Artist Tony Becker created House by collaborating with over 15 different community arts centers. Children of all backgrounds decorated paper origami houses with whatever they felt a home is; some featured cut-outs and written words, and some were decorated on the inside as well. Once Becker collected the houses, he spent many hours arranging them into large, sphere-shaped hanging mobiles, which turn slowly in the air currents.
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| a close-up view of Becker's largest sphere of houses |
Tony Becker's exhibit manages to be engaging and compelling, without being cliched or sentimental. After talking with the gallery director, David Rosenthal, I understand why this exhibit is perfectly suited to the philosophy of the Prairie Gallery. Rosenthal chooses to exhibit work that is community-minded and unique. He prefers work that is a collaboration between artists and members of the neighborhoods in which they work, because art should function as a way to provide culture, pride, and purposeful expression.
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| a smaller sphere of houses |
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