To kick off fourth quarter (yes, this is a little late), we went to the masters thesis exhibition at VCU to see art made by grad students. As shown in the pictures, the art varied wildly, ranging from paintings/illustrations with audio installed to a kitchen entirely coated with foil to a complex system of plants and water. I loved almost everything I saw, and going to the exhibition made me look forward to the senior show even more (and it's not even my year yet).
I did have some favorites (and least favorites), though. My most favorite was Polyanthroponemia by Magdolene Dykstra (ironically, it was the one I almost didn't find because I didn't realize at first that there was one more room left in the gallery), because of how much it seemed to connect with my own work. I got the same sort of strange feeling from her work as I want people to get from mine, so I was glad I did eventually find her installation. I also liked Path by Evan Galbicka, which was the hydroponic installation. It was so different from anything I had ever seen, and although I have no plans to make anything hydroponic, I definitely enjoyed walking around in the room and looking at the intricacies of the exhibition. Seemingly every artist in the exhibition worked large. I have been encouraged for a little while to work large; however, I have not succeeded due to time constraints. I do like to work large, but I would need time and a good plan to do so. These artists definitely serve as an inspiration to work bigger, especially Dykstra (I still can't get over the fact that I almost missed out on what would be my favorite installation that day) and her content's similarity to my own.
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