Rochester’s Artisan Works 1

   Rochester’s Artisan Works is an amazing place that defies categorization.  It is a combination gallery, flea market, museum and art store rolled into one. It is cluttered wall-to-wall [and ceiling] with all sorts of art works, photographs, paintings, figures, furniture, etc. One doesn’t know where to start looking. After several hours shooting, I generated many images I’d like to share. So, today’s posting is the first in a series that will appear randomly over the course of a few months. While many will go uniquely into the ‘Orange You Glad It’s Friday’ meme, I will number all the Artisan Works postings serially.
   The image below gives a good sense of the ‘clutter’ of objects, which don’t seem to have any relationship to one another [I’ll post some excerpts from this scene later on OYGIF]. 

     In contrast, there are some rooms that have a theme, such as one containing a homage to Marilyn Monroe and another to local artist Roman Santiago. The latter had a very distinctive style, which appealed to me. In his self-portrait below, the [typical] visage of his model seems to be like an idea  growing out of his mind. I don't know if that is what Santiago intended to portray, but that's the way it struck me.