鈥楥ontact S18鈥 exhibition at MSU features photographs by graduating seniors
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擳wo graduating seniors in 亚洲色吧视频鈥檚 Department of Art are presenting their photographs in a special exhibition April 12-May 7 in the university鈥檚 Colvard Student Union Art Gallery.
Free to all, the 鈥淐ontact S18: BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition鈥 celebrates the final year of studies for Brennan P. Crosby of Clinton and Kenan M. Simpkins of Madison.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
A public reception takes place at 5 p.m. Thursday [April 12] in the Union art gallery. Refreshments will be available.
鈥淐ontact S18鈥 reflects the students鈥 successful conclusion of departmental research, writing and presentation requirements, as well as four years of foundational coursework, survey, art history, and academic and emphasis classes.
During their time at MSU, the students have benefited from the expertise and support of Professor Marita Gootee and Assistant Professor Dominic Lippillo. Both teach in the department鈥檚 photography emphasis area, with Gootee as its longtime coordinator.
Titled 鈥淧erfectionism, A Dangerous State of Mind in an Imperfect World,鈥 Crosby鈥檚 body of work employs imagery sourced from a wide scale of periodicals to create collages that reference post-colonial theory, the avant-garde and the post-modern left-wing Democratic movement.
鈥淭he collages deconstruct the sourced imagery to the extent that meaning is shifted to create commentary about the world鈥檚 past and present political issues and to address the effects of global strains put on us as people and to the planet,鈥 Crosby explained.
In her photographic series 鈥淥UR: fragmented memory,鈥 Simpkins uses a technique of fragmenting family photographs to mimic memories of collective experiences. The images contain a nostalgic vernacular lexicon that connects each person鈥檚 personal experience to reference ordinary American life. Simpkins altered the opacity of certain fragments in the images and made them more transparent to illustrate how general details of memories fade.
鈥淥ften, the most vivid details are in the forefront of our mind, and this is illustrated in the way that I layer the more opaque fragments in the foreground of the image,鈥 she said.
In addition to the art department, the 鈥淐ontact S18鈥 exhibition is made possible with support from the Center for Student Activities. For more information, contact Lori Neuenfeldt, MSU art instructor and gallery director, at 662-325-2970 or LNeuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu.
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