The exhibition Darker with the Day was created recently by George Rush.
The exhibition is displayed as four decorated walls with one painting one each wall and a painting facing the entrance. The paintings are all gray scale consisting of simple textures of a table and chairs with several objects on the table. There is also two paintings of a window and curtains, each an inverted image of the other. The four paintings on the four walls are arranged in a square so that the viewer appears to be in a room of a house or cabin.
I think the exhibition is meant to portray depression, sadness, and solitude. when comparing the painting to one another it seems that the paintings are 3 different views on the same scene, possibly three different peoples view. When I look at the paintings, I see dark objects in a low light setting. It might be interpreted as the day in the life of someone suffering from depression and isolation. It brings up the common association of dark colors with sadness and depression. This could be a response to a personal experience. It is an expression of one's self.
I personally do not feel any emotions from the exhibition. I does not mean anything to me, but then again I have no information on the exhibition besides the name. It does not affect my life and it does not change my view on the world.
My three questions for George Rush are:
1) What was your thought process behind the art?
2) What is the exhibition supposed to represent?
3) Why did you create this exhibition?
Thanks for the interpretation, Ryan. It is interesting that you picked up such a strong sense of sadness, isolation, and depression from the work. I wonder is the artist intended this.
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