From Here to There
Artwork offers us a glimpse into another world, other places and perspectives that allow us a brief escape from our present moment. Quite literally, roads, pathways and waterways all represent ways to travel. In artwork, they symbolically represent the natural changes and transitions we experience as we travel through life.
In this exhibit, each artist contemplates these places of change and uses various techniques — such as light, weather, and the setting — to express feelings that arise when we pause and acknowledge our journey. Hope, fear, excitement, joy, and loneliness can all be seen and felt in this body of work, to which we can all relate.
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What might be some feelings the artist has about this journey?
What are some ways this work reflects your own journey?
In what ways does this painting feel like a place of change?
What type of journey can you image in this place?
How does this journey compare with your experiences?
What is the artist telling us about our journey in this piece?
What memories does a place like this create for you?
What things in this photograph spark memories?
What are some circumstances in which you can imagine traveling through this place?
How do you feel when you are beginning a journey?
What are some of the ways the artist captures those feelings?
In what ways does this artist convey a sense of travel?
How many journeys do you think these license plates have seen?
What symbols might you use to represent your own journeys?