Congratulations to Alum, Katie Lloyd!

Winthrop Fine Arts, BFA sculpture alum, Katie Lloyd graduated this past Friday with her masters in landscape architecture from Clemson University. She is currently working for the City of Greenville. Congratulations!

Join us for a Preview and Sale – Marge Loudon Moody’s ‘Paracosms’

Spotlighting Marge Loudon Moody’s upcoming Preview, Sale, and Show…

Artist Statement:

‘Paracosms’

The newest exhibition in my series of shows celebrating my 30 Year retrospective, ‘Made in America’ is entitled ‘Paracosms’ and will be at Space 1858, 1858 W Grand Street, Chicago, Illinois, opening May 10, 2013, with a reception 6:00 – 9:00p.m.

My work is inspired by the spirit of place. I make abstract acrylic paintings on canvas, collages and mixed-media pieces, which, through a rigorous process of working and reworking of composition and art elements, arrive at a harmonious expression of the essential nature of the subject.  My collage work often employs ‘found’ materials and involves layering and precise juxtaposition of line, color, shape and texture.  Life experience may be similarly layered.  At times, subject matter serves as metaphor for intangible ideas. It examines boundaries, addresses the fragility of existence, of presence, of absence, and of memory.

This show consists of several new collages on two themes – the ‘Urban Instincts’ and ‘Desert Garden’ themes as well as drawings, watercolors and mixed-media pieces from earlier years.

WINTHROP PREVIEW

Preview the work before it goes to Chicago…

After Winthrop graduation on Saturday, May 4, 2013

2:00p.m. to 5:00p.m.

2^nd floor, McLaurin Hall, Studio #249

Winthrop University

Keep up with Space 1858 and the ‘Paracosms’ opening on Facebook:  CLICK HERE

 

                

Lino Azevedo Artist Talk, Tues., April 30.

Azevedo will be giving his MFA thesis exhibition artist talk tomorrow, April 30 at 11:00 am. It is the last cultural approved credit this semester. The talk will take place in the Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery.

Tonight, Opening Reception for MFA Exhibition for Lino Azevedo and Bridget Kirkland

April 26 opening reception 6:30 pm-8:00 pm

April 22 – May 3, 2013

Lino Azevedo and Bridget Kirkland:
M.F.A Thesis Exhibition
Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery, Rutledge Building

Lino Azevedo defines his thesis “XPLOITISM” as the system by which members of our society that are in a position of power take advantage of those who are not. Azevedo’ s intent is to visually communicate to the viewer some of the enormities in the world, and in the words of Gottfried Helnwein, “to use art as a weapon.” Lino Azevedo was born in the 1970′s to Portuguese immigrants near the city of San Francisco, California. Lino has worked as a freelance artist in the areas of illustration, portraiture, and murals.

“Whaddya Say Jim”
Bridget Kirkland
90 second film, 90 photographs,
and Image ViewFinder installation

“Chicken Heads”
Lino Azevedo
Still image from digital film

Bridget Kirkland’s body of work is titled  Whaddya Say Jim. For Kirkland not all memories or stories are recalled perfectly. It is here that her work begins, in a place where thoughts are patchy and stories are recreated. The stories she tells are fragmented and reveal only a glimpse into the larger narrative. Born in Philadelphia, Bridget Kirkland was raised on the lakeshore of Erie, PA. Summer art classes and a grandmother who “looked at things differently” shaped her personal outlook. Solving visual problems coupled with an innate ability to “see through the fluff” allows Kirkland to express art through fresh, clean, honest design.

Bridget Kirkland Artist Talk Tonight at 8pm.

Cultural Credit approved, Tonight at 8pm, Bridget Kirkland, MFA general studio major will giver her artist talk in Rutledge room 119.

“Whaddya Say Jim”
90 second film, 90 photographs,
and Image ViewFinder installation

Bridget Kirkland’s body of work is titled,”Whaddya Say Jim.” For Kirkland not all memories or stories are recalled perfectly. It is here that her work begins, in a place where thoughts are patchy and stories are recreated. The stories she tells are fragmented and reveal only a glimpse into the larger narrative. Born in Philadelphia, Bridget Kirkland was raised on the lakeshore of Erie, PA. Summer art classes and a grandmother who “looked at things differently” shaped her personal outlook. Solving visual problems coupled with an innate ability to “see through the fluff” allows Kirkland to express art through fresh, clean, honest design.

The show reception is this Friday, 6:30-8pm. The show will be up in the Elizabeth Patrick Dunlap Gallery until May 5.

Winthrop Welcomes Emily Connell, Visiting Artist Workshop

Emily Connell joins

Winthrop University’s Department of Fine Arts

to host an Artist Workshop

Topic:  Slip Cast Books

Thursday, April 18, 2013

4:00p.m. to 6:15p.m.

Art Education Room

Rutledge

http://www.emily-connell.com/Emily-Connell

Emily Connell Bio

Emily Connell creates her work through a variety of media, including ceramics, video, photography, and performance.  Her unique background informs her work which walks a line between two spiritual extremes. 

Connell worked on her artwork at Anderson Ranch Arts Center in Snow Mass, Colorado, and the International Ceramics Studio in Kecskemet, Hungary.  Emily Connell received her BFA degree in ceramics from the Kansas City Art Institute.  Currently, she is a Ceramics Instructional Assistant to George Timock at the Kansas City Art Institute and a 2012-2013 Charlotte Street Foundation Urban Culture Project Studio Resident in Kansas City, Missouri.

Connell’s work is published in area publications and Ceramics Monthly magazine.  She exhibits nationally, including an exhibition at the Houston Center for Contemporary Crafts.  In 2012, Connell received the Regina Brown Fellowship to research Catholic processions in Italy during the spring of 2013.

http://www.emily-connell.com/Books

Emily Connell’s Artist Statement

“The progressive secularization of modern man has altered the content of his spiritual life, but not broken the mould of his imagination; a huge residue of mythology lingers in the zones that have escaped regimentation.”

–Mircea Eliade, Images et symbols, Paris 1952.

The mysticisms I experienced as a child at Catholic school still hold a great power over me, influencing my art. I make my work in two stages. First I create objects inspired from religion, and configure them into a scene. Next I use my body to create a context and purpose for the objects. By recording these symbolic interactions through the lens of the camera I produce photographs and video to display alongside my objects. The combination of photographs and relics create a narrative while also heightening the mystery of spiritual purpose.

Using a found vade mecum, or a book of reference (encyclopedia, Bible, dictionary), I cover it, page-by-page, in slip. Firing the book in a kiln transforms it into a reliquary shell, containing the ashes of the book within. Ensuring stability for the delicate book I encase it with chalky plaster. I then use a masonry-saw to cut the piece, revealing the cross-section of the ceramic pages.

These objects become a part of my pseudo-ritual interaction that I perform and document. The use of my body blurs the separation of roles in religious practice, from the sacred leader and practitioner/parishioner, all the way to that of the cynic.

 

Congrats to one of our Alumni, Doug McAbee, Awarded with the Young Faculty Teaching Award

Lander University has recognized outstanding Arts & Humanities faculty
with awards including Winthrop Fine Arts alum Doug McAbee of the Lander
Art Department with the Young Faculty Teaching Award – notable for his
work with public sculpture — Burton Center Sensory Trail, Downtown
Greenwood on Maxwell and consistent and continuing studio production
with recognition through juried exhibit in selective venues.

BA in Art Senior Presentation

Getting From Point A to Point B

How my BA Degree Impacted Me.

By Erin Mitchell

Inaugural BA in Art Senior Presentation

 

Thursday, April 18

11 am Common Time

119 Rutledge

Artists Interviewing Artists: English Grant

Artist Interview of English Grant By Rebecca Jacobs

Rebecca: What are you working on currently? 

English: Right now I am focusing on trying out a lot of different types of photography, so that I can figure out exactly what it is that I want to make a career out of. I am currently interning with Christi Falls, a wedding photographer, and I hope that this experience will enlighten me on what path I want to take, or at the very least, what path I want to avoid. http://www.christifalls.com

Rebecca: Have you always wanted to be in art? and why? (meaning why do you consider yourself an artist/make art over anything else)

English:Ever since I was little I knew that I loved art, but I was never good at it. I could never draw, or paint, and I honestly didn’t even enjoy trying to draw or paint. Growing up I always felt like something was off, because I always secretly identified as an artist, even though art was the only subject in school that I didn’t excel in (other than P.E, I was a fat kid). Then my junior year in high school I took my first photography class, and things just sort of clicked. I still don’t fully understand what gave me the confidence to declare a photography major after only having had one EXTREMELY basic digital photography class in high school, but I am so glad that I did. After I started taking photo classes at Winthrop, the “off”"feeling almost immediately went away, and I started to truly identify as an artist without having to feel like I was faking it. That feeling of belonging is something that I never got from a math or English class, and that is why I have to be an artist.

Rebecca: What pushes/compels you to make art?

English: I make art because of the way it makes me feel.  I know that sounds corny, but I really don’t know of a better way to explain it. Nothing makes me feel as proud or as fulfilled as when I create a piece/body of work that I am truly happy with.

Rebecca: Do you know where you want to go after undergrad? 

English: Location wise, I am honestly very happy where I am. If I can make a good living by staying in the Rock Hill/Charlotte area then I will very happily do so. I would love to be able to travel… I just have no desire to move to some far away place. As far as education, I don’t have any plans to continue beyond undergrad, but that may change after time, and I can always go back.

Rebecca: If you had to do anything other than art, what would it be?

English: Well, I would love to make it big as a singer, but that’s not likely, so I will keep that as a hobby. If I had to choose a different career it would be something easy and tedious, stuck in a cubicle in front of a computer all day punching in numbers. For some reason I love doing tedious stress-free activities, especially involving numbers When I was really stressed out my sophomore year, going to my Math 150 class would be a break for me, I would actually get excited to go to it so I could do mindless number-crunching for an hour.

 Note from editor: English Grant was selected by Professor Mark Hamilton to spotlight as a truly dedicated and innovative photographer at Winthrop. Best wishes in your photographic journey.

Very Special Special Topics Still Open For the Fall

11953 ARTS 482 002 3.000 Performance Art Collaboration TR 06:30 pm-09:15 pm  Jonathan Paul Prichard (P) 08/20-12/10 Full Term RUTL 026G    

12521 ARTS 483 002 3.000 Color on Metal TR 03:30 pm-06:15 pm  Katie Lynn Poterala (P) 08/20-12/10 Full Term RUTL 020G    

12530 ARTS 483 003 3.000 Experimental Video MW 06:30 pm-09:15 pm Dustin Lee Shores (P) 08/20-12/10 Full Term RUTL 113