ASL Art Walk: August

Dov Wills

Once again Deaf Spotlight’s ASL Art Walk was a success!!! The numbers were much lower, due to many conflicting events this week. But those that came had a good time! We went into maybe 10 different galleries and saw extremely diverse art mediums and styles, from jelly jars on a wall to charcoal drawings of people having sex to acrylic paintings of flowers and people!

 

As you can imagine from the vast array of different types of art, each gallery had a very different feel.  Some we enjoyed immensely and others spurred many conversations.  Then for some of them, we couldn’t get out fast enough! 

We all seemed to agree that encaustic art is quite intriguing.  One of my personal favorites is pictured here: 

ENCAUSTICS

Rustic Landscape IXc

Joy Hagen

 

 

 

 

Joy Hagen, the artist, actually showed us how she makes these pieces.  She drew us back behind the partitions to where I might find Oz .  But instead, she showed us a griddle-looking piece of equipment that looks like it belongs in the kitchen.  She gestured to us to indicate that she takes the bees wax and spreads it on the griddle and heats it up.  Then, she takes a Propane torch to it!   You may view her work at the Sharp Art Gallery.

Inside of the Design Commission were these paper pyramid shapes arranged in whimsical patterns on the sky.  In this picture, you can see the designs behind the people.

One of our favorite artists was the printmaker, Mary Mac.  Below is one of her pieces taken from her website. Her exhibit evoked an ambience of childlike fun and whimsy.



Rainbow Roller Rink
Mary Mac
 

For those of you who were intrigued by the jelly jars I mention in the beginning of this entry, those were a series of jelly jars artfully assembled by artist Rebecca Chernow on shelves on the wall (one small shelf per jar).  On them were pieces of paper stating “f*** money” or “f***Wal-Mart” and various other things following the word “f***”.  The artist’s blurb stated that each jar is a meditation on the natural beauty and plenty that is available to us.. As opposed to the imaginary devices that distract, divide, and confuse”.   Her artwork is found at the TraverGallery. 

 

Rebecca Chernow

 

Keep your eyes peeled for the last ASL Art Walk of the year – to be on September 6th.  Rob Roth, a local virtuoso of Art, will have a lot to share of his knowledge.  Take advantage of it!