May Issue 2000
Appalachian's Senior Studio to Present Works by Art Students
Appalachian State University's Catherine J. Smith Gallery in Boone, NC, will proudly present an exhibit of works by bachelor of fine arts candidates in the Department of Art, from through May 19.
This year's senior studio class is comprised of eleven students: Jamie Carroll, Anne Tyler, Sev Eaton, Josh Johnston, Laura Shoemaker, Julie Thacker, Doug Davis, Sarah Greene, Declan Halpin, Mike Lankry, and Susan Poole.
A thread found in most of the student work is the unusual combination of materials. Some of which are the traditional materials used by artists over many years such as paint, bronze and other similar media familiar to the public and some are lifted from the everyday refuse of discarded objects. For instance, Sarah Greene has combined hammered copper with clear cast resin to create figures in various emotional states.
Mike Lankry has combined handmade clay forms with bones and antlers and animal fur.
Jamie Carroll has combined various technical components with cast silver figures. Some of the content of the work is highly personal and some of the content is about situations in which all human beings find themselves in today's society. Jamie Carroll's work addresses our relationship with the technological environment; he invites us to "enter the small, dark worlds: he has created.
Doug Davis' work asks us to consider a comparison and a contrast of the new and the old, with birth and death.
Sev Eaton has constructed several installations over the course of the semester that ask us to experience his work in the natural environment; he utilizes natural light and sound along with a constructed environment that he asks the viewer to physically experience alone.
Anne Tyler investigated the women of Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament. Her response is a feminist statement about contemporary issues affecting women in the twenty first century. The paintings have attached umbilical cords which signify the relationship of the various figures depicted.
Josh Johnston considers the corporate world and the ambitious, aggressive drive to be financially successful in his cast cement/mixed media sculpture.
Laura Shoemaker investigated the geological effects of wind with research that also addresses cultural beliefs about the wind and its power which has resulted in hanging wind forms made of wood and handmade paper.
Susan Poole combined porcelain and silver jewelry in a representation of physical deterioration. Julie Thacker has emphasized human interactivity with its resulting complications with sculpture and painting.
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