Blog #1: Peter Gooch’s Art Exhibit at Art Street Studio D

Patrick Kane
Professor Purdy

9/15/10

Blog # 1: Peter Gooch’s Art Exhibit at Art Street Studio D

            Just recently, no more then two days ago, I stopped by Art Street in the ghetto of the University of Dayton to check out an art exhibit.  The exhibit was titled Project Ethiope – Works on Paper and Small Panels by Peter Gooch.  When I walked into the exhibit I noticed that the studio in which the artwork was in was a very spacious room.  This allowed a lot of open areas for each painting to be placed in a spot where someone who wanted to examine the painting, like me, could truly experience the work of art.  Within the exhibit two of Peter’s paintings stood out for me.  The first painting was titled, Lalibela - #12 (BIG) Acrylic/panel.  This painting stood out to me because of the amount of detail in which Peter puts into this piece.  Peter uses a blue/turquoise, as one of the main colors in the painting and that happens to be one of my favorite colors.  Therefore, the painting immediately drew my attention.  I then looked deeper into this painting and started to notice the smallest of details that appeared all around the main center of focus on the painting.  Peter was able to use so many different colors to offset his painting that every color seems as if it is there for a reason, not just some random color that he decided to throw on his artwork.  The second painting that was located diagonally across from the first one I talked about was titled, Lalibela – Yellow Acrylic/panel.  This painting was definitely another one of my favorites.  However, the only reason I actually liked this painting was due to the vibrant yellow that acts as the base of this piece.  Without the yellow I pretty much would be bored by the painting, but the yellow color just brightens everything up and truly illuminates the entire exhibit.  Overall, the experience that I had at the Art Street exhibit showcasing the artwork of Peter Gooch was pretty average.  I was not at all blown away by any of the paintings and I also thought most of them were boring and redundant.  If I was asked to go see it again I would probably say no, seeing as I feel the artist is not very creative and uses the same base every time.  Nothing wowed me at all, but I did enjoy experiencing the unique style that Peter has.