Tidewater Exhibit - Meg Roberts ArsenovicThis exhibition took place at Quirk Gallery, and I was immediately drawn to it. The bright knot shaped pieces and rings are made with faux fur and it looks like Arsenovic added texture to the pieces. Her other pieces were different maps of the world and Virginia with rings radiating out of the Tidewater area. Those did not interest me that much, until I read her content. Her pieces are about the meteor that crashed into the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay 35 million years ago, one of the most significant events in the history of the Earth. She uses this as a metaphor to how she is re-examining the places in her life, specifically Virginia's colonial history. Seeing the work with this added content, really brings the pieces to life, and helps me to understand them more. Her work is not like anything I've done, but it does make me want to experiment more with new materials and its just another example of how having content does not mean it needs to be a picture of something, and her work seems to be really driven by the content. Overall, I loved the exhibit and it was something I've never really seen before. I also really loved the bright colors, something I want to look to do in my work as well.
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