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April 22, 2013
Volume 23. Issue 13
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Artists’ work on display at 36th Annual Student Invitational KIMBERLY JOHNSON
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Brett Harvey, zoology major, examines Timothy Haerens mixed media collage “Missing U” at the student invitational opening reception.
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The 36th annual Student Invitational has officially opened at the Wignall Museum of Contemporary Arts. The juried exhibition showcases 12 students artists, hand-picked by faculty members, to display their work to the viewing public. The yearly exhibit continues to draw students, teachers and local art enthusiasts into the ever-changing walls of the Wignall Museum. Ready to view and discuss the pieces, dozens piled into the Wignall for the artist reception on April 17, many with congratulatory words for the artists. Current Student Invitational participant Robert Tidwell, mastermind behind the multimedia piece, “Untitled,” gravitated toward Dulce Soledad Ibarra's series referring to it as “stunning.” Her body of work titled "Todavia Viva, constructed from papel picado (cut paper) is a 3-dimensional reminder to Ibarra that though she is fragile, she is alive. Another artist whose voice is a personal message and theme among her work is photographer Karissa Ford. Her series takes you through her mind as she processes her thoughts on aging, the falsified notion of safety and realizing and accepting morality. “Looking back, I did not come to these realizations in a clear or fantastic manner as stories might suggest,” she notes in the Student Invitational Information Guide. “These epiphanies, as well as the often-discouraging opinion many of these stories imply toward daydreaming, are explored within my work.” Artist Emily Burns uses oil on panel to reignite the life in forgotten intimate photographs of her lineage. Taking her audience back into the ‘80s, the unique body of work is built upon quirks encompassed by her family. She somehow bypasses what could have been caricature type pieces, but produces paintings that are true-to-life representations of family moments displayed in the photos they emulate. Continued on page 6
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