The FAX show taking place in the gallery challenges the idea of What is Art? Most of the work displayed throughout the gallery really shows that art can be almost anything depending on the way the viewer looks at it. It is interesting to think that an amazing work of art can be misconstrued in the process of faxing the work from one place to another. By losing value and detail this FAX project can ruin a piece of work that once could have been incredibly interesting which makes it an interesting challenge!
When we were first given the assignment to design something that could be faxed in i thought of a lot of interesting ideas, mainly in black and white. I chose to use black and white photography to capture an interesting composition. With the limitations of only black and white ink on an 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper I needed to be creative with my final product. I decided to use 3 separate photographs and combine them together when presented in the gallery. What made this project interesting was that as different as these three images were, they had a similarity that made them work well together. Each person photographed was looking out of the frame in a different direction. Therefore when I combine the images the direction of their eyes move the viewer from picture to picture. I thought this was a great way to represent myself as an artist with so many limitations. Furthermore the word "Freedom" on the top photograph gives a sense of freedom of expression which to me is one of the main ideas of this show. Overall this show was a fun way to interpret art and it will be enjoyable to experience other artists work as the show progresses.
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