Barbara Rocco's Art Exhibit

     Last wednesday my class had the opportunity to take a look at artwork done by Barbara Rocco. I was particularily excited about this event because I personally know Barbara and I had never seen her work before. 

     When I walked in, I was amazed by the sculptures that she created. My favorite series that she did were the series of faces that she had hanging on the wall. I liked these because they were so realistic, yet entertaining at the same time. She did an outstanding job of capturing each facial expression. I liked how some faces were more serious, and some were more comical. It felt like I was looking at a real person each time I looked at one. 

     Another one of my favorite pieces of work she had hanging up was her hand series. I really enjoyed this because I am currently learning about the dynamics of the human hand in my drawing class. It was really great to see all of the different studies she did and how she turned simple clay into something so realistic. Similar to the facial series, some of the hands were posed normally, and some were posed in a comical way. For example, one of the hands displayed giving the middle finger. When I looked at it, it actually felt like somebody was giving me the finger so I thought that it was a little funny. I admired how she captured the movement of each hand and she really focused on the minor details in the fingers. 

     Overall, I am so happy that I was able to look at Barbara's work. She is truly a talented artist and I am glad that I was able to appreciate her work, as well as other people who may not have known her previously.