Art Department News for January, 2010

The Drawing and Printmaking class has recently completed two projects, as they aim to explore various media.  The first is a self-portrait project, which the students rendered in graphite and charcoal.  Each student had a photo shoot, from which they chose their favorite picture to draw.  Kirsten Warkow, sophomore challenged herself with a ¾ view (below).

Drawing Class has also been exploring Surrealism through artists including Dali, Magritte and local artist David Gista.  Each student was required to put together a composition in which they expressed an opinion through a collage of unrelated images or surprising points of view.  Here, sophomore Anna Schwartz shares her opinion on pollution – specifically how it is touching all portions on the Earth, and how the United States is a significant contributor to the global pollution problem (below).

Graphic Design Art Studio students have also had a productive semester.  Recently, the students in this class were asked to devise an individual project – something they had always wanted to try.  Each student was required to design a timeline for the project, a rubric by which the work would be graded and a series of learning objectives.  Here are two of the completed works – the first is a commentary on capitalism created by Seth Yarkony, senior(below).

Image coming soon!

The second is a photo collage of Bruce Springsteen created entirely from old photographs of the student’s parents, and presented on 3” diameter buttons.  This piece was created by Kelly Moran, senior.  

Students in Graphic Design 2 recently entered a new logo design contest for the Wheelchair and Ambulatory Sports USA group (the organization that hosts Paralympics).  At press time, we are pleased to announce that two of our students – Owen Petray and Megan Kraus, both juniors – have been named as finalists in this design competition!   Stayed tuned – winners will be announced in next month’s Highlights!