E-Journal

Choosing the most impressionable artist from the Carnegie International would be impossible. The Carnegie International exhibit had the biggest impact on my art career, as short as it may be. But the artist that did stick out in my mind would also be the artist that won the artists award for this year, William Kentridge. His eight minute film titled, Stereoscope, left me feeling sad, yet inspired. I can not exactly tell you in words what was running through my mind, or my emotions after this. We walked into the theater, expected to find a comfortable place to sit, and to our surprise were deeply affected. At the beginning of the film, my friends and I were talking and joking around and as the film ran on and became more and more in depth, we slowly became silent and deep in thought. Even though the effect of the film was different and some of us did fall asleep, of us that did stay awake, it left us deep in thought, yet we were probably all thinking different things. After looking and considering other works of art, my friends and I would discuss what we liked and disliked about the piece but silence just fell over my group as we headed off to lunch. I will never forget what I gained and learned from this experience, and I do plan to go back soon.