The exhibition at Intermedia Arts exhibits different kinds of art from twenty-eight women from all over the world. The art exhibit uses Hip-Hop visual art to bring education and inspiration to all women globally. It has all kinds of colorful arts ranging from photography, acrylic paintings on canvas and skateboards, drawings, collages using spray paints, terra cotta under glaze and glazed plates, and giclee printed illustrations. The theme that connects all the artists and their work is the Nefertiti Remixed art by the featured artist Lauri Lyons. Her artwork is a homage to the history of women’s greatness in culture specifically Egyptology.
The first artwork that I chose is “Knock Out” by the artist Shannon Joyce. It was acrylic on canvas. I liked that the title of the artwork had a double meaning. The artwork has an attractive looking woman in very short shorts, a tank top, and long black hair which makes her a knock out because she is attractive looking. She is holding chains in one hand and a bat in the other hand like she’s going to knock the viewer out.
The second artwork that I chose is “Luxury Problems” by the artist Motel 7. It was acrylic on canvas. I liked how the artist portrays luxury as a problem in her own unique way through art. The artwork has a teary eyed girl in a princess dress that looks like a strawberry pie. The girl’s stomach area has a face with its mouth open letting gray ghostlike steam going out. The girl has tattoos on both her arms and is holding two balloons in her hand. One balloon is round and happy. The other is sad and seemed to lose most of the air inside. There is a gingerbread house and a grave with bones behind the girl on the left side and a rainbow on the right. The artist seems to portray that money can’t buy happiness and sweet food can’t fill a person’s appetite for happiness.
The murals outside the building were either spray painted or aerosol painted and very colorful. The front of the building has a bridge with colorful hands representing different nationalities holding up the bridge. There is a line of people running across the bridge. The theme is “Build bridges not fences”. I like the theme because there is so much truth to it. On the side and back of the building have all sorts of graffiti arts and tags. They’re very colorful and huge on the building’s outside walls. I liked this artistic expression because they’re announcing that they are artistic women who are making history on the walls with their graffitis. Everyone who drives by or walks by the building will see the colorful graffiti artwork. Those who are interested by the artworks will want to come and see what all the colorful graffiti is about and who the artist is that made them. It is also a way to get more people aware of what Intermedia Art’s mission and purpose is all about for artistic women all over the world.
The Soo Visual Arts Center exhibits Greg Gossel and Amy Rice’s artworks. The artwork by Greg Gossel titled “Worthless” shows a color comic book man who seems to be leaning forward to kiss a teary eyed girl on her right cheek. There are pieces of magazine pictures and comic book word bubbles as the background. Greg’s artworks are layers of comic book characters, tabloids, and magazines. I like Greg’s artworks because they are creative and unique.
The artwork by Amy Rice titled “Paperboat” shows a girl rowing herself on a life size paper boat. The river and paper boat has written words on them like a love letter does. The background is red trees in a teal sky. I like this artwork by Amy because she has so much wonderful childhood memories and a great imagination.
All the artworks that I saw at Intermedia Arts and Soo V. A. C, made me realize how unique each artist is independently. No one else has the same visual imagination and expression. Each artist has their own unique and creative way of expressing who they are as their own person. It’s like they are each making their mark in art history and showing to people in the future that their style of art is their own. It amazes me how art history can be portrayed in so many different ways and styles.
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