"FINE ART/FAN ART" IS A POP-UP EXHIBITION CREATED TO CHALLENGE THE IDEA
OF HOW FAN ART CAN BE SEEN AND INTERPRETED WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF FINE ART. "FINE ART/FAN ART" IS A COLLABORATION BY RUTAMFI, MIAMI ART SOCIETY, AND 2WIN! STUDIOS AND WILL BE EXHIBITED AT OTAKUFEST, ONE OF MIAMI'S LARGEST ANIME AND COMIC CONVENTIONS.
ANIME CONVENTIONS ALWAYS HAVE AN ARTIST ALLEY THAT PROVIDES A SPACE FOR ARTISTS TO SHOW AND SELL THEIR OWN WORK. AN ARTIST ALLY USUALLY CONSISTS OF A VAST VARIETY OF ARTISTS SPANNING FROM FAN ARTISTS TO ILLUSTRATORS WITH THEIR OWN BRANDS, AND ALL SORTS OF CRAFT MAKERS TOO. MANY ATTENDEES LOVE TO SEE THE VARIETY OF ART AND ENJOY BEING ABLE TO BUY THEIR OWN PIECE AND SUPPORT AN ARTIST DIRECTLY. BECAUSE THERE IS ALREADY A CULTURE OF APPRECIATING ART AND SUPPORTING ARTISTS IN THESE SPACES, WE WANTED TO CREATE A POP UP EXHIBITION IN ORDER TO SHOW ART IN THE CONTEXT OF A GALLERY SETTING.
THE EXHIBITION IS COMPOSED OF ALL LOCAL ARTISTS FROM THE CONTEMPORARY ART SCENE, THE COMIC INDUSTRY, AND INDEPENDENT ILLUSTRATORS. THE THEME OF THE SHOW IS "FINE ART/ FAN ART" DIRECTLY TAKING INSPIRATION FROM THE CONVENTION. WE CHOSE THE THEME IN ORDER
TO CONNECT WITH THE ATTENDEES AND TO MAKE THE WORK MORE APPROACHABLE. THANKS TO OTAKUFEST BEING ON BOARD WITH THE IDEA, THEY GAVE US A DESIGNATED AREA TO PUT UP WHITE WALLS, AND CREATE AN EXHIBITION SPACE AS PART OF THE CONVENTION.
THE MAIN GOAL OF THE EXHIBITION IS TO CONNECT ATTENDEES TO THE LOCAL ART SCENE AND TO EXPOSE THEM TO WHAT SEEING WORK IN A GALLERY SETTING IS LIKE. WE HOPE TO BREAK DOWN ANY FEAR OR HESITATION FOR ATTENDEES WHEN IT COMES TO VIEWING ART. MANY YOUNG PEOPLE AT CONS MAY LIKE ART BUT NOT BE AWARE OF THE GREATER ART SCENE IN MIAMI. WITH FINE ART/ FAN ART" A BRIDGE CAN BE MADE ENCOURAGING ATTENDEES TO CONNECT WITH THE ARTISTS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE IN THE VARIOUS LOCAL ART SCENES. HAVING THE EXHIBITION AT THE CONVENTION CENTER GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO BRING DOWN THE PRECONCEIVED NOTIONS
AND STIGMAS THAT PREVENT PEOPLE FROM GOING TO SEE ART.
WE CHOSE ARTISTS FROM VARIOUS FIELDS OF ART IN ORDER TO SHOW THE DIVERSITY AND CAPABILITY IN WHICH ART CAN BE DONE PROFESSIONALLY. EACH OF THE ARTISTS CHOSEN HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY COMICS,GAMES, OR ANIME IN THEIR OWN WORK. THROUGH VARIOUS MEDIUMS, APPROACHES, AND INTERPRETATIONS OF THE THEME THE WORK TOGETHER CREATES A GREATER CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW ART CAN BE VIEWED. WHAT MAKES FAN ART, FAN ART? OR WHAT MAKES A PIECE OF ART FINE ART? IN POSING THESE QUESTIONS WE CREATE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR VIEWERS TO ENGAGE WITH THE WORK AND THINK ABOUT ART MORE CRITICALLY.
