Soliloquy

 

My Experience at Soliloquy



I was initially surprised by the size of the LaunchLA venue, it is not very large at all. And the actual room for the exhibition is even smaller, about the size of our WRIT340 classroom. When I arrived around 6:30, the exhibition room was filled with people. It was incredibly difficult to get images next to the artwork itsself, plus I'm not really a person who takes alot of selfies. I was, however, able to take these...


The object on the wall behind me, as well as the other piece, are crafted of cut paper. Soliloquy featured artwork produced by artist Leigh Salgado, a graduate of UCLA with decades of experience in the arts. The intention behind producing feminine objects of hand cut materials is to provide a personal interpretation and reflection on the object itsself. Leigh views the opportunity to experiment with different perspectives on feminine clothing as empowering. Around the room were objects prepared with different shapes, colors, and forms. Some artwork was layered heavily, and others not so much. It was written in a paper available to visitors that Leigh appreciates opportunities to be "playful, witty, and intricate", themes I could notice throughout the exhibit; not only in the artwork but the reactions from patrons as well.

Toward the end of my time I stepped out of the show room to grab a drink and ran into a man named Harley. Harely is an interesting man, a graduate from the University of Illinois. He looks about 65 years old, standing about 5 foot 6, dressed in an olive green trenchcoat with a plastic fork in his front right pocket. During our conversation 4 different people came up to us to say hello to Harley (they knew him by name). Reasons why, I still consider. He travels from art exhibit to art exhibit through metro. He implored me to travel with him to another exhibit happening at 8, but at that time it was 7:45 and I needed to be at Sun Nong Dan in KoreaTown.