Touch it, write on it - all free to join in

Shen Wednesday holding one of her artworks

Shen Wednesday is breaking the number one rule for most art galleries and museums.

In fact, she wants to encourage graffiti on her artworks in Fairfield City Museum and Gallery. "I don't want to conform to conventional gallery rules," she said.

"Most artists and galleries don't want people to touch the artworks. But I want people to tell me what they think and express themselves through touching, feeling, and even writing on the art pieces if they feel like it," she said.

"My intention is also to break down the barriers of high art such as calligraphy and low art like street art."

Wednesday's exhibition Calligraffiti, which opened on Saturday, unites two opposite art genres: calligraphy and graffiti. She's meshed the two art genres through different mediums including sculpture, photography, spray paint, chalk, and ceramics.

"I wanted to mix the Western and Eastern art styles and influences in my artworks. Mixing these two together shows that art is free and there should be no limits," she said. "My dream as an artist is that people who come see my work could realize that they too can be artists. They can create art too."

Source: Fairfield City Champion