Susan Art Museum Report

I was given the chance to visit the Boise Art Museum recently, and was pleasantly surprised at the artwork on display. As well as the various stories behind them. The artwork was separated into different exhibitions and galleries for the viewing. Including the Modern and Contemporary Ceramics Kay Hardy and Gregory Kaslo Collection, Tall Tales, Laura Heit: Earth and Sky, etc. However, the exhibition Minidoka: Artist as a Witness caught my attention in particular. It was based around japanese-american artists who live through World War II in internment camps after the executive order 9066 was passed. The artists depicted mainly scenes of the internment camps through the eyes of those trapped on the inside. I found a painting by Kenjiro …show more content…
As a viewer, I observed the scene to be morose, because of the situation the residents of the camp were faced with. When the executive order was passed to move all the innocent citizens after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the families were removed from their homes into these crowded communities. With discrimination and blame aimed at them, along with the sad conditions of the new homes, the transition must have been harsh. Nomura does an exceptional job of interpreting this into the artwork. Setting the mood for the viewer through the painting. In going to the Boise Art Museum I had the opportunity to observe different types of artwork from various artists. Including modern ceramics works, sculptures, paintings, and an entire exhibition dedicated to the japanese american citizens during world war II. All of the artwork done by artists who lived through the rough times, expressing what they felt through their artwork. There were various paintings depicting the different scenes one may have encountered inside the camp. The one by Nomura translated what it must have felt to have lived there for several consecutive