{"id":157,"date":"2023-10-06T16:14:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/?p=157"},"modified":"2023-10-06T16:17:24","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T23:17:24","slug":"universitys-art-faculty-exhibit-presents-various-mediums-and-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theredlandsbulldog.com\/index.php\/2023\/10\/06\/universitys-art-faculty-exhibit-presents-various-mediums-and-messages\/","title":{"rendered":"University’s Art Faculty Exhibit Presents Various Mediums and Messages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The University of Redlands Art Gallery opened again for the school year; its doors welcoming students and visitors to explore numerous works composed by the university\u2019s own art faculty. Ranging from ceramics, to photograph collages, to portraits and prints, each artist and their pieces represent a different idea that reopens the concept of humanity in the world. The gallery opened Aug. 29 and welcomed visitors up until Sept. 24. This exhibition presented the chance for students to intake captivating art and connect with professors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Entrance to the Faculty Art Show.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Professor Raul Acero and his multiple pieces of ceramic work dive into an important yet forgotten history of Latin America. Hijos de Algo<\/em>, which translates to \u201csons of status,\u201d features miniature ceramic pieces representing the story of colonialism in South America and the Caribbean. The center piece, a clay figurine surrounded in a blue boat, represents the oceans crossed by the sons in order to reach new lands. Circling figures colored in a dark,  oil-like brown represented those who were colonized, their expressions anguished and in sorrow. The beautiful ceramics are up for sale for anyone interested.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Hijos de Algo” by Paul Acero.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Professor Tommi Cahill evokes a sense of humanity through her photo collages. Footprints<\/em>, eight parts of photos taken by Cahill, are, in the words of the artist, receipts left behind by people. Many of her findings featured in the photos themselves are artifacts, some from estate sales and other items found lying around streets. Cahill expresses how, as a photographer, \u201cyou have to pay attention to the world\u201d since life moves very fast. Her works capture and express the reality of life; for example, the items people cherished. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cA photo capturing the image of life and what some people cherish is the same as what some don\u2019t. That\u2019s what I\u2019m really getting from it,\u201d Cahill said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cahill\u2019s photos are meant to be open for interpretation, connecting back to the idea that trash to someone may be treasure to another person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Footnotes” by Tommi Cahill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Professor Penny McElroy composed digital pieces and printed them onto glass to achieve the work that is Belladonna<\/em>. The glass features art of different styles, all under the same concept of gifting flowers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was thinking about the Victorian language of flowers,\u201d said McElroy, \u201cI wanted to use this idea as a touchstone and create digital composite images that evoke liminal spaces and forgotten dreams.\u201d McElroy produced various pieces, but selected a handful to display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Belladonna” (right) by Penny McElroy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Inspired by the song \u201cLos caminos de la vida,\u201d professor Anna Gaitan created paper works by utilizing stencils and materials which she is most acquainted with. The prints are meant to represent the different stages of life that everyone goes through. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSome of them are positive events and some are negative,\u201d Gaitan said, adding that the piece overall \u201cis meant to be continuous.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pieces themselves are named after the song, whose title translates to the paths of life<\/em>. As for the techniques utilized, Gaitan set two challenges for herself whilst creating the pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI could not over-plan my designs, and I had to begin work from a neutral color palette.\u201d Her paper works use intricate color schemes to express the emotional and universal aspect of said pivotal moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Los Caminos de la Vida” by Anna Gaitan. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Professor Munro Galloway featured multiple paintings titled Paris Eyes<\/em>. There are seven paintings in total, each with a different color palette, all created through the use of gouache, watercolor, ink, and colored pencil. No two paintings are the same, each with their own value. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Paris Eyes” by Munro Galloway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The largest piece in the exhibit was a self-portrait printed by professor Jeff Wilson. Wilson, who teaches digital imaging and photography, worked around the medium that is \u201clike second nature\u201d to him, creating his portrait Grande Aubergine<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe self-portrait,\u201d said Wilson, \u201cis a tongue-in-cheek nod to the odalisque paintings that were popular and scandalous during the 18th<\/sup> and 19th<\/sup> centuries.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for the piece\u2019s significance to Wilson, it is a representation of his confidence and self-actualization invoked by age. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI’m becoming more comfortable with myself and suffering from imposter syndrome less as I age,\u201d Wilson said. \u201cHopefully, at some point in everybody’s life, they learn how to exist without paying attention to what others think.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The beauty of being alive and living contently has been dismissed collectively by society. But as mentioned by Wilson, it has lots of importance in our own lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Grande Aubergine” (back) by Jeff Wilson. Photo by Zina Balmaceda.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Each professors\u2019 passion for their line of work is evident in their art. The exhibit was supported by the Hunsaker family to honor the late Carol Appleton, who, as an artist herself, made sure the arts were given the recognition deserved. Denise Benz, the art department coordinator, also supported the artists and their works, making sure to entrancingly display the beauty of the arts and the university\u2019s art faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos by Eleanor Bachmeier.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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