Power of making

*Power of 'material making'*

knitted dress Sandra Backlund 2008

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 When I saw the power of making I was amazed by the title.

The exhibition made me question whether it was rally, “Power of making” or “Power of material?

Some of the items in the exhibition were not clear on their function. For example an item of clothing made with a nail could not be worn.

We know we’ll never get anywhere with that conventional way of thinking. However we are afraid to think outside the box. Even I found the art work very unusual and it could be in conflict with other types of art. After I visited this exhibition, I changed my mind as I found one of the art works there to be a work of art.  It was cloth made out of a lot of nails. People do not usually think about how to make a cloth by using nails and It was therefore a shock. Normally if I make a piece of clothing it has a function, to be worn. However this piece has broken a rule.

 It was art work!!!!

It was definitely an eye-catching piece of work.

However, I also found a completely different piece of art work. It looked like a real pupil of an eye. It was amazing to look at as it was so real. So when I saw this piece I thought that ‘what is that? Is that’s all? However the main point of it was that it used basic and traditional technician techniques and it was just as it was, no special interpretation required. I could understand the message. These days, if we find something interesting to create a new art work, we never make it look the same, we are always changing or re-interpreting which is why this piece was so unique.