HopArt 2018
In considering the selection for the HopArt 2018 Catalog, I looked to artist James Luna for inspiration. A Guggenheim Fellowship recipient that exhibited at museums such as MoMA, the New Museum, the Whitney, and LACMA, Luna was a highly respected installation and performance artist, photographer, and writer known for challenging predominant perceptions of Native Americans. He drew from his Puyukitchum, Ipai, and Mexican American Indian heritages to confront stereotypes and colonial dynamics through his art. James Luna passed away recently on March 4th, 2018. I’m compelled to take this opportunity and pay some small tribute to a personal hero. I also feel that Luna’s legacy is an ideal lens through which to consider artwork selection. This isn’t to say I sought out thematic resonance with Luna’s work; although there is a long history of alignment between art and activism, I don’t intend to imply that every artist need champion some cause. Rather, I mean to emphasize that strong artwork requires vulnerability and risk taking to question perceptions of the world around us and of ourselves. Whether it was in concept, form, medium, or technique, the final artwork selections spoke to me in terms of taking some type of risk. I looked for a sense of extending beyond what was initially assumed by or expected of the artist. In some cases, I favored experimentation over impressive execution, though these are certainly not mutually exclusive categories. Every submission was compelling in some aspect; it is only fair to state that jurying is a challenging exercise in subjectivity. “I truly live in two worlds. This ‘two world’ concept once posed too much ambiguity for me, as I felt torn as to whom I was. In maturity I have come to find it the source of my power.” - James Luna I offer the above quote as a response to the level of ambition and translation that permeates the artwork I had the pleasure of considering. In Luna’s case, the two worlds he worked to reconcile were that of Native American identity and “mainstream” society. In the cases of your wonderful pieces, I experienced generative tensions between worlds of light and dark, analog and digital, form and function, internal self and public persona. It may be that individuals who engage with art making learn to bridge worlds. Or perhaps it’s that individuals already inclined to be conduits gravitate towards creative expression. I suspect it’s a bit of both: an innate quality honed by practice. It’s clear that all of you have this quality and I sincerely hope that you continue with creative practice well beyond this catalog. Regardless of the vocations you pursue, remember this source of power. Our many worlds always need to have their perceptions challenged. David Kim is an artist, biologist, member of the art collective Biome Arts, and Co-Works Program Manager for interdisciplinary making-research at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Grace Lim, Digital Art
Meera Parthasarathy, Photography I
Ana Amaral, Studio Art III
Hop-Art 2018 1
Kyle Kauzens, AP Studio Art
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Junqiong Qui, AP Studio Art
Grace Liu, Studio Art I
Grace Liu, Photography II
Julia Underdah, Studio Art I
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Brittany Forsmo, Photography II
Grace Schacterle, Studio Art IV
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Amelia Hagberg, Fab Lab
Sarah Weissinger, Studio Art II
Brittany Forsmo, Independent Study in Photography
Hop-Art 2018 5
Megan Canfield, Studio Art III
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Charlotte Pickard, Digital Art
Lily Rooney, Digital Art
Emily Dembinski, AP Studio Art
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Amanda Kelly, Studio Art I
Usayd Sheikh, Graphic Design
Allison Bird, Ceramics
Jacob Sullivan, Fab Lab
8
Patrick Webb, Independent Study in Photography
Hop-Art 2018 9
Brittany Forsmo, Photography II
Nathan Thomas, Digital Photography
10
Hanna Ianelli, Studio Art II
Lily Kasper, Studio Art II
Hop-Art 2018 11
Zhuofan Ma, AP Studio Art
Nicholas DePatie, Graphic Design
12
Robbie Bernardin, Studio Art 1
Linnea Pappas-Buyers, Studio Art II
Olivia O’Connor, Studio Art I
Hop-Art 2018 13
Nicholas DePatie, Graphic Design
Eleri Schutte, Studio Art I 14
Madeline Strickland, Digital Photography
Sammy Robert, AP Studio Art
Hop-Art 2018 15
Hayden VanBeek, Graphic Design
16
Julia MacDonald, Digital Photography
Suneeta Tandon, Studio Art III
Hop-Art 2018 17
Linnea Pappas-Buyers, Studio Art II
Julia Lerner, Studio Art I
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Grace Lehman, Photography II
Jack Micallef, Digital Photography
Hop-Art 2018 19
Nora Drechsler, Photography II
Jacob Weinstock, Photography I
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Stephanie Kapelos, Studio Art I
Sara Weissinger, Studio Art II
Hop-Art 2018 21
Abby Brown, Photography II
Nora Drechsler, Photography II
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Abby Casady, Studio Art I
Caroline Connell, Studio Art I
Julia Underdah, Photography II
Hop-Art 2018 23
Nate Morissey, Digital Art
Ben Warndahl, AP Studio Art
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Kristina Weldon, Studio Art IV
Tess Greenwood, Ceramics
Rachel Bachman, Digital Photography
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GUEST JUROR: David Kim
Co-Works Program Manager RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
FACULTY:
Kris Kellenberger Colleen Gianino Christine Enos Sterling Worrell Sara Williams
FEATURED WORKS FROM: Studio Art Photography Ceramics Digital Art Graphic Design Fab Lab
COVER IMAGE:
Helen Aghababian, Class of 2018
Funded by the:
Hopkinton Parent Teachers Association
HHS Art Department 90 Hayden Rowe Street Hopkinton, MA 01748
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