My son and I. The selfie was his idea.
Yesterday my son and I participated in the 2014 Monothon at [Press] at Untitled in Oklahoma City. It's a yearly event that happens throughout the summer, where people can create pairs of monoprints. The participants get to keep one print from each pair, while the other one becomes part of the Monothon. In September, [Artspace] at Untitled will have the 2014 Monothon Exhibition, displaying prints created by those who attended. Most of the participants are locals, but people are coming from Tulsa, OK, and Dallas, TX, to participate in this year's event.
"Catherine" a monoprint by yours truly.
While we worked on our prints, we listened to probably one of the most eclectic mix of music I have ever heard, provided by [Artspace] at Untitled founder, print-maker, and professional curator, Laura Warriner. But as varied as the music was, collection flowed well together even on random play. A few months ago, I created myself an Americana music playlist and I had to rearrange the order of the songs on it to keep from having jolts to the consciousness, but I don't have Laura's decades of experience of putting together exhibitions that feel coherent, while being full of variety. Most of us don't pay enough attention to the harmony or flow of our environment to realize that it effects us, but it does. While I'm not into feng-shui, I recognize the mental and sometimes physical friction caused from a disruption in my environment. And I am very impressed when someone can create that flow, while still engaging and challenging my perceptions.
Some people think that they can put together elements based on solely what appeals to them and come up with something good, but I promise you there is a deep and rich difference between what an average person puts together as a collection and what a professional curator does. A difference that can as profound as the difference between the glass animals at a carnival and the art of a professional glass-blower.
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