Last Thursday my graphic design class and I took a field trip to downtown Kansas City. There we visited the Kemper, Kansas City Art Institute, and City Ice Arts. At the Kemper we looked at their main exhibit of Dressed Up showing through April 27th 2014. In their Dressed Up exhibit many artists are featured. One of my favorite pieces from one of Neeta Madahar's collection is this photograph. Looking at the photograph in real life the trees almost seem detached from the piece. Please click on photographs for better viewing.
Next we visited the Kansas City Art Institute.
The difference between the work and the determination of college students and high school students are magnificent. We took a tour of the freshman building, the animation studios, and the graphic design department. The atmosphere was one of learning and creativity. The talent and determination was so inspiring to me. The Institute teaches students the past techniques of their program before proceeding further. The last stop we had was the City Ice Arts. In the City Ice Arts Miles Neidinger was their exhibit. Miles Niedinger was inspired by the idea of consumption. His main structure as shown in the picture is made out of household objects such as straws or tin foil.
These artists and exhibits inspired me to be creative. Of course that sounds cliché but I also came to the realization there is no wrong way to do "art". From structures of straws to photos of our friends, our creativity allows us to be the best person we can be.