Cultural Opportunity: ICC Art Exhibit

Culture is all about the customs and philosophies of a group of people. A big part of culture is expression in the form of art. Whether it be abstract, portraits, clay work, or simple drawings, art is considered beautiful and luxurious in almost all cultures. At Illinois Central College, we are fortunate enough to have an art department full of talented artists. When visiting ICC’s art exhibits, one can find paintings of distorted portraits, nature, and colorful, psychedelic abstract pieces. The distorted portraits were works created by the students of themselves in a twisted point of view. Facial features were exaggerated and faces were stretched or contorted. The pieces more directed towards nature were of rocks and sticks. These paintings were mainly brown. My favorite piece in the exhibit was entitled “Blue.” This piece was a portrait of a beautiful girl with full lips and crazy-colorful hair. The whole piece was done in blue but her hair was blue along with pretty much every color of the rainbow. It made me want to go home and dye my hair just like that. Another piece I enjoyed was called “Loop” and it consisted of a bunch of loops and swirls of different colors. I truly enjoyed the art exhibit and am proud to say that I go to the same school as many of those artists.