Blood Bound Summary

There are many exhibitions being shown at the SCAD Museum of Art. Two that caught my eye were "Considered” and “Blood Bound.” In the work of “Considered,” artist Carrie Mae Weems conveys a range of her work that is confrontationally different and but associated with the focus on the consideration of history. In “Blood Bound,” two brothers Steven and William Ladd worked together on their first all-inclusive look into their shared studio practice.

In Carrie Mae Weems work tackles its alliteration, nevertheless conjointly segregates and allures upon additional separate themes. Weems’ work uncovers all types of individuals that mix with and create many diverse human emotions. All of those features combine to create an emotional visual commentary …show more content…
A commitment to history is to its search and examination on change, which has invariably been present in Weems' observations. Over 3 decades, she continued to rethink history through her perceptive. Throughout her integrative work, Weems advanced ways in which history has systematically carried onward. In doing so, her art echoes how history is made and the roles individuals tend to take on. In a different exhibit at the SCAD Museum of Art the brothers Steven and William Ladd have their work “Blood Bound” displayed. Their work reflects their admiration of beading and textile work with collaboration. After many years living and working apart they took their skills and combined them in a joint studio practice.

In the start of their careers they crafted couture accessories for many global fashion industries. The longer they worked together they were able to play off each other’s skills and strengths and slowly started creating their jewelry more elaborate and delicate. There was a concern of packaging, and how to keep the work safe, thus producing the idea of creating their own crafted boxes for the pieces. These boxes assist as both containers and art