The Faculty Art Exhibit featured works of painting, pottery, new media and sculpture.
The Lion's Roar / Emily Stephan
Students and guests gathered to appreciate the work of the art department’s faculty at the Spring 2015 Faculty Art Exhibit.
The opening reception was hosted Thursday, Jan 29 at the Contemporary Art Gallery.
There was a variety of art on display, from sculptures to abstract paintings to experimental film. Those who had gathered at the exhibit partook of fruit, cheese, beverages and other refreshments as they strolled through the gallery.
Much of the consensus proved positive, with students excited to see their instructors’ artistic prowess on display in a gallery setting.
“So far, I believe the work on display here is just amazing,” said Savannah Perrin, sophomore graphic design major, during her tour through the exhibit. “You can see all of the faculty put a great deal of hard work into what they’ve done. The fish sculpture piece here in particular is amazing to me; it really feels like you’re under the ocean with them.”
Painting instructor Jim Graham, one of the faculty members with work featured in the exhibition, explained his style.
“My work usually compares to two dissimilar categories,” said Graham. “The piece of mine that you see in the show features a green garden hose as well as a piece of toast with drizzled honey on it. Also, I used both abstraction and representational modes of art within the piece. It compares things formally; something very natural compared to something very unnatural.”
Some of the students touring the gallery singled out Graham’s work in order to praise it, the word “abstract” coming up often in conversations around his paintings.
“[The exhibit] is very impressive,” said Anna Fernandez, new media and animation major. “[My friends and I] were talking about Jim Graham’s paintings. It’s like a foggy, hazy memory. It’s all very skillful.”
For more information on future exhibitions or other matters related to the Contemporary Art Gallery, contact the gallery Director Dale Newkirk via e-mail at dale.newkirk@selu.edu.