Author: Catherine Suitor

Title of Event: Kress Collection
Date & Time of Event: Sunday December 9th 1 pm
Location of Event: Samek Art Gallery
Type of event: Art Exhibition

I thought that the exhibition was very well displayed. I particularly like a white stone sculpture of a mother and child because I thought that it was very well detailed. Especially working with a hard material like metal I think that it is very impressive that the artist could work such detail into a material like stone and make it look flawless. In addition, I thought that the environment of the room made the art work feel very grandiose.

Title of Event:  art opening/reception for Maggie Cardelús
Date & Time of Event: Thurs Nov 14 5pm
Location of Event: Holmes rm 103
Type of event: Artist opening/reception

I really enjoyed Maggie’s work. I found that all of the mixed media was very visually interesting and appealing. I like how she uses other unfinished works and turns them into her version of a finished work. I also think that the repetition of the themes and images in a lot of her works are interesting because it gives me different versions/ perspectives of one specific topic. I also loved how colorful her work was as it is very eye catching.

Title of Event: Maggie Cardelús Artist Lecture

Date and time of event: October 9th, 5pm

Location of Event: Holmes Auditorium

Type of Event: Artist Lecture

This talk was very interesting. Maggie has had a 30 year long career so far. She explores gender and history in her art by using photographs, multi-media, and needlepoints that she buys from street markets. I also thought it was interesting how she combined art and motherhood while she was raising her children. This was because she didn’t want to leave art or her children so she merged them into her projects. She believed that this was a very effective stratagy.

Title of Event: Slow Looking
Date & Time of Event: Friday October 4rd 1pm
Location of Event: Samek Art Gallery
Type of event: Exhibition

I really enjoyed the Slow Looking exhibit at the gallery. I found two art pieces really interesting, which are pictured above. I thought the drawing of the city was really impressive because it was so detailed and at such a small scale. The technique used no color, but you could tell the dimensions and shadows of the scene perfectly. I also found the drawing of the face really interesting because I think that it is a good example on how to show the shape and dimensions of a face, which is useful for our bust project. The exhibit had a very good message of using this alum’s collection to allow people to practice “slow-looking” in a world in which we consume so much media so quickly. I also liked that the exhibit was supposed to mimic the alum’s home and how he displayed his collection.