The Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center unveiled an exhibit by The University of Alabama junior Rose Kimbrough on Friday, as a part of the First Friday art walk held in downtown Tuscaloosa. Kimbrough’s exhibit, “Forget Me Knots,” will be displayed until Dec. 16.
Kimbrough’s work takes inspiration from her New College major, community and public art, where she combines her studies of urban development and biology with art in an effort to understand how art and communities interact.
“It’s a way to understand how public art can positively affect communities who are drowned out by large bouts of development,” Kimbrough said.
Kimbrough spent four months crafting the pieces for the exhibit. Her artistic process includes using recycled paper, in which she prints photos on top of and weaves together to form structures based on “memories and thoughts.” Kimbrough then added details using paint, or everyday items like the soles of her shoes, to create detailed and unique patterns across the piece.
Her pieces blend together printmaking techniques, like screen printing and monotyping, to emphasize the images while showcasing the structure of the piece.
The influences from communities and changing environments are visible throughout the exhibit. Kimbrough not only includes architectural structures into the art itself, but also weaves the pieces together to take the shape of weathered structures, integrating emotional elements into the pieces.
“I’m really interested in how the place affects the people and how you can embody a place through memories and emotions based off of what happened to you there,” Kimbrough said.
The intertwining of mediums and techniques used in the pieces for the exhibit invite viewers to take away memories of their own, and these artistic choices did not go unnoticed by visitors.
“There are so many elements of design and textures and the creativity with the pieces; the block print, and then the textures all together are quite captivating,” said Julie Polk, resident of Vestavia Hills and first-time art walk visitor.
Kimbrough’s exhibit also offered an element of discovery for her mother, Kristin Lemaster, who, like other viewers, encountered the pieces for the first time.
“I had no clue what she was doing,” Lemaster said. “There’s a lot of older photos that I haven’t seen in many years and things that she’s seen throughout her life, so it’s really cool how she put it all together.”
Kimbrough’s work also served as a source of inspiration for other artists in the Tuscaloosa area.
“I learned to not be afraid of detail,” said Kenya Inge, a resident of Tuscaloosa and abstract artist. “It was beautiful to be inspired by others, and I really needed this night to push me further with what I’m doing with my art.”
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