The exhibition hung well, a little annoying to arrive and find that neither the walls or area had been cleared from the last works, an annoying little thing that I have about leaving the place as you found it I suppose and, even though it erks me more than a little I find fault with the artists on this account more than those who are kindly offering their space.
it was those two words, kindly and space however that brought to me the dizzy heights of being forced to provide an arguement for art and against business'. It was partly my fault for failing to check out the venue properly, having always managed to fit the round peg into the square hole and making it fit perfectly as it were, one of my pleasurable experiences that is [the exhibition] is the actual standing back and knowing that every piece even those of different genre is as well ballanced as possible with each piece occupying a physical area that extends from the artwork or the sculpture, a space that the viewer must be standing within to appreciate it fully, for this task
Where an appraisal has been made the outcome is usually an entire area where one piece melds into its neighbour a little like walking through a carnival and passing along different bands musicians and artists, the sounds, no matter how different, there is a flow which carries you along from one sound to another, while the one fades the next harmonises and appears as if by magic, the only real evidence of change is that of the heartbeat, as rythm and theme change you are brought into a synchronisation of emotions, of the viewers and the artist; that for me feeling for me is that is the exhibition, and that is what I aim to achieve.
To find that within the paintings space someone in their wisdom had decided that if they put in an extra two tables and eight more chairs they could accomodate more people, how can you get someone whose goal is to raise revenue that only understand what they can see, how do you get them to comprehend the importance to the soul of a person to enjoy the art, how can you get them to understand that by putting 8 chairs into a small space they are actually preventing people from enjoying themselves, even from a business point of view it is ludicrous and defeats the brainwave that was, '...if we offer space to an artist we can expect a function each and every month' kindness is not always borne of a passion for art nor artists, it is borne of sound business sense, to plan and create growth, however, that growth is a concern directed towards money, on that account I was left with my cards on the table and even then I was only left with one question, how do you get someone who does not understand the essence of art to experience that which they cannot feel, I had to conceed defeat and accept that my exhibition held one dissapointment that being that the artworks were not able to be exhibited and shared in the manner which was intended.
lesson learned, that is not to say however that the exhibition was any the less a success the works do look comfortable in the space, the work does relate accurately and honestly to the time that was given them most of all they do justice to all the things that I believe and the people who have offered me sound guidance along my journey.
