Type of Submission
Art Exhibit
Proposal
Grandpa Mike is an etched print made in remembrance of my grandpa, who passed when I was five years old. Much of my life was influenced by him, even his death played a formative part in my memories and who I am as a person. Each of the items portrayed in this picture have significance in my life and a story that has been told over and over by my family. The fishing rod, hooks, hat, and tackle box represent my memories of fishing with my grandpa, the nest with eggs is something that the two of us used to go look at, and the milk carton represents the times when my grandpa would let my drink milk straight from the carton, which my mom really didn’t approve of. This piece creates a connection with the viewer and challenges them to identify their own past experiences. The particular experiences and items in this piece are very individualistic to me but the ideas behind them are universal. Each of us has someone in our life that is very important to us and has given us great memories, and some of us have even lost those people. By holding on to the memories and things that remind us of that person, it is almost like it keeps a part of them alive and with us.
Creative Commons License
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Publication Date
2024
Grandpa Mike
Grandpa Mike is an etched print made in remembrance of my grandpa, who passed when I was five years old. Much of my life was influenced by him, even his death played a formative part in my memories and who I am as a person. Each of the items portrayed in this picture have significance in my life and a story that has been told over and over by my family. The fishing rod, hooks, hat, and tackle box represent my memories of fishing with my grandpa, the nest with eggs is something that the two of us used to go look at, and the milk carton represents the times when my grandpa would let my drink milk straight from the carton, which my mom really didn’t approve of. This piece creates a connection with the viewer and challenges them to identify their own past experiences. The particular experiences and items in this piece are very individualistic to me but the ideas behind them are universal. Each of us has someone in our life that is very important to us and has given us great memories, and some of us have even lost those people. By holding on to the memories and things that remind us of that person, it is almost like it keeps a part of them alive and with us.
