You’re an artist run out of inspiration? Go back to your childhood and take a look at your children’s drafts for some stimulation of your creative brain. The exhibition ‘homeroom’ proves reinterpreted art from childhood can deliver some masterpieces.
On view from November 11th until December 11th, 2011, ‘homeroom’ is a collection from twenty different artists who have reinterpreted art work from their childhood in their current style. hosted by subtext gallery in San Diego, curated by Christina Conway, California, the exhibition includes a wide variety of mediums with contributions from Los Angeles-based Audrey Kawasaki, Canadian illustrator Nimit Malavia, and Chinese artist Joey Leung Ka-yin.
Wanderer by Audrey Kawasaki
Is the Water Turned Off? by Joey Leung Ka-Yin
Children have an avid imagination and don’t shy away from fantasy. Their art is more open, emotional and renewing, but they don’t always have the ability to draw what they imagine in their heads. So it seems like a wonderful solution to reinterpret their art. The highly personal collection of old and new pieces provide an insightful look into the development of the artists, as well as an endearing attempt at rediscovering the nostalgia of youth.
The Rose Princess by Harmony Gong
Dylan Jones, partner at Subtext Gallery:
Everyone has memories of making drawings or paintings for their parents and getting that feeling of pride when they hung it on the refrigerator. Homeroom is an exhibition in which the artists were able to revisit their childhood (if only for a brief moment), and reinterpret one of those early works. Imagine going back to your roots and finding that spark that inspired you to be an artist in the first place.
All Aboard! by Allison Sommer
You Lift Me Up by Katherine Brannock
In Retrospect by Tran Nguyen
To be honest, I would love to have an artist reinterpreted my Works of art. Every time I put pencil to paper it’s mistaken for a toddlers first attempt, now I have the chance to showcase the masterpiece locked in my mind and see them as I imagine they should look. It is time for the more gifted among us to lend a hand to the creative but less talented creatures.
When you have the change, visit the homeroom exhibition in San Diego yourself. Not it the neighborhood? Why not dig up some old child drafts and start your own collection of reinterpreted art works!
Source: Mymodernmet
