Everywhen Lecture & Exhibit at the Harvard Art Museums

I recently attended a lecture about the Everywhen exhibit at the Harvard Art Museums and viewed the exhibit afterwards.  (You read a review of the exhibit here.)  The lecture began with the playing of a didgeridoo, which I really enjoyed.  Take a peek at what I saw:

The Harvard Art Museum is a beautiful space.  There was a small reception in the center hall area after the lecture:

I often talk about how seeing art in real life is super different from seeing it on a screen.  Here's a slide followed by the actual art.  I'm not sure that you'll be able to see the difference, but man oh man, I did!  The scale, the texture, the colors!  It's a different experience.

Some things I'm taking away from the exhibit (from a purely visual point-of-view):

• Repetition rocks.
• You can use dots to create an almost fabric-like texture.
• Complicated simplicity -- meaning, simple shapes being used to create a complex image.
• Try a black background.
• Imperfections are exciting and interesting.
• Work large with small shapes.
• Tell a story with your art, whether the viewer will understand it or not.
• White paint is powerful.

I really loved the art in the Everywhen exhibit.  Seeing it made me even more excited to go to Australia in April.  I can't wait to seek out lots and lots of Aboriginal art while I'm there!  If you have any recommendations of places to do that, I'd love to hear them!

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