2008 Woodie Awards
Exhibit highlights senior fine arts
Mark Rybaltowski '08
Issue date: 4/23/08 Section: Entertainment
Since the Senior Art Exhibit opening banquet on Friday, April 4, the walls on the second floor of Mandeville have been home to numerous pieces of artwork courtesy of the senior Fine and Performing Arts majors. The presented work is a collection of the material the students have been working on over the course of the year, with the highly trafficked Mandeville hallways serving as the perfect location for the artists to showcase their pieces to the entire Saint Joseph's community.
The displayed artwork ranges from large mosaics, to photography, to acrylic paints on canvas, to film. All collections include a personally written account, describing the work, the underlying idea, and any relatable history. Kaitlyn McCormick presented two large mosaics on wood; one a 36 inch tropical theme entitled "Mandala" and another entitled "Breaking Free," that features a girl climbing a ladder away from a sea of black and grey tiles towards brighter, lighter colored tiles that take up the upper portion of the mosaic. According to McCormick's personal account, the circular, swirling motion of the tiles in "Breaking Free" is similar to a rip tide, referring back to her days as a child growing up on the beach.
Adam Della Penna and Christie Green also presented mosaics, including a 6'3'' three-dimensional standing person mosaic called "Untitled," and a linear mosaic inspired by a painting of a seaside home in Nantucket, respectively.
One of the most prominent forms featured is acrylic paints on canvas. Rob Ferguson presented two basketball themed canvases, "Back to the Future" and "Sky is the Limit," which shows a basketball player simultaneously jumping for a shot and floating in the air, only his body parts visible as his uniform blends in with the blue sky. Ginene Szczepanski offered up "Charlie's Lily" and "Come I Fratelli," two paintings that combine realistic and abstract elements through beautiful depictions of wild scenery and flowers.
Jereme Scott showcases a series of interesting paintings, including "My Morning Sun's," a colorful depiction of two boys playing in a toilet with the universe visible through a cracked bathroom door. Scott also has a collection of smaller paintings of headshots of varying characters. Alana Allen presented her paintings on large-scale canvases, with an 8' x 10' acrylic on canvas entitled "Violet Stare" and a 5' x 8' acrylic entitled "Ruminations." Allen uses deep, dark colors (a lot of purple and blue) and wide strokes to create sprawling scenes that "suggest loneliness among [the paintings' characters]."
The displayed artwork ranges from large mosaics, to photography, to acrylic paints on canvas, to film. All collections include a personally written account, describing the work, the underlying idea, and any relatable history. Kaitlyn McCormick presented two large mosaics on wood; one a 36 inch tropical theme entitled "Mandala" and another entitled "Breaking Free," that features a girl climbing a ladder away from a sea of black and grey tiles towards brighter, lighter colored tiles that take up the upper portion of the mosaic. According to McCormick's personal account, the circular, swirling motion of the tiles in "Breaking Free" is similar to a rip tide, referring back to her days as a child growing up on the beach.
Adam Della Penna and Christie Green also presented mosaics, including a 6'3'' three-dimensional standing person mosaic called "Untitled," and a linear mosaic inspired by a painting of a seaside home in Nantucket, respectively.
One of the most prominent forms featured is acrylic paints on canvas. Rob Ferguson presented two basketball themed canvases, "Back to the Future" and "Sky is the Limit," which shows a basketball player simultaneously jumping for a shot and floating in the air, only his body parts visible as his uniform blends in with the blue sky. Ginene Szczepanski offered up "Charlie's Lily" and "Come I Fratelli," two paintings that combine realistic and abstract elements through beautiful depictions of wild scenery and flowers.
Jereme Scott showcases a series of interesting paintings, including "My Morning Sun's," a colorful depiction of two boys playing in a toilet with the universe visible through a cracked bathroom door. Scott also has a collection of smaller paintings of headshots of varying characters. Alana Allen presented her paintings on large-scale canvases, with an 8' x 10' acrylic on canvas entitled "Violet Stare" and a 5' x 8' acrylic entitled "Ruminations." Allen uses deep, dark colors (a lot of purple and blue) and wide strokes to create sprawling scenes that "suggest loneliness among [the paintings' characters]."
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