The works of Nicholas Conbere, Michelle Johnson and Sonja Peterson have little in common beyond sharing space in Expanded Drawing, the new exhibition in the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program at the Minneapolis Institute of Art. 3-Minute Egg takes you to the opening reception. The exhibition, which also features work from Jack Pavlik, runs through March 15.
Expanded Drawing
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The videos on the website are very interesting because they display different types of art and how they’re created. I liked the realistic feel to some pieces.
I enjoyed watching this video focusing on the inspiration of these three artists. I was very inpressed with the art shown. I really like the fact that you are featuring local artists.
The artwork portrayed was very inspiring. Specifically Sonja Peterson’s with her portrayal of a connection in everything.
Comparison Between Intentions of Artists and Intentions of Writers
Nicholas Conbere created his drawings based off of simplicity; not showing a lot of content behind the artwork. There is little symbolism. This is similar to the work of Ernest Hemmingway and his book, A Farewell to Arms. Although you must read this book on a deeper level, the surface meaning is simple and basic. Sonja Peterson used different paper cuts to portray everyday life, just like John Steinbeck’s novel: The Grapes of Wrath. He uses different symbols and objects to show the hardships of the Great Depression. Michelle Johnson uses her artwork as a way to relax and release stress from her anxiety disorder, yet she still takes it seriously. She wants her work to have movement. Mark Twain used his writing as a release as well. He used his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, to make public his political opinions and views on society.
I think it is very odd that the video, shot on opening night, included only 3 of the 4 artists, all of whom were present at the event.
This omission is pretty conspicuous and frankly I think it is very odd.
Thank you for writing (I assume you also commented on the 3-Minute Egg site — thank you for that, too). There are a couple reasons I didn’t include Jack’s work in this video.
For one, I rarely feature EVERY artist in an exhibition — my format of running three to four minutes just doesn’t allow me to get much depth when I go beyond three artists in any given piece. If you’ll notice my video on the drawing exhibition from St. Kate’s, I also featured only three of the six artists. There are instances when I go beyond that, but I find three to often be a very workable number. Second, I didn’t find Jack’s work fit in well with the theme — of course, the curator of the exhibition would differ on that opinion, as might others, but I felt it was a stretch to include Jack in a drawing exhibition. I see his work as sculptural and even musical. I made an editorial decision that I’m comfortable with. Third, the pieces Jack had in this exhibition weren’t new or even recent — he’s been showing these for years through open-studios and other outlets. I like Jack and I like his work, and I look forward to seeing new work from him and another opportunity to show what he’s doing.
Thanks for writing, and I hope you keep tuning in to 3-Minute Egg.