On Thursday, March 31, the Honors Complex upper and lower galleries were filled with people, food, music and, most importantly, art. It was the closing reception for two shows: the advanced printmaking majors’ show Confronting the Uncomfortable and the annual Student Art League show.
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On Thursday, March 31, the Honors Complex upper and lower galleries were filled with people, food, music and, most importantly, art. It was the closing reception for two shows: the advanced printmaking majors’ show Confronting the Uncomfortable and the annual Student Art League show.
Confronting the Uncomfortable, staged in the upstairs gallery, was a much more diverse show than expected from a group of printmakers Instead of traditional printmaking media, such as woodcuts, screen prints and lithography, visitors were immediately confronted with Emily Nicastro’s life-sized figurative sculptures that hung from the ceiling.
Carly Whiteleather’s heartbreaking work, Tire Treads, which consisted of a single tire track rolled across a long sheet of paper, was made in memory of her uncle’s recent motorcycle accident.
Visitors were led through the gallery by Cristina Day’s work, With Open Eyes. She invited audience interaction by placing hundreds of screen-printed cloths in a basket with safety pins and Sharpies, which visitors could write a prayer on and pin up on the clothesline.
Anita Marquart’s amazing digital photography prints were beautiful landscapes pulled into dizzying spirals.
It’s a variety of energy. All of them are very talented, said printmaking teacher Hui-Chu Ying, praising the hard work of the students.
Downstairs was the annual Student Art League show. This show gives SAL members the opportunity to display their work for free. Some artists in this show were painter Sarah Murphy, graphic designer (and President of SAL) Joey Augustyn, painter Andrew Somoskey and photographer John Alyward.
Both shows were organized for students by students and are hung for other students to see and be inspired by.
It’s great bringing the art school to the center of campus and breaking out of Folk Hall, said Augustyn.
Students have many more opportunities to show their artwork and learn from each other than they think.
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