I enjoyed searching for the different works of art that were going to make up my exhibit. I was really happy with the theme that I chose and I thought that I came up with an interesting title, Full-Figured. Before I decided on my theme, I was looking through the book to try to get some sort of inspiration. After seeing pieces like Allegory and Alice Neel's Self-Portrait, as well as remembering pieces from past projects like Niki de Saint Phalle's Nana, I thought that doing an entire exhibit on big figures would be interesting and fun.
Finding the works of art was not terribly difficult, but it posed a few challenges. It was hard to search for "fat" people, since most artwork isn't titled "Fat Woman" or "Fat Guy" etc. I had to find interesting ways to phrase the words like "rubenesque." Furthermore, this challenged me to think outside of the box, as finding pregnant woman or self-portraits of artists with double chins or extra weight can in very handy.
Finally, I wanted to consider the actual gallery as part of the exhibit. After finding all of the works, I found that most of them were nude figures, so I thought a fleshy tone on the walls would be fitting. I also had several recurring artists and themes. Fertility was a common theme, so I figured many of those works could be featured together. I also though I could have a room/space dedicated to Rembrandt, Corinth, and Neel respectively.
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