Our art show was a lot of work, both in thought and in the physical process of putting it up. I am not sure if my perspective on art specifically has changed because of the process, but it has taught me a lot about maturity; about doing adult things. The show meant making big decisions, and I would often think, I should wait for Ellie before I do this. Then I would have to tell myself, No; this show has to get put up. The show belongs to both of you. Ellie could do it on her own, and you can too. It taught me a lot about truly accomplishing something, something coherent, something that people come to see. The show, in my mind, was always going to be this big accomplishment, since the beginning of high school. My sister performs in musicals all the time, which our relatives come to see. I wanted my art show to be that. I wanted all of my loved ones to come experience something I had done and enjoy it. The value, then, that what I had dreamed of not only happened, but I also learned from it, was (and will always continue to be) monumental. Not only was I incredibly proud of what Ellie and I put together, but my family and friends were too, and that means just as much to me.
Luckily, I feel like we did most everything that we wanted to accomplish. I was extremely happy with our installations and the way we presented our work. If we had unlimited resources, I still think that we would have chosen to do the same thing. We were originally intending to cover an entire wall with books/book pages, but I actually enjoy what we came up with for our title wall more. It's cleaner and simpler. I wouldn't change much if we did the show over, maybe our advertisement video. I don't know if having a cleaner video would have helped draw a bigger crowd, but it still would have been nice to have a video that I was very proud of; we were merely rushed in the process and didn't make it as high in quality as we could have. I feel like, with our art cards, and quite a bit of word of mouth, we advertised fairly well, but if our video matched our art cards in how professional they looked, our little advertising campaign would have gone even better. I also wasn't all that happy with our labels; truly, they were a last minute addition to the show that we knew were necessary but never really mulled over or thought about. I was originally intending to try and do something clever for the labels, like if we also typed all of our titles up with Ellie's typewriter. Alas, time was fleeting and we put them aside for things like pesky art hanging and stressful painting sessions.
Our setbacks were never long-winded, because we merely did not have the time to ponder over them. Mostly they were over how to cover space; we wanted the whole hallway filled, and there were a couple places where we thought of things on the spot and went with it. All of our spontaneity worked in our favor, but it still made me incredibly nervous and panicked to think, What if we fail spectacularly, and there's nothing here on Friday???
Senior art shows have always impressed me, ever since I was a freshman. The entire experience of putting the show together, for me, made the show that much more worth it, because Ellie and I put all of our effort into it for the couple of weeks leading up to the date. I do not think the process has to be enhanced or changed; I think that everyone has a different way of doing things and that each person should make their show in a way that makes them pleased and elated to when people come and see it. I truly just think that these shows have to keep going forever. Art is important, and so, have I discovered, is learning how to present yourself professionally, and being proud when you do.
Luckily, I feel like we did most everything that we wanted to accomplish. I was extremely happy with our installations and the way we presented our work. If we had unlimited resources, I still think that we would have chosen to do the same thing. We were originally intending to cover an entire wall with books/book pages, but I actually enjoy what we came up with for our title wall more. It's cleaner and simpler. I wouldn't change much if we did the show over, maybe our advertisement video. I don't know if having a cleaner video would have helped draw a bigger crowd, but it still would have been nice to have a video that I was very proud of; we were merely rushed in the process and didn't make it as high in quality as we could have. I feel like, with our art cards, and quite a bit of word of mouth, we advertised fairly well, but if our video matched our art cards in how professional they looked, our little advertising campaign would have gone even better. I also wasn't all that happy with our labels; truly, they were a last minute addition to the show that we knew were necessary but never really mulled over or thought about. I was originally intending to try and do something clever for the labels, like if we also typed all of our titles up with Ellie's typewriter. Alas, time was fleeting and we put them aside for things like pesky art hanging and stressful painting sessions.
Our setbacks were never long-winded, because we merely did not have the time to ponder over them. Mostly they were over how to cover space; we wanted the whole hallway filled, and there were a couple places where we thought of things on the spot and went with it. All of our spontaneity worked in our favor, but it still made me incredibly nervous and panicked to think, What if we fail spectacularly, and there's nothing here on Friday???
Senior art shows have always impressed me, ever since I was a freshman. The entire experience of putting the show together, for me, made the show that much more worth it, because Ellie and I put all of our effort into it for the couple of weeks leading up to the date. I do not think the process has to be enhanced or changed; I think that everyone has a different way of doing things and that each person should make their show in a way that makes them pleased and elated to when people come and see it. I truly just think that these shows have to keep going forever. Art is important, and so, have I discovered, is learning how to present yourself professionally, and being proud when you do.