Art Exhibition of Betye Saar

Today I continue my series of articles on art exhibitions I have chosen an artist that does not create the ordinary. The American artist is Betye Saar. The exhibition, Betye Saar Cage – A New Series of Assemblages, was held at the Michael Rosenfeld Gallery in New York on November 6 – January 15, 2011.


The exhibition presented Saar’s mixed media creations: installations, assemblages, and collages using the motif of cages. She is thought to be a master of assemblage. This artist typical uses culture and politics with her creations and most of her work in this exhibition included objects that she collected. The art work presented in this exhibition was created after years of collecting cages from yard sales and various other places. She also used scrap metal, artificial hair and feathers.



Betye Saar’s art work this exhibition was influenced by many things as most of her art work has over the years. The exhibition encouraged viewer to think differently about common objects and to have deeper thoughs about many things in life that are often ignored. This exhibition said to be very thought-proving.



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