It's based around the work of a community of artists from Art Pocket, who chose to focus on Rule 4 of Sister Corita Kent's ten rules to guide creativity. Rule. 4 encourages you to embrace the process, see everything as an experiment. Art as an ongoing unfolding, a personal revelation, that has no end goal as such. Just enjoy the experience of the ride. Which from an artists experiential level is fine. My doubts about it as a theme for an exhibition are largely from the viewers experience of it.
There are a wide range of expressive media on show here, from traditional drawing and painting, to assemblages and textiles. As an exhibition it fails to work, feeling as though its a bit half cock. If it's really a series of works in progress, that makes what you see here unfinished business. There is little sense of context, completion or resolution of any exploration.
It's clear some artists have already chosen their form and medium, and I don't see this embodying an openhearted experimental spirit. There is a lot if very specifically worked out idioms on show here.
That said their were one of two artworks that I found beautifully executed pieces. I hope there are better quality exhibits planned, as this was not a particularly great start.
CARROT REVIEW - 3/8
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