Sometimes an overlooked or understated object can take on important symbolic and emotional meaning, both personal and universal. Artist Michael Farrell captures these “significant details” in an exhibition of color drawings and black and white photographs opening on First Friday, June 7 at WallSpace-LNK, 1624 S. 17th, Lincoln.
“Small Gestures” explores why out of all the stuff we encounter day by day, some certain things take on important symbolic significance. Something we’ve kept since childhood, an item that belonged to a departed friend or relative, something found on a hike and brought back from nature. Mementoes. Relics. Talismans.
Highly detailed renderings in color conte crayon of things like a pair of wax candy lips or a child’s well-worn rubber toy car elevate these items beyond the ordinary. Equally well seen and executed gelatin silver large format photographs of evocative objects such as a baby shoe or a bird skull encourage the viewer to make meaning from small things.
