A few days ago, we had an open reception to a remarkable artist here at the Art. Leslie Baum is an artist as well as an educator in the fine arts bringing with her years of experience both teaching and creating art. Her unique style includes incorporating other works of art from classical artists as inspiration as she creates a unique construct. The unique aspect of the gallery that drew my attention was where the art was situated. During her artist talk, she discussed how she wanted to move away from the tradition and conventional wisdom of placing art on the walls and instead had it on the floor as a huge tapestry of canvas that covered the floor of the gallery. This was her results.
Craft: Leslie utilized flat canvas sheets around 3x5 in dimensions. This canvas, she would have washed and dried prior to use. The paints she used were a type of acrylic paint that I do not seem to remember but it was a first time for her with that particular media. Brushes of, I assume, large size were utilized in the making of this massive piece.
Composition: The piece that so captured my attention was first constructed from flat sheets of canvas that Leslie washed and dried, most likely to remove any particles that may affect the painting process. Following that, she would then paint each individual canvas, using several other works of art by other artists as inspiration. She used a type of acrylic paint that I cannot remember. After that, she would then combine the pieces into a quilt-like structure on the floor.
Concept: Conceptually, it is something I have not seen before, at least not something I remember. The concept behind this piece was combining pieces of nature that she enjoyed and making something of spring or warmth. For us, it was more than just a painting or series of them. It was a three-deminisional object. It was something we could interact with, sit on, step on, walk on. It went beyond the 2-D matrix of a framed painting and became part of the gallery itself. Design and function I often hear in class. This piece had both. It was designed to be a 3-D object for the viewer to interact with. That is why I believe was the reason we were suggested to go to this particular gallery opening.
Craft: Leslie utilized flat canvas sheets around 3x5 in dimensions. This canvas, she would have washed and dried prior to use. The paints she used were a type of acrylic paint that I do not seem to remember but it was a first time for her with that particular media. Brushes of, I assume, large size were utilized in the making of this massive piece.
Composition: The piece that so captured my attention was first constructed from flat sheets of canvas that Leslie washed and dried, most likely to remove any particles that may affect the painting process. Following that, she would then paint each individual canvas, using several other works of art by other artists as inspiration. She used a type of acrylic paint that I cannot remember. After that, she would then combine the pieces into a quilt-like structure on the floor.
Concept: Conceptually, it is something I have not seen before, at least not something I remember. The concept behind this piece was combining pieces of nature that she enjoyed and making something of spring or warmth. For us, it was more than just a painting or series of them. It was a three-deminisional object. It was something we could interact with, sit on, step on, walk on. It went beyond the 2-D matrix of a framed painting and became part of the gallery itself. Design and function I often hear in class. This piece had both. It was designed to be a 3-D object for the viewer to interact with. That is why I believe was the reason we were suggested to go to this particular gallery opening.
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