This last Tuesday, I went with a few
other classmates to Typeforce 5, an art gallery in my native
Bridgeport with an exhibition of typographic art. There were a lot of
interesting things there, but a few of things I saw really drew my
attention and actually left a substantial impact on me, including one
exhibit that gave me an idea for the music poster project.
One of the first things I checked out
was a mess of what looked like sealant of some kind arranged on the
floor in crude cursive writing that said things like “love” and
“ideas”. After seeing the first one on the floor, I noted to a
classmate that I had almost stepped on it, and as I walked throughout
the gallery, I almost stepped on quite a few more. It was not until I
made my rounds around the studio that I found the description of that
project, “Things in Life We Trip Over.” I don't think any work of
art has ever made such an effective point to me. I was astounded that
I had essentially walked right into their point, so to speak.
As far as what I took away, there was
one work that showcased a series of letter B's in a transparent
medium all aligned so you could look through all of them at once.
Each B was made of a different layer of anatomy (as in, one B looked
like skin, the next one behind it like veins, the next like muscle,
etc.) This gave me a great idea for my music poster, since I'm trying
to represent the different layers of the chorus of the song.
All in all, though, I think by far the
most interesting part of the exhibit was what was behind the red
curtain...
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