EBOS Day 2
Day number two went pretty well at Laney. Sunday started really slow (compared to Saturday) but eventually people started trickling in. A couple people were really positive about the work, and I was able to make a couple more sales. Really great stuff.
The strangest moment ( so far ) was when a woman came in, and handed this paper to some friends who were hanging out and looking at art. She kind of forced into the hands of one my friends, then stepped to the side and started looking at my artwork. Then she just disappeared. I think one my friends looked at the note, then just put it to the side.
I didn’t get to read the note until later, but as you can see, the lady had her own agendas. Now this isn’t a knock against anyone’s religion, or any religious or spiritual practices at all. I consider myself to be a spiritual person ( at least i try to be aware of my own spirit), but I really had a hard time with this woman’s methods. I feel that spirituality and religion have a lot to do with relating to people and being connected to the culture that is present. This woman wasn’t relational at all, and just down right strange within the cultural context.
It made me feel irritated and a bit sad that she had something she clearly cared about, but expressed in a way that kind of turned people off. Well, at least that’s my opinion. There is a place for sharing and expressing ideas, but I just didn’t really agree with her approach. It lacked any sense of connection with people.
I’d hope that in the context of an art show, and in the case of East Bay Open Studios, that people are there to communicate and experience a different kind of interaction. I’d hope that folks would See and read the artwork in front of them, and that they would also take the opportunity to talk to the different creators about ideas, process, and intentions. That’s why I really like the idea of Open Studios. It’s about a dialogue between people about art and ideas.
Here are some more pictures from the event.
Postcards for sale.
“Halftoons” Print
Photograph Cards
Sandra Oseguera’s work
Pete Villesenor and Alexi Babayan’s work.
