here and now exhibition

The markmaking in this gallery was interesting. I really liked the ones that were all about markmaking, not including photographs or drawing. I felt that the ones that included photography were not integrated well. They did not add anything additional to the pieces and seemed only to lie on top of an already existing piece of art. I felt this way about the calligraphy style marks on top of the photographs. The calligraphy was really strong on its own and when combined with the photographs, it made a weak piece. The work that was the strongest for me were the pieces that created a new meaning by incorporating the markmaking and it seemed like one could not live without the other. The piece that used different color marks like plants, fish, and birds to create a landscape felt like a full piece. Also the work that used hair-like lines to create food. Those pieces took on a different meaning through the markmaking.