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It really is ‘Visual Babble: A BFA Exhibit’
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The “Visual Babble: BFA Thesis Exhibition” at the Visual Arts Center is currently displaying a variety of works in sculpture, photography, illustration, painting, graphic design, ceramics and metals. The exhibit will be displayed until Dec. 2.
It features eight artists: Karen Madura, Tammy Scott, Abby La Chance, Patricia Carothers, John Towner, Eric R. Moore and Cynthia (Cindy) A. Peterson. And every piece of art in the room is as interesting to contemplate as the next.
Moore’s artist statement, located on a small wooden podium in the center of the room, asks the question ‘What Do We Lean On?’ and explains how his deceased daughter and the Soul were his inspiration for his carvings.
“The Garden,” “Cradle of Therapy,” “Sword Staff,” “Binary” and “Soul,” his five pieces, sit in the middle of the room and invite a closer look at the intricate designs carved into large walking sticks found on forest floors; the type everyone always picks up to guide them through the thicket.
Jennifer L. Reynolds’s “Bombshell Bitsy” photographs are intriguing. Bitsy; she’s cooking, she’s cleaning, she’s looking hot, she’s in bed, she’s exercising, she’s a bombshell.
Each artist shares with viewers a piece of him or herself. The art we view — displayed for our aesthetic pleasure — is making very personal statements.
Abby La Chance’s “Conversational Proofs” are amazing. What looks to be at first-sight more than 100 proofs of a close-up of a woman making odd facial expressions soon becomes a challenge to find out what she’s really trying to say.
One must study the surface of the same face over and over to realize how much a simple expression can convey: fear, frustration, delight, boredom and fierceness.
There is batik and paintings among the exhibit, too. Part of Cynthia (Cindy) A Peterson’s exhibit includes two batik pieces beautifully done.
Her exhibit is a mixture of sculpture, carvings and various other methods. “Bird Man Mask and Quanah Parker,” “Bear Man Mask and Collective Frustration,”
“Holy Man Mask and Old Nimiipuu” are mounted on the wall, staring right back.
Appreciate the painting skills of Patricia Carothers and photography skills of John Tower. Witness the evolution of Karen Madura’s concept sketches into the finished drawings.
Tammy Scott’s “Commemorate” including drawings as well; low to the floor, a long strip of map is covered with images of highway memorial crosses of people who’ve lost their lives in the middle of nowhere, set against the dry landscapes across the country.
Low to the floor, making one crouch, down as if really there,
visiting the tomb.
Click here to view Visual Babble: BFA Thesis Exhibition slideshow
JULIA ARREDONDO
Culture Writer
