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

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

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.

Left: Liz Parrish

A Portrait on the Wall

paint on wood, pen

Right:  

Roger Shipley

Cosmos

viscosity etching

Left: Liz Parrish

We Block the Coors with Clouds of Smoke

acrylic, ink with acrylic medium, on wood

Right: Armando TanziniThe Cell

Liz Parrish

Tug of War

acrylic, ink with acrylic medium, on wood

Kathy Sterngolde

Split Personality

glazed ceramic ware

Left: Amy Abottoir

Self Trilogy #2

marker, pastel, acrylic, on paper

Middle:  

Amy Abottoir

Road Sign

oil on wood panel

Right: Amy Abottoir

Self Trilogy #3

marker, pastel, acrylic, on paper

Howard Tran

Ghe #95, #78, #91

mixed media

Curatorial Statement fixated to the wall

Image used for promotion email as used with Amy's permission from her website

Screenshot image of the promotion email (gallery hours at the bottom)

RE: Purposed a Co-Curated Show - Hayden's Post

RE: Purposed

October 21-23, 2015

CO-CURATED BY

Courtney Hayden and Rachel Bowman

RECEPTION

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 2:00PM

Gallery Talk at 2:15PM

LYCOMING COLLEGE CAMPUS ART SPACE

Located in the Fine Arts Building

Next to Rose Dirocco's office

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Alexandrian Hartman, Job Johnson, Jennifer Monico, and Worth Rawson

     Nature is in a constant cycle of birth and decay.  It is no wonder that this relationship inspires artists in their creations.  Nature is the essence of the world we belong to, and, as humans, we draw inspiration from its natural progression.  This recurring cycle of birth and decay is seen in nature, man-made materials, and synthetic substances.  Artists are drawing from this sequence because these materials have had some form of a purposeful life prior to their current uses in aesthetic creations.  Whether the material once grew naturally or was created through a chemical process, these objects are being reinvented.

     RE: Purposed begs the question, can humans of this world escape this cycle, or are they forever destined to utilize the natural world in the creation of “new” works?  Is any material that is being used actually new or, rather, some form of a reimagined medium?  RE: Purposed takes the viewer through the progression of life through the use of several types of artistic expression.  This show portrays nature’s cycle of birth and decay through reused materials, whether they are derived from the Earth, man, or synthetic substances.

Image of Curatorial Statement:

Pictures of RE: Purposed:

*Quality of images were distorted through transfer between devices

Untitled

Alexandrian Hartman

Mixed Media

2015

Untitled

Jennifer Monico

Mixed Media

2015

Pieces Featured Above from Left to Right:

Lenni Lenape Marker

Job Johnson

Graphite on handmade paper, handmade frame

1914

Untitled

Worth Rawson

Δ6 Oxidation, Stoneware

2015

*Image above was taken closer up to focus on texture and form

Field of Bones

Job Johnson

Graphite, Charcoal on handmade paper

Date Unknown

Pieces Featured Above from Left to Right:
*The following images were taken closer to pieces to focus on texture and form

Untitled

Worth Rawson

Δ6 Oxidation, Stoneware

2015

Untitled

Worth Rawson

Δ6 Oxidation, Stoneware

2015

Untitled

Worth Rawson

Δ6 Oxidation, Stoneware

2015

Last Great Pine (Second Version)

Job Johnson

Graphite on hand-made paper, handmade wood frame

1924

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