On the University of Tampa campus we are lucky enough to possess an art museum as a part of our art building. Often times the campus will offer an art exhibit for the students and public to attend. The shows change about once a month. This month the Bailey Art Studio is offering an exhibit featuring some work from the Alumni of the University of Tampa. There were pieces in mixed media options placed along the walls. It was interesting to see the different formats that the artists had submitted. The piece that caught my eye the most was the one featured left.
This piece was done on a canvas that was about 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. This piece has a very powerful message as a piece of propaganda. It points to the elephant that is the U.S. economy. There are people of the world trying to hold this beast up while a monkey apparently dressed in very patriotic clothing that is orchestrating what the elephant must do. I suspect the artist believe the monkey is our government and that they may view our government as dishonest with the way money is falling from his pockets. All in all I enjoyed the exhibit I do however wish there were more pieces to look at. The exhibit seemed a bit limited.
This piece was done on a canvas that was about 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide. This piece has a very powerful message as a piece of propaganda. It points to the elephant that is the U.S. economy. There are people of the world trying to hold this beast up while a monkey apparently dressed in very patriotic clothing that is orchestrating what the elephant must do. I suspect the artist believe the monkey is our government and that they may view our government as dishonest with the way money is falling from his pockets. All in all I enjoyed the exhibit I do however wish there were more pieces to look at. The exhibit seemed a bit limited.
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