Something jazzy art review!!! exhibit runs until march go to tallgrassarts.org for more info

Just got back from the art exhibit at the tall grass gallery in park forest!!! FUN, work I saw!! It really is an entertaining display because of the bright colors used in mostly all the art pieces there. Here you can find some abstract art, lots of 3d type paintings, manipulated photography and even some newer type of ink printing on canvas..overall its a good show!! I posted some pics of what I felt were some eye catching art..I didnt take more pics cuz i almost felt like a thief!! Im not gonna lie the gallery at first felt very cold..they greeted my cousin and i well at the entrance, but then an artist made an unecessary comment about the pics i was taking..If you dnt want me to take pics just say so, you dnt have to make ignorant comments..I'll leave her name out of this post just cuz im a nice guy :) Besides, the pics i take are obviously not for me to reproduce and i take them in a way where you may tell that its a pic of an art..geeesh!!! ANYWAYS..

lets get down to business shall we! So my favorite piece wwas by a gentlemen that calls himself KIETH CONNER..nice job homie g!! this guy has two paintings that captivated my attention mucho quickly but my fav was "jazz man" its the middle one of the pics above..Ok now ima be honest I came to this gallery without doin any research on jazz or anything about the artist..I do love jazz music and love to go hear jazz any chance I get!! And i know a bit about jazz from my art history class.....here I go why do i like this painting..first of all its size is appropriate..id say roughly 3ft b 3 ft..eh something around those lines..the colors are great!! thery are bright yet subtle..good balance..kieth also added some type of 3d element to his painting, it has PLASTER!! nicely done and this plaster is on the background where a building stands..Wat i loved most about this piece is the thought provoking elements it has!! So what do I know about jazz, well i know it kinda started during the harlem days in the past..i know that harlem rennaissance was after the abolition of slavery and the idea of double consciousness was around!! so At the big manzana..translation big apple..african americans began this music movement, and what i like about kieths painting is that the guy that is playing the music almost looks like a worker the hat that he has on seems like that of a worker..maybe this guy just really liked his hat and kept wearing it after his full time job and jazz is his escape from real life..In the background you see two caucasions..hehe thats a funny word..doesent it just sound funny caucasion!..lol anyways there are two white guys in the background next to the building like they are just chillin taking a break form the jazz music..this to me shows the inegratiopn of white america into jazz music..not to mention to the far right of these white guys there is a black guy in dreads...that tell me that jazz is breaking thru the realms of racism and bringing two cultures together..AND!!! to the far left there is a woman..NOT white and NOT black..SHE IS MIXED!!! MIXED I TELL YOU, now we all know that half black and half white people are not accepted as well as all black people in african american culture..especially then. ( u can argue that that isnt the case now) Its no secret and there is alot of research behind why lighter skinned african americans are better accepted in pop culture/media but thats a whole different ball game...ANYWAYS!! the point is that this light skinned woman is a powerful image!! it can represent the assimilation of the two black and white cultures..being bonded thru jazz..or just simply the idea that jazz and music bring all humans together and thats how it should be!! I LOVE THIS PIECE!! GOOD JOB KIETH CONNER!!

you guys need to go see this work its worth checking out, and on MARCH 19 there will be live JAZZ there, jazz talk..ima try my hardest to go!! seriously!! JAZZ, ART, JAZZ TALK, and its free..what else do you want?..a limo to pick ur lazy butt up?..show up guys!! it will be worth the time!! if not ill give you ur money back!!hehe