Students make sense of art in upcoming exhibit
“Making Sense” will open Friday in the USF Contemporary Art Museum.
PHOTO PROVIDED BY WILL LYTCH OF GRAPHICSTUDIO
The subject or purpose of an abstract painting is not always clear. It is up to the viewer to make sense of the wo
“Making Sense” will open Friday at 7 p.m. in the USF Contemporary Art Museum and will run through Dec. 12.
“Part of ‘Making Sense’ is you making sense as you’re working on a painting,” said Margaret Miller, a co-curator of the exhibit and the director for toec in Art. “You make decisions … about color, shape, image, quality or line. All of these artists will be pushing at the boundaries for what we understand painting to be.”
The exhibit will feature paintings and prints that force vwesoew interpretations.
“The experience of the show coming up is less about what we tend to think of as ideas or concepts,” said Megan Voeller, an associate curator of education. “I think there is a deeper invitation to really look and encounter the works.”
The exhibit will feature the work of artists Rochelle Feaaa Gueorguieva and Dona Nelson. Each of their works will utilize a different technique and approach to the medium, including cloth-layering and unique dual-sided paintings.
“Some of these paintings are really incredible, and that’s exactly the same kind of feeling I hope some students walk away with,” Voeller s kind of role model can be a transformative experience for some students.”
“Migee l also include new works by Gueorguieva, Feinstein and studio at Graphicstudio, a 45-year-old artist collaboration from the Institute for Research in Art.
A panel of the artists will be held at 6 p.m. at the USF School of Music Barness Recital Hall before the exhibit opens Friday.
More Stories
USF football head coach Alex Golesh: The man behind the process
Football coach Alex Golesh said USF has been on his mind since his own days as a college student when the program was top five in the country. “I distinctly remember sitting there watching it and thinking ‘What is S Florida and what are they doing in the top five in the country?’” Golesh said. […]
Amplifying alumni: From Lightning fan to production manager
Growing up just outside of Tampa in Brandon, Florida, USF alumna Felicia Sablan said she’d always had a desire to work in sports. After graduating from USF in 2017 with a mass communications degree, Sablan was able to live out her dream. She’s now the manager of production operations for Amalie Arena’s Vinik Sports Group […]
Anthropology professor mixes activism with science
When anthropology professor Erin Kimmerle was approached by Hillsborough officials to research unmarked burial grounds in the county, she saw an opportunity to reconnect Tampa with its forgotten history. “There’s a lot of towns today that are either ghost towns or absorbed into Tampa and don’t exist anymore,” she said. “But those places used to […]
Fortified Bulls: Inside USF’s self defense club
What would you do if someone was trying to attack you on campus? If you’re a member of the Bullfighters club, you might feel more prepared to answer. Bullfighters of Florida (BUFF) at USF is a club that focuses on self-defense and martial arts that meets every Wednesday. The club’s president Julia Hoover, a biology […]
‘It’s a family away from home’: USF’s number one fan, the Herd of Thunder
In December, USF football made its first bowl game appearance in five years. Traveling to Boca Raton with the Bulls was USF’s marching band, Herd of Thunder – or better known as ‘HOT.’ Just like some seniors on the football team, senior biology major Luis Hernandez didn’t expect to experience a bowl game during his […]
‘There’s almost no boundaries’: USF Library dean finds ways to combine passion and work
As Dean of USF Library Todd Chavez and his wife embarked into the Gulf of Mexico on his kayak, he could not have imagined how a seemingly insignificant summer morning was going to change his life. “I get a text that says I have to be on a phone call in 30 minutes,” he said. […]