Faculty art exhibit unnoticed

The faculty art exhibit, which features the artwork of several faculty members from the fine arts department, will be displayed until Sunday, Feb. 23, in the fine arts gallery in the Holy Spirit Library.

by Michelle Burns assistant features editor

The faculty art exhibit, featuring the work of four Cabrini profes, sors, went unnoticed by the students, faculty and staff this past Thursday, Jan. 30.

Neil Patterson, adjunct, Cassandre Maxwell, lecturer of fine arts, Don Dempsey, assistant professor of graphic design, and Lisa Learner, adjunct, displayed some of their artwork, ranging from ceramics and web pages to pastels and oil paintings.

With such a variety, one would find it hard to say which piece was the best piece of art.

Some pieces reflected the forever growing information highway.

Dempsey created web pages using computer graphics and T-shirts for a Boilermaker Road Race. His web pages included photographs, which he took and developed himself. Other copyrighted photos needed to be cleared for usage. One photo taken by NASA cost approximately $ 100 to be used on a web page.

Learner submitted oil paintings that she created. The paintings are of places she has been and look more like actual photographs than paintings. Junior Mia Fitzgerald said these pictures were of places she had been before.

Except for Fitzgerald, who is an English and communication major, only studio art majors showed up for the exhibit. The students said the presentation was rushed and not appealing. There was no one there to greet people as they arrived. Refreshments were served, but they were hidden in the small study lounge adjacent to the gallery.

Aside from those few minor problems, the artwork could have made these errors go unnoticed. Other works done by Maxwell were pieces that may go into a children's book. Her work reflects the thoughts in a child's mind, combining reality and a fantasy world. Maxwell's work was done in pastels, which is a type of drawing instrument that creates a soft look. Maxwell's works looked real, almost as if they could move. One drawing was of her cat looking at a ladybug on a leaf. The cat was done in pastels. The rest of the image was a collage.

Patterson's works of ceramics were original because he used no moldings. These works looked different from other ceramics in that there was no mold used. Unlike conventional ceramics, which are made with a mold, his ceramics had a more free style and looked handmade. He chose tones that created a sandy color in some pieces.

The poor publicity and small turnout for the faculty art exhibit was an example of people failing to witness greatness

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