In my visit to the College of the Sequoias Art Gallery. "Discourse, Dilusion" when I saw the work, I wondered what was the message of Anna Kenar, but when I read her biography I found out she grew up in Poland. When she came to the United States, she was different from everyone else, she was 'the other'. After reading her biography I was able to understand she came from a different culture, and she was different. I like her work because it was a way to express her feelings on paper, and other people were able see where she came from. The four pieces of art were confusing, however when I looked closer it gave me more detail of the work, and then I was able to see her message by connecting the four pieces. The main art work that caught my eye was the "Discourse, Dilusion". This particular work had 4 different projects that connected at some point. This was the work that showed me the culture and struggles of being different. …show more content…
Relief Print is a process where protruding surface faces of the printing plate or block are inked. The work was made with Shellac on Japanese Paper. Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand, and is mostly used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze or wood finish. The Japanese Paper is a style of paper that was first made in Japan. It is a thin, strong paper made from vegetable fibers, and it's made by hand. this type of works are created by starting with a flat original surface, and then carving away areas intended to print white. The remaining areas of the original surface receive the