A good session this time. Last Wednesday at 301 we had a male model who, through no fault of his, I don't like to draw so that was a bummer. I should have gone home.
E.S.A.C. had some interesting stuff on exhibit. First an primative installation of work by Tres Taylor that was written up on the Mobile "Living Arts" section this morning. It was interesting to a degree but grew awfully repetitious rather quickly. This is a self taught "artist". Reading the techniques that he used in this morning's paper was disturbing. Apparently the work was done on "tar paper" which I believe is actually roofing felt, plywood, house paint, acrylics and gold leaf. I wonder if it's actually gold leaf considering the craft required to use gold leaf, and considering the other materials used. I've always felt that an artist had a responsibility to know his craft and practice it as best they could if they're going to hang it on a wall with a price on it.
Oh well, someone told me how happy Tres is so I guess if he's happy, I'm happy. Yeah!
A really interesting exhibit was wooden objects and sculpture. These people knew their craft and used it well. Really good stuff.
While I'm on a tear; parts of the currant exhibition at Space 301 disturb me, just a little. That part being polaroid pictures, a bunch of them, stuck on the wall. The premise seems to be that written on each picture(of a person) is what they want to do before they die. Frankly, dear readers, I don't give a rats ass what these people want to do before they die. There are other arrangements of photos but I didn't bother figuring out the schtick for them. This is one of the nicest galleries around and they ought to show art.
There is some 3-D work in the gallery that I don't believe is connected to the above stuff.
Have a nice day.
