In Conclusion

              Being involved in the White Flag gallery has brought me a great amount of knowledge of the community art showcases. People from all over the world can fall in love with a piece of art, they all may not interpret it the same way but there is still an appreciation for it. By organizing this exhibit and all the art in it I have learned that no matter where an artist is from or what language they speak the artists in this exhibit all share the same opinion on the wars in this world that we all share. It was great to bring all these theories and artists together in this community. Creating this exhibit was enjoyable but there were also challenges in organizing it. After all the event happening recently, I knew I wanted my theme to anti-war and I wanted the artist to also be anti-war and peace activist, people who see the change that can happen in the world if the concept of war was destroyed. It was easy to find anti-war artworks; paintings, street murals, posters, sculpture, etc. But the challenging part was getting the dimensions and original pieces of these works.

                Gallery curators have a huge responsibility in creating the gallery theme and finding artworks that represent that theme to the fullest. And also making sure the artist’s messages are told properly. I have a newly respect for these curators after putting this exhibit together myself. The pieces I have put together for this exhibit are all based upon the message of anti-war. Many of the artists in this exhibit are anti-war and peace activist. Their art displays are key theme, wars do nothing but kill. They kill people and the spirits of many. No longer is a family going to be whole or feel safe in their home. Many artists were inspired to create their work after famous tragedies. Several artists in this exhibit experienced war first hand and were in the battle field, the take these experiences and recreate the horrific and vivid scene and make it into a masterpiece. Artists create the work to show the world what this war has done and the tragedy it creates. It is a message to tell the world to stop with the violence, make peace with one another, and make sure tragedies like this never happen again. The works are telling the world it is time for the end of war.