this exhibit was that all of the art consisted of photos. None of the pieces focused mainly on painting or sculpture, even though a few included those elements. Each of the artists in tis exhibit spoke about their own projects and the meaning behind each. The first work that I noticed upon entering was Essence by Rachel Kingsley. It consisted of a series of photos, each including someone the artist new, and each person having different colors placed on their faces with white powder being thrown on them.