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Saitlin's Photography Essay

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When I first walked into the Art Gallery, I did not walk in with an open mind. I came in thinking it would be boring and unappealing. I always thought of art as nothing but a cluster of pictures, drawings and sculptures. To my surprise, after walking around and taking everything in, I became enthralled with what I saw. The Art Gallery was very spacious, sterilized, and everything had its own area. Out of two of the main artists that was showcased, Nadine Saitlin’s displays is what fascinated me the most. The theme of Saitlin’s art focused on nature. Saitlin would use artifacts that she collected while exploring in the woods. For instance, she would use twigs, wood, branches, feathers, beads, and rope. One of Saitlin’s many sculptures was made up of different types of wood. Some of the wood appeared to be smooth, rough, pointy and sharp. When she drew this sculpture on paper, the drawings looked as if to be floating and three-dimensional. When viewing this particular piece, I was able to see the different textures of every piece of wood. In another one of Saitlin’s sculptures, this one was made up of four strange shaped artifacts. They were all similar in shape and size, but varied in color and shadings. One was bronzed with a darker shading, it reminded me of caramel. The other’s spheres looked like the color of coffee and chocolate truffles. Each …show more content…

All the sculptures and painting displayed at the gallery helped me to realize how intriguing and exciting art can be. Because of this experience I am more open and willing to visit an art gallery and study artists’ work. Who knows, maybe I might just pick up a paint brush and start painting myself. Overall this was a great experience and has opened my mind and my eyes to a whole new world of

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