Assignment 1 - Jill Suda

The exhibit was absolutely breath taking ((though the piece was falling off the wall)) I sat for about a half hour and was mesmerized by the massive size of the what i see as the main piece that i have displayed above. I don't believe any narrative was placed into the exhibit but it does trigger thought of how much time did all that have to take and other questions that did pop into my mind. It is very thought provoking and detailed. The placement of the massive piece stretching from floor to ceiling and wall to wall absolutely grasps your thought. The other pieces were also very well thought out and detailed, and placed in simple white frames to not take from the piece itself. The exhibit remains the same throughout the masterful work using ink was breathtaking, as well as very detailed works. The only issue I saw in the entire exhibit was the use of Velcro to hold the pieces to the wall for the wooden pieces. Something like Command Strips might have worked better or extra pieces of Velcro on the fallen pieces. The pieces were scattering the floor and were missing from the piece taking away from the exhibit as a whole.

The piece I chose to discuss was called Growth Patterns it is a piece using plenty of color ranging from browns and blues to vibrant reds and greens covering the wall from one end to the next and even going off the wall onto the next and also onto the ceiling, it was created using wood, etching and some digital elements, and was carved very meticulously around the edges. the variety of color and shape can keep you looking for hours and coming across ones that you hadn't seen before.

At the lecture the artist spoke of her inspiration, which based off of what was in her works really showed through, that is her use of cell-like growths and sunflower-like growths showed most vividly in her color choice and focuses. The size she works with is for any ordinary person immense and precise, and one thing that caught my attention in her lecture was the fact she said this piece is still growing, saying it will absolutely change the next time you see it. I like that idea, it stands true to her title of the work Growth Patterns, growing things change, flowers bloom, faces and bodies change anything that grows changes, though the pattern may stay the same or similar.