Liz Walworth

I plan on making a collection of hats, and everyone in critique will be forced to wear one.

I know there's a big emphasis on conceptual art. Wash U wants us to be edgy, modern, and super arty. I respect that. And I can deal with that. But I also know that my true love is figurative painting, which can also be rich with concepts, but perhaps in a less abstract way.

I've tried to embrace the more abstract and conceptual aspects of the art world. A lot of it is very moving. But most of it is bullshit. And when we talk about it in seminar for hours on end, I find myself getting restless and angry. So my collection of crazy hats will represent the slow decay of my sanity.

But what is truly insane is that for twenty to thirty minutes, while sporting these abstract hats, my classmates will have to critique the collection with straight faces.