I went to the Night Gallery at Tempe Marketplace on November 27. The current exhibition is called Living Spaces featuring work by Meghan Kesti, Sirrena Griego, Josh Loeser, and Megan Richmond. The exhibit featured photography as well as wooden sculptures and an (almost) interactive piece as well.
Being at the Night Gallery, I feel like it attracts lots of passerbyers in a sense that people will just browse and not really look. In a way, it's good because it attracts a big audience because of it's location. Overall, I really liked the way they laid it out. When you first walk in there are the photographs on the walls. Nice portraits and I really did enjoy the photos and they stopped me from walking which is always a good sign. Walking towards the back you approach the few wooden sculptures.
In my opinion, they were brilliant. Mixing medias and showcasing them together was very interesting and seems so normal but for some reason really stood out to me this time. Combining the photographs and the wooden sculptures was clever even though they were not too closely related. A particular, disorganized yet brilliant wooden sculpture piece gave me flashbacks of my childhood. The very strategically planned chaos of a piece really drew me in and had me analyzing every nook and cranny of the piece. It really reminded me of being a child and building things out of scraps that I found. The piece overall gave me joy as I remembered the innocence and carefree lifestyle of being a child.
I liked the concept of the portrait photographs. Each seemed to tell a story yet they all seemed a part of the same story. I feel like I took away more because I myself am a photographer. However, it was a nice collection of beautifully arranged photographs. And as for the concept of the wooden sculptures, I really enjoyed the organic or geometric shapes each piece had. And the interactive piece was very stunning as well. It has a little storyboard cartoon of what it was and an actual built representative of what is happening in the cartoon. I really liked that concept of building something and showing what you imagined in your head.
Even with a short visit, I took away so much from this exhibit. I really enjoyed everything about it, as I have always loved the Night Gallery concept. I think the person there could have been more friendly and informative, but other than that it was great. And kind of nice being left completely alone to analyze the artwork without a word being said inbetween. I would recommend this show to anyone who is interested in sculptures or photography. Unfortunately, the exhibit ended on November 29, but if you have not been to the Night Gallery, I highly recommend going sometime!
Being at the Night Gallery, I feel like it attracts lots of passerbyers in a sense that people will just browse and not really look. In a way, it's good because it attracts a big audience because of it's location. Overall, I really liked the way they laid it out. When you first walk in there are the photographs on the walls. Nice portraits and I really did enjoy the photos and they stopped me from walking which is always a good sign. Walking towards the back you approach the few wooden sculptures.
In my opinion, they were brilliant. Mixing medias and showcasing them together was very interesting and seems so normal but for some reason really stood out to me this time. Combining the photographs and the wooden sculptures was clever even though they were not too closely related. A particular, disorganized yet brilliant wooden sculpture piece gave me flashbacks of my childhood. The very strategically planned chaos of a piece really drew me in and had me analyzing every nook and cranny of the piece. It really reminded me of being a child and building things out of scraps that I found. The piece overall gave me joy as I remembered the innocence and carefree lifestyle of being a child.
I liked the concept of the portrait photographs. Each seemed to tell a story yet they all seemed a part of the same story. I feel like I took away more because I myself am a photographer. However, it was a nice collection of beautifully arranged photographs. And as for the concept of the wooden sculptures, I really enjoyed the organic or geometric shapes each piece had. And the interactive piece was very stunning as well. It has a little storyboard cartoon of what it was and an actual built representative of what is happening in the cartoon. I really liked that concept of building something and showing what you imagined in your head.
Even with a short visit, I took away so much from this exhibit. I really enjoyed everything about it, as I have always loved the Night Gallery concept. I think the person there could have been more friendly and informative, but other than that it was great. And kind of nice being left completely alone to analyze the artwork without a word being said inbetween. I would recommend this show to anyone who is interested in sculptures or photography. Unfortunately, the exhibit ended on November 29, but if you have not been to the Night Gallery, I highly recommend going sometime!
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