art part one

The gallery exhibition that is currently on display in the foreman gallery is a very interesting ensemble put together by Darcy Dodge and Dominique Thomas. Dominique put together a photo collection that she titled A Whole New Ballgame, which she set up using photos from her internship over the summer with the Oneonta Tigers as the team photographer this past summer. Her pictures include the team and their activities but also the fans who come to the game. These pictures of fans had kids on railings watching and smiling, to fans competing in miny games before and during the game. She also captured so more famous people, such as the mayor of Oneonta, Dick Miller enjoying food from stella Luna’s who had been doing a special advertising special. Darcy Dodge and her presentation Reflections in a Teacup. This presentation entirely made of teacups that are the same size. The cups range in colors, which are yellows, reds, blue, green, and orange. Not all of these cups were whole and intact. In fact, the ones on the wall were actually cut in half. There were some that were whole, and these were standing by themselves on the floor on top of pedestals.

Dominque’s photos are unique in that they capture split second emotions and scenes that are now being shared with the people who visit the show. I liked the set up overall and the pictures were similar but each one had its one identity and feeling. Even though all the pictures were of the same limited subjects, the pictures themselves are still able to have diversity.

As for Darcy’s presentation, I was not sure what the ulterior goal was, or the meaning she was going for. The pieces themselves were created to be very realistic, and the painting was very cool. Other than those two things, I was unsure and not very impressed with the display.