There were some exhibits where the artist wanted you to participate in the art, and you know I hitched my skirt up and jumped on that band wagon!! My favorite was this beautiful tissue paper flower installation:
This one is the completed piece by the artist, something she finalized herself. This room was filled with tables and art supplies and on the opposite wall from this piece was the work in progress we could take part in:
The instructions were simple enough. Layer three pieces of tissue paper, fold in half twice. Leaving the folded edges alone, cut a semi circle with a zigzag edge. Unfold the paper and rotate the individual pieces to stagger the petals you just made. Then, they asked that you write a secret or a thought onto a piece of paper and then crumple it into a ball. Take that ball, place it in the center of your tissue and wrap ball, tying it off with some string.
Here's my contribution:
It's been a long time since I was involved in any kind of large art project. It was nice to feel like my little flower was a part of a bigger flower community!
However, this whole field trip sparked an interesting question about all art. All of the pieces in the museum had a lot of meaning behind the materials used, for example the flowers we made all had a secret in them. While the final piece can be enjoyable, is there a point in creating art that has to be explained?
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