"Western Painting Exhibition" Western Painting Major 2nd Year November 2016st - 11nd, 21th - 11th, 22
Venue: Art Gallery T+
Dates: November 2016st (Monday) - November 11nd (Tuesday), November 21th (Thursday) - November 11th (Friday), 22
Exhibitor: 2nd year Western painting major
A Western-style painting exhibition will be held by a total of 2 second-year students of the Western-style painting course. Although the term "Western-style painting" has a historical definition, its meaning is currently unclear. In this exhibition, each exhibitor will present the results of their thoughts on Western-style painting, looking at Japan's past when Western-style painting was born, the present when the boundaries between Western-style painting and other paintings are blurred, and the future when Western-style painting is expected to decline.
T+review
At first glance, it may seem like a typical group exhibition where students from the same grade get together and display their works, but what makes this exhibition special is that each of them writes about their thoughts on "Western painting" and accompanies their works. Some people explain how they perceive Western painting and how they expressed that in their work, while others say that it is difficult to determine in their own mind what Western painting is, so they painted what they wanted to paint. As someone who knows the faces of the exhibitors, it was interesting to learn a new side of them, seeing how they thought.
There are pros and cons to the method of exhibiting works with written explanations, but I personally like the idea of having text, as it gives us an insight into the artist's thoughts. However, depending on the text, the content can be so abstract that it becomes even more difficult to understand the artist's thoughts, and the image we had at first glance can be changed by the caption when we get closer and read it more closely. It's a difficult problem, but I think that if I can learn to enjoy these gaps, I will be able to grow even more as an appreciator. (Horikoshi Fumika)
