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Meraki Senior Exhibit


          The title of this show, Meraki, means soul, love, and creativity, and I think it encompassed the works in the show very well. I enjoyed looking and hearing about all of the pieces in the show. They all had a special meaning behind them, which made them even more intriguing. They all had stories to go along with the work and some that stuck with me the most included Essence by Rachel Kingsley, Lula by Katelyn Hegarty, The Turning Point by Brenna Ferrentino, and Visions: Far & Near by Saadiq Coakley. These artists represented their works in various ways which included interactive headphones, smaller circular photos, canvas work mixed with images, and large scale photographs.






          My favorite piece that stuck out to me the most was Essence by Rachel Kingsley. I thought it was very cool how the different colored powders represented various things. The way the idea for the piece came to her was when she was thinking about if her best friend was a color, what color would she be? For example, her friend had the green powder on her face which represented genuineness. The artist explained that the colored powder on all of their faces represented what she thought those people's personalities were to her. The white powder, represented how charismatic those people were around others. That is why they are in varying amounts. I really enjoyed looking at this piece and thought that it would be very fun to put together. Overall, this piece was very effective and captivating to the eye.




          Another piece that caught my attention immediately was Lula by Katelyn Hegarty. This piece was very large and used bright and positive colors. Lula means love me like a sister or woman warrior. The colors that the artist chose to use around the various people represented what they eluded to others. She also chose these girls to be in her work because they are like sisters to her. I really liked how she used the canvas by leaving her "fingerprint" on the piece, in addition to flower petals which she described as nature's fingerprint. I also think it was awesome how the flower petals completely surrounded each photograph, like they were engulfed within nature.  

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