LRC Art Exhibits, "Face to Face" (Jan.- Dec. 2011)

Paintings and Photographic Art (Jan. - Dec. 2011). Over 20 local students (for 6 months) and then their art instructors (for the next 6 months) -- whether Jewish, Druze or Arab, all from within the country -- were asked to depict how they see themselves or others.

Some of their artwork was clear and understandable -- even uplifting.

Some showed scenes from daily life:

These lovely young people were apparently content with life.

Also, these men.

Some showed more concern, even frustration.

These Arab girls felt obviously constrained and in great distress -- both of them wrapped in cellophane, one like a cocoon.

These two Muslim sisters, touching heads -- and this girl with evocative eyes -- had meaning.

Other work was humorous, like "Bugs All Around" and the balloon man.

 What was this face doing?  And the lady with long yellow poles?  The two-faced plates were quite clever.

Some art was a bit weird -- like the "girl with 4 eyes."  And the all-pink lady.

Weirder still was the lady in a teapot -- and the conehead.

Some figures were pretty disturbing, even disgusting -- like one coughing up hairballs or others shedding their outer faces, like masks.  And "groomsmen" with protruding wires.

 Some faces were more normal -- like the long row of sad sculptures, and two faces carved into glass.  And a crouching man carved from pumice rock.

These tiny doll figures seemed cute -- until we took a closer look.

And why did these figures have such hollow bodies -- with peeling faces?

 

 After a year of this -- following the spectacular mosaics exhibit in 2010 --we were ready for the tapestries exhibit in 2012.