Hwa Won and I decided to venture away from our regular
meeting spot, and this time went to an exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts on
the FSU campus. Since I graduated from FSU with a studio art degree, I was very
familiar with the layout of the building. It felt like going back in time a
bit. Hwa Won however had never been there. When I arrived, Hwa Won was
listening in on a class that was observing the work on the walls. She asked me
if that was all right to do and I told her it was fine. The art teachers enjoy
when the public is interested in art.
The exhibition was by a
Chinese artist named Gabrielle Wu Lee. She received her MFA at FSU but had
passed away a few years back. A number of friends and family had sent bouquets of
flowers for the art show, to remember her by. Hwa Won and I discussed our
artistic opinions concerning the pieces, and tried to figure out how Gabrielle
had managed to blend the paint. The paintings were very large and abstract.
However, the viewer was still able tell whether the painting was supposed to be
a wave crashing down or the sunset.
We both enjoyed the paintings,
however I enjoyed the more chaotic ones with bright contrasting colors, while
Hwa Won preferred the calmer pastel pieces. The pieces she liked reminded me of
her own ceramic work that she had shown me. They were simplistic with beautiful
curves and calm colors. I told her
I was amazed because I can’t make anything very successful out of clay. I stick
to paint, paper, ink, and photography.
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