Artists end on high note with student thesis exhibit
Tom McCauley
Issue date: 4/28/09 Section: Entertainment
As the spring semester comes to a close, four UNO art students bid adieu to their undergraduate careers with a thesis exhibition, showcasing their final works.
The 2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibit at the UNO Art Gallery opened April 10 with the usual wine, cheese and crackers spread featuring the works of seniors Ashley Rodriguez-Reed, Angela Drakeford, Ryan Carroll and Ramanda Fuelberth.
"I'm sad to graduate," Drakeford said.
Students put long hours into the thesis exhibit, a process that began during the spring semester before their senior year and culminates with the BFA show.
"People are always the most happy at student shows," Studio Art professor Russ Nordman said.
Nordman advised Carroll and Fuelberth through their thesis projects. He called the exhibit "a really supportive atmosphere" which celebrates the process of artistic expression.
Unlike past exhibits, however, this year's show was made entirely of installation art, or sculptured pieces that incorporates everyday materials with new media devices. For instance, Rodriguez-Reed hung patterned fabric sculptures from the ceiling, creating a layering effect whose context shifts depending on the viewer's place in the room.
Investigating "nature and its structure," Rodriguez-Reed said she crafted these sculptures to create the "dichotomy [which] exists when images resemble a viewer's distant vantage point while simultaneously feeling microscopic."
Carroll created an interactive piece through which the manipulation of knobs on a modified keyboard console, allows the viewer to modify Carroll's images.
In his artist's statement, Carroll likened his style to painting and wrote, "The work has a meditative property that becomes apparent after a short time when the details and movement begin to appear."
Fuelberth used multi-channel videos, projection and televisions to create the aptly-titled "Fruitless Search for Random Redemption."
The 2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibit at the UNO Art Gallery opened April 10 with the usual wine, cheese and crackers spread featuring the works of seniors Ashley Rodriguez-Reed, Angela Drakeford, Ryan Carroll and Ramanda Fuelberth.
"I'm sad to graduate," Drakeford said.
Students put long hours into the thesis exhibit, a process that began during the spring semester before their senior year and culminates with the BFA show.
"People are always the most happy at student shows," Studio Art professor Russ Nordman said.
Nordman advised Carroll and Fuelberth through their thesis projects. He called the exhibit "a really supportive atmosphere" which celebrates the process of artistic expression.
Unlike past exhibits, however, this year's show was made entirely of installation art, or sculptured pieces that incorporates everyday materials with new media devices. For instance, Rodriguez-Reed hung patterned fabric sculptures from the ceiling, creating a layering effect whose context shifts depending on the viewer's place in the room.
Investigating "nature and its structure," Rodriguez-Reed said she crafted these sculptures to create the "dichotomy [which] exists when images resemble a viewer's distant vantage point while simultaneously feeling microscopic."
Carroll created an interactive piece through which the manipulation of knobs on a modified keyboard console, allows the viewer to modify Carroll's images.
In his artist's statement, Carroll likened his style to painting and wrote, "The work has a meditative property that becomes apparent after a short time when the details and movement begin to appear."
Fuelberth used multi-channel videos, projection and televisions to create the aptly-titled "Fruitless Search for Random Redemption."
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