Perception of Light: Julio Fine Art

          On Thursday the 15th, I attended the presentation of Carol Miller Frost's Perception of Light in the Julio Fine Arts Gallery. I looked around at the canvases and didn't really have any emotion. It looked like there was just a single color painted on a canvas. I was confused by this, asking myself, "What makes this so special?" But as I moved around the gallery and took a closer look at the paintings, I noticed their detail. There were different shades of the color, geometrically blended into the main color. These little details were able to catch the light, giving me a new perspective of the painting. Like Frost says in the pamphlet, "...they are non-figurative, geometric in structure and provide no clue as to meaning." I find this quote interesting because a lot of artists want their art to have a specific meaning, but Frost doesn't. I guess leaving the interpretation up to the audience is a good thing, because they can connect to the art in their own way, instead of being forced to accept an idea. My favorite piece that was in the gallery was called Deep Red. This piece was my favorite because of the color used. All of the other paintings were relativity bright in color, but this one was dark. I also liked it because even though it was a dark color, Frost's technique brought out the lighter side of the color. The colors and title's used were all a reflection of how she perceived art in her own studio. Every painting that was in the gallery, was an experience that Frost went through: each canvas was a different one. At first this gallery did not appeal to me, but with time I found it interesting.