The G40 Summit: An Epic Exhibit

There is something about art that bring power an emotion to the surface.  It amazes me how art has the ability to create such vivid and lasting emotions in an instant.  Anger, fear, frustration, awe, wonder, a sense of hopelessness, a sense of minuteness, excitement, lust.  A good artist in a single shot or exhibit can elicit some or all of these where just prior none of those emotions existed.  That is power.


The G40 Summit is an art exhibition in Crystal City in Arlington, VA that runs throughout the month of March.  If you are anywhere in the area you need to see it.  I loved it.  It is not the type of art you typically find in most art galleries or art museums, which is why I liked it so much.  It felt real.  The emotions, the depiction of life, the messages all resonated to a greater degree than any other gallery or museum I've visited, including such museums as the British National Gallery, the Louvre, the Musée d'Orsay, any of the Smithsonian museums in DC and another half-dozen throughout Europe.  Overall, I would have to define the style as modern.  More specifically I think "Street Art" is the best way to define it, but even that feels limiting.  The exhibit is a combination of styles, from artists around the world with the focus being on Washington, D.C. metro area; New York City metro area; and California artists. 


Its sad these pictures can't compare to the real thing, but here are some of my favorites:
(unfortunately, these are poor quality shots from my phone)





And here are just a few of the artists websites:


www.artderailed.com
www.sharingthestoke.com
www.menobodyknows.com
www.novietrump.com