Today I went to Met Breuer to see the Unfinished exhibition. Honestly, I am still confused about the meaning behind this exhibition. The definition of “finished” is every subjective and could be interpreted in many different perspectives. Some artist left their works unfinished on purpose in order to create more variabilities. There was a works made of a pile of candies. The most interesting part is that visitors can take those candies. The process of decreasing as well as refilling candy will never end, that’s why the works is considered unfinished.

Apart from this exhibition, I also went to see the exhibition about Diane Arbus’s photography, which gave me lots of impacts. Arbus’s photographs have a power that shocks me in my chest, and I can experience the feeling and stories through the people she shoot. Her photos tell stories. This is the photo that I am most impressive. I couldn’t forget this image after I went home.

Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967.

Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967.

I did some researches about Diane Arbus and found some very good articles.

Originally, I wanted to try street photography. However, I felt that it was really hard for me to talk to stranger and take a photo. Besides, it was a little bit too late at night when I finished the exhibition. So I just changed my mind and decided to make a poster about Diane Arbus.

Final Poster

I drew Arbus portrait. I used yellow brush because I thought yellow was the symbol of bold and unconstrained, just liked Arbus photographs. Her photos didn’t need retouch or too much explanation. The picture spoke for itself. Using lots of  brush painting texture, I wanted to present the pure and directness feeling of her works.

Reflection
  1. Doing street photography really needs lots of curiosity and need to be brave enough. I will like to try it in the future.
  2. I think this poster looks nice, however the portrait seems like some fashion model. Perhaps, I should pay more time depicting her facial expression and aura.