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The Nexus exhibition in the CVA gallery, now through February 3,
2013 will be unlike any other art exhibition held by the
department. Associate Professor of 2D/3D Studies and
Interdisciplinary Art, Barbara Miner says, “It is planned as an
organic, evolving “Happening”—an experiment.”
Students in the Department of Art, much like field scientists,
will be collecting, tagging, photographing, categorizing. They
will be amassing a body of knowledge on a topic of interest to
them and from that knowledge, searching for patterns and
deriving meaning. Then they have to present what they discovered
in a form of their choosing.
Gallery Director, Ben Pond, adds, “Through this process,
students will be learning that creativity has connections not
only to the visual arts but to every discipline. It’s designed
to get them to more thoughtfully examine their worlds, and then
to apply critical thinking skills as to how they will develop an
installation that best presents what they learned or found.”
The display will morph over time, as new additions will be made
weekly. Visitors are encouraged to return to the ever-changing
space often as the event unfolds.
To celebrate the students’ efforts, an artists’ reception will
be held Friday, February 1 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the CVA Main
Gallery. The public is invited and welcome to attend this free
event.
The photographic work of artist and astronomer Tyler Nordgren—famous
for his popular poster series for the National Park Service and
for his award-winning photography of earthly and astronomical
phenomenon—will be on display in the CVA Clement Gallery from
February 15 through March 15.
As a guest of the UT Department of Physics and Astronomy
colloquium, Nordgren will also present a lecture in Ritter
Planetarium Wednesday, February 13 at 7 p.m. Titled “Capturing
Natural Night,” Dr. Nordgren’s talk will explore
his photography of night skies in National Parks and what we
learn from "parks after dark."
The exhibit in Carlson Library, to be shown on the first floor
of the library, features three distinct bodies of student work:
digitally created faux galaxies, 3D chimera art works developed
with a MakerBot, and a variety of print works exploring cellular
form.
The faux galaxies are photographic works of constructed
“galaxies” created by students in the department’s digital media
class, taught by Sedar Burns. The faux galaxies were
generated from the universe of the students’ imaginations. The
students’ chimera works are hybrid designs created with 3D
imaging software and then constructed with a MakerBot, which
re-produces the images in 3D form in plastic. The exhibit in
Carlson Library will remain up throughout most of the spring
semester, which concludes at the end of April.
The Department of Art will also hold a lecture in mid-March
(date TBA) presented by Rosamond Purcell, an
internationally acclaimed artist and photographer, praised for
her work exploring nature in all its forms. The
Massachusetts-based “doyenne of decay” will show and discuss her
widely exhibited work, which explores natural history, and the
processes of the natural world. For more information about her
work, visit
rosamondpurcell.com.
All of these events are free and open to the public.
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