When I got to the exhibit the piece at immediately
caught my sight was Hew Locke’s Hemmed in Two. I found it interesting how there
was a bit of greenery towards the front of the piece and not the rest of it. I
think the patterns and designs covering it were really well done. There was
quite a bit going on when it came to the designs but it worked well and left me
exploring the piece to see each and every detail.
Firelei Báez’s Bloodlines piece was one I think was
nicely done. I’d say it takes a lot of skill to not only create work of that
quality but to also be able to create a distorted pattern. Also I like how
symbols from several colonial histories brought together into one beautiful
pattern.
Then there is Báez’s Sans-Souci piece. The
eye being the only facial feature to be defined makes the expression even more
powerful in my opinion. The colors used for the skin of the figure are a nice
contrast to the headdress and eyes. The design of the headdress has an
interesting flow that guides your eyes no matter where they land. Also I like
how towards the top of the headdress some of the patterns are not colored but
are just the surface of canvas which I think adds depth to the piece.
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