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Academic Level at Time of Creation
Senior
Date of Creation
Fall 2017
Artist Statement
Ty Elrod
Artist Statement for "Fixed" Eagle Upper Gallery, 2017
When I was a child Band-Aids could fix anything. From cuts and scrapes to broken toys, they were a cure all to my childhood. But as I grew older I realized they really couldn’t fix anything at all, if anything they could be a bit of a hindrance.
"Fixed" is a satirical commentary about that childlike naivety that I once, and I’m sure many others, felt once upon a time. In this exhibition, I use striking photographs to emphasize the fragility of life while equating each of them to a different country wide issue we all face, as adults, and as Americans. Each issue greatly effects are current lives and our future and yet many people choose to ignore or throw aside these issues thinking someone else will take care of it, or it’s not my job to handle it. Much like the view many have in regards to the roadkill alongside the road.
Description
photographs
Photo Credit
self; Ty Elrod
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
elrod, ty, "Ty Elrod: "Fixed" Eagle Upper Gallery 2017" (2017). B.A./B.S. Practicum Group Exhibit (ART 499). 11.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/art499/11