Interpretation Assignment

Made By a Man is a exhibition created by J. Casey Doyle. His exhibit includes 7 large pieces of artwork. All made out of different bright colors and thin ribbon that you would use to wrap a present. There are two blue pieces, two pink pieces, one green, white, and purple piece. They are all hanging up against walls, while one of the pink pieces is draped over a wall and one of the blue pieces is hanging from the ceiling. Most of the pieces look like blankets from far away, and the blue piece that hangs from the ceiling has delicate, large squares knitted into it, making it look like a quilt. 

Unfortunately, I was not able to attend his lecture about his work, so I feel like I missed out on a lot of information that would make this interpretation more successful. Just by looking at his artwork, I was not really able to conclude any biological information. One piece of artwork that stuck out to me was called Beauty. To me, this piece of work is trying to contradict the stereotypes that are mixed in with gender roles. This artwork represent a quilt, made by a man. I think society normally views women as the creator of objects like quilts and other crafts. We normally never hear about a man sitting down and knitting anything. I feel like this exhibit can be addressed to anyone who might be nervous to follow their dreams because it may look frowned upon or go against what is "normal". 

I found this exhibit to be quite confusing. It was very hard for me because I did not get a chance to attend J. Casey Doyle's lecture so I feel like I missed out on a lot of important information that would have helped me understand his art better. To me, the exhibit just looked like a bunch of blankets, and it was hard to find "meaning" behind everything. However, I can very much appreciate all the hard work he put into his exhibit. I cannot even imagine how frustrated and tired he must have been making all these interesting pieces. I admire his perseverance and patience, as I know I would never be able to do something as marvelous as this.