I recently visited an exhibition.
It was by accident. It's been many years since I used to go from one exhibition to another. The beautiful years of my youth.
It's a great pity if you live in a city big enough that there can be several exhibitions at once, not to want to see them all.
Art, however, it is expressed, brings something pleasurable to the viewer. It brings someone's talent, it puts before us a person's ability to create something beautiful, something attractive, or something we don't like but can still appreciate the effort put in, to recognize the originality.
There are just a few broad categories that visual art falls into, such as painting and sculpture, the oldest art forms. We have examples and evidence as far back as prehistoric times, such as cave paintings, thousands of years old, as well as sculptures unearthed by archaeologists... even older.
Contemporary art is looking for new forms of expression, in fact, artists are looking for new ways to make art, each one seems to have the desire to bring something new, from the form to the materials used.
The exhibition I visited is by a Romanian sculptor, Dan Botezan. An appreciated artist that I like very much. His sculptures, mainly animals and insects, are this time a kind of collage, he uses different household objects taken from the dismantling of some machines, to assemble some strange, strangely beautiful beings.
This visit to Dan Botezan's exhibition I will show in detail in tomorrow's post in @dswigle's #MarketFriday community. Right now I've just put up a few images in the hope that those who want to see more... will!
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This was a fun post, Dan! I like a preview of the #MaraketFriday! What a cool idea! I like that you take advantage of the city you live in. It has many opportunities and in fact, your appreciation of the architectural aspect is never missed. It never surprises me as you are a lover of all the different art forms: Painting, Sculpture, Literature, Architecture, Cinema, Music, and Theater.
Thank you for showing off Dan Botezan. My favorite piece is the third one down. It reminds me of an ancient Roman bronze piece or even an ancient Chinese piece.
Thanks, @dswigle! I'm so glad you're back in our world.
I'm trying to write shorter posts, that's why I chose Liketu, a platform that I understand wants to promote shorter content (at some point I understand they want to make a phone app...).
So, a few photos ( ten max) and some text. Since I was getting ready for #marketfriday, I thought it would also be a way to promote the main post, tomorrow. Of course, promotion is effective if it's read, here I don't expect that to happen, but I'm doing an exercise after all.
While I do not like abstract art, I can certainly appreciate the thought and effort that goes into using recycled items to create art. I enjoyed a very different post to your usual pretty meandering posts @bluemoon
I like, partially, abstract art, I mean painting now. I can't say I understand. Something I noticed though. I have an abstract painting at home (somewhat like Jackson Pollock) that I didn't like at first. After several years of seeing it every day, I find that I now like it and even think I understand what the painter wanted to convey. The interesting thing about these abstract paintings is that everyone understands something else when they look at them, I think each viewer actually has a contribution to the making of the painting...
I don't think I quite understand the meaning of what you are saying. It means sinuous, meandering (in what sense)? Is it just an observation, or is it a criticism? It would be a great help if you could help me understand... I have great doubts about my writing (in my youth I was a much better drawer than a writer, in the meantime, I gave up drawing and for some years, because of Hive, I started writing... without being good at it).
Thanks, @buckaroobaby, I look forward to your reply!
Oh please have no doubts about your writing! Or your content. I like the diversity - I don't have to like abstract but the arty variety is a fresh change to the posts I know you by. Meander is a compliment. In my mind a meander is something that helps you unwind, relax and escape briefly from the real world. Like time has stood still and you can breath and appreciate - that is how I know @bluemoon posts. You always make even a city walk (meander) a thing of beauty. So thank you!
I thank you even more, @buckaroobaby! Now I understand and it is as I expected you to say.
But "meander" writing can be enjoyable but it can also be tiring for pragmatists who want to get straight to the point without too many detours.
It's true that lately, I've been repeating the same topics over and over, and due to a lack of time and commitment, I've taken the easy way out.
My heart is lighter now, thank you very much!
May your heart rest light @bluemoon as I enjoy your meanders and they don't come across as "the easy way out"
Thank you!
I love those abstract pieces with such neat subject matter and colour. Then I imagine having one for my house and having to dust it and move it! Almost better to enjoy it via the blockchain.
Can you imagine those exhibits when virtual are melds with 3d printing?
I love the artwork too but never thought to have it at home. I can't really imagine what future exhibitions will be like but I know they will be spectacular.
The exhibition seems interesting as it is about animals sculptures which made of various objects. I think creating art from such objects is trend in recent years, I have come across somewhere else as well.
The artist has the imagination to combine those components and finally obtain an art object.
By going to such places one's mind changes a little and one becomes much happier as we have seen that people have worked hard to create pictures of horses and other things. Whoever made all this we should openly appreciate his hard work because he made it by working hard when he is happy with it and he will work even harder next time. Let me share an incident with you here. I had a friend who used to make very good paintings but one day when he made them he became bad and people made fun of him and then until today he never painted. Not made. He lost the tailent he had inside because of people's laughter.