I was recently watching CBS Sunday Morning and as usual there were lots of delightful stories to enjoy. One in particular drew me in. It was about the architect turned artist Matteo Pericoli who has been making drawings of New York City through the windows of people who live there. Most of these people are famous and amazingly successful, so the views are typically pretty special. But as the clip shows, not all views are memorable. In the end, it is the process of looking and drawing that gives the viewer and artist an exceptional experience. For more on Matteo Pericoli visit his website at http://www.matteopericoli.com. The video below is the December 13 clip from CBS Sunday Morning about Pericoli.
The Department of Visual Arts welcomes the Caddo River Art Guild Exhibition to Hammons Gallery, November 23rd through December 17th. The opening reception will be held December 9th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM in the gallery. Work from 21 area artists will be on display. For a campus map, click here.
Also, don’t miss Joy Pennington’s presentation on the Creative Economy. Joy Pennington is the Executive Director of the Arkansas Arts Council. She will speak at 5 PM as part of our reception activities.
The Department of Visual Arts will be welcoming the sculptor and installation artist Jonathan Brilliant to campus this coming March 2nd through 13th. Jonathan will be on-campus for over a week while he constructs a large-scale installation piece made entirely of Starbucks coffee stirring sticks in the Hammons Gallery. More information to come in the next few weeks…
I don’t know if paper is the most exciting new medium as the linked article suggests, but it is enjoyable. Click on the picture to see some cool new work made only of paper.
Adam Wheat, Annette Whitehead, and Tyler Whitley will be exhibiting their design portfolios and other works in the OBU Verser lobby, November 30th through December the 11th, with an opening reception on Saturday, December the 5th at 2:00 p.m. Congratulations to Adam, Annette, and Tyler!
“35 Smart Logos To Make You look Twice” by Dainis Graveris features logos that incorporate some of the best visual communication qualities – visual metaphor, figure/ground and more. MONICA MILLER :: CONTRIBUTOR.
Professor Raouf Halaby has been invited to present his paper, “The Clinton Presidential Library and Museum: Its Role in Promoting the Arts” at the Third International Conference on the Inclusive Museum conference, to be held at Yildiz University, in Istanbul, Turkey in June, 2010. Congratulations Dr. Halaby!
Professor David Bieloh has been invited to present his paper, “Moving Nowhere Fast: The Embrace of Appropriation” at the 1st Annual International Conference on Fine and Performing Arts in Athens, Greece, June 2010.
