Exhibit runs from Sep 16 - Oct 14 Art by Veda Bray
ARTIST STATEMENT
My art is now a hodgepodge of different mediums and styles. I have yet to settle into my own unique artistic process and personal design. I find a lot of inspiration from my friends. Surrounding myself with like minded people and other "tortured artist" types. A lot of my art has bright color palettes and happy themes; a contrast to the mental illness and trauma burdening me. Art is a pleasant escape from everyday life. A place to get lost in for a moment.
ARTIST BIO
I've been the "artist of the family" since I was a kid. Everyone told me that I was this amazing artist that was going places. I was (and still am) the grandchild/nephew that everyone would send art supplies to. That was my whole identity to some people. I loved creating art. The positive attention fed my ego enough to get me through childhood. So I kept doing it. In junior high I was put into private art lessons with a local artist from our neighborhood. I consider the pieces of art I did with her to be some of my best work. Art has been a very important way of expressing myself as a person and an emotional outlet in the past. Now, the capitalistic pressure of creating good and profitable art weighs down on me and discourages me from doing it as often as I might want to.
AGE GROUP: | All Ages |
EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Creativity |
NOTE: The Main Library's Rooftop Terrace is closed for renovations.
Salt Lake City's Main Library, designed by internationally-acclaimed architect Moshe Safdie in conjunction with VCBO Architecture, opened in February 2003 and remains one of the most architecturally unique structures in Utah. This striking 240,000 square-foot structure houses more than 500,000 books and other materials, yet serves as more than just a repository of books and computers. It reflects and engages the city's imagination and aspirations. The structure embraces a public plaza, with shops and services at ground level, reading galleries above, and a 300-seat auditorium.
A multi-level reading area along the Glass Lens at the southern facade of the building looks out onto the plaza with stunning views of the city and Wasatch Mountains beyond. Spiraling fireplaces on four floors resemble a column of flame from the vantage of 200 East and 400 South. The Urban Room between the Library and the Crescent Wall is a space for all seasons, generously endowed with daylight and open to magnificent views.
