Event 3: Singular Spaces: From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments

  This exhibition features a series of photographs taken by Jo Farb Hernández. The subject of these photographs are various types of artistic creations by eight Spanish artists. These artists, however, are not professionally trained, and therefore their works are deviated from main stream art world. Each of these artists have a unique style of their own; some are quite weird, others are cute and exquisite.

  The above photo is one of the first photos that I saw when I entered the exhibition, and I think it is quite cartoonish but still has that bizarre atmosphere to it. It is more like a "childhood nightmare" kind of sculpture. I would't say this one is my favorite, but it is still quite fun to look at.

  This one, on the other hand, is so beautiful and elegant in my opinion. This is a labyrinth made of branches that is more than one mile long. The high level of intricacy and volume of work amazed me, and I really want to visit this place myself someday. It reminds me of Alice in Wonderland, which is my favorite fairytale.

  Another thing to note is how the photos are arranged in this exhibition. The photographer traveled thousands of miles to find these pieces and take photos of them. The photos are arranged on walls of a foursquare route. So when you walk through the exhibition to see the photos, it feels like that you are traveling with the photographer to different places. I would recommend this exhibition to my classmates, it was very fun seeing so many different styles of art all in one place.