Lyco Curatorial Practice

Monday, November 16, 2015

Transformed Realities

Transformed Realties

Curated by Arissa Dickison and Rachel Parthemer

"recessive trait" by ronald lambert

view from the middle of the room

"untitled" by Bryan McGinnis

" A difficulty in asking how come" By ronald Lambert

The title Transformed Realties

"A broken Window Theory" By Ronald Lambert

View from standing at window in the gallery

The three pieces of student work in the show on one wall together.

Corrine Kline, Mallory Kern and Lexie Miller

"Untitled" by Corrine Kline

View of tags next to the art work.

"Carton" by Mallory Kern

"Mystified Reality" by Lexie Miller

A view of our tags for the show. Made on cardstock.

"Recessive Trait" by Ronald Lambert

"A difficulty in asking how come" by Ronald Lambert

A view from the door!

How our lighting was set up.

This is how we left the Gallery when we were done.

During the Gallery opening !

Artist Ronald Lambert installing his window piece.

One of the PR pieces posted on instagram and Facebook to invite people to the opening !

posted by: ARISSA DICKINSON AND RACHEL PARTHEMER

Friday, November 13, 2015

Virtual Exhibition - Sophie Herzing

Professionally Inked

You're perfect for the job in every way. You have all the necessary skills and experience the company is looking for, and you've arrived at the interview in your best attire. But there's one problem…

Professionally Inked is a visual representation that reveals the discrimination of people with visible tattoos in the workplace. Corporate stereotypes demand a particular appearance that is clean, standard, and conforming. These dress codes suppress individualism, while also discriminate against certain applicants for jobs. Even though these dress code policies have taken an extreme swing in recent years, how often do professionals actually apply them in their hiring process?

These images embody those professionals who are equally as qualified for their positions as their colleagues without tattoos. They allow the viewer to evaluate their views on job performance without biased opinion of personal appearance. Does covering the tattoos themselves change the performance of the employee?

Next three images from the Lyco Campus Project Space in the Fine Arts Building, then using Photoshop to appropriate the images onto the walls

After we discussed the exhibition in class, I realized that I had great images, but it didn't really match my curatorial statement. I think it is always better to find the images you want to use, then create the statement instead of the other way around. That would be my advice when creating a virtual exhibition.

All images were taken from google searches

The Truth of Ourselves

Curated by Sophie Herzing and Kari McCoy

2015

Opening: October 14th with a panel discussion at 2:15 in the Lyco Campus Project Space

Show ran October 14th through the 18th

Artists Featured: Liz Parish, Roger Shipley, Amy Abbotoir, Armando Tanzini, Howard Tran, and Kathy Sterngolde

Curatorial Statement:

“I don’t know if you know who you are until you lose who you are”

In this generation, people are always trying to label those around them: classy, eccentric, conservative, realistic, pessimistic, etc. How does someone decide which of these they belong to? Why do we allow others to form an identity for us? Or better yet, how do we break free of these stereotypes?

The Truth of Ourselves is a visual representation of the constant struggle in keeping your self-identity when faced with a world full of battling personalities. These images are meant to sweep the viewer into a vortex a blurred reality, where they must distinguish who they are or who they want to become. Some of the more abstract pieces will be slightly skewed, making you feel as if the world is shaking during an earthquake to showcase the chaos in balancing who you believe you are over what others want you to be. Others may be a myriad of color all seeking the main attention of the viewer, like the battling of voices in a crowded room. The more figurative pieces help the viewer to understand what to make of themselves as they find their way out of that vortex. Discovering oneself is a process of trying on and throwing away personas. In its fullest form, The Truth of Ourselves seeks to comfort the individual struggling to find their identity in the disrupting commotion of life, and know they are not alone.