桃花直播 art seniors explore personality, other topics in 鈥楥ontact F19鈥 photo exhibition
Contact: Sasha Steinberg
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擠iverse bodies of work by six talented 桃花直播 State art students are featured this month in a special exhibition at the university鈥檚 Cullis Wade Depot Art Gallery.
On display Nov. 19-26, the 鈥淐ontact F19: BFA Photography Thesis Exhibition鈥 celebrates the final year of studies for graduating seniors Destiny Braswell of Olive Branch, Kayla Cauthen of Natchez, Ana Blakely Davis of Stewart, Madison Martin of Laurel, Colleen McInnis of Valrico, Florida, and Jasmine Riddle of Byhalia.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday, as well as by appointment.
An opening public reception takes place Nov. 19 from 5-7 p.m. in Cullis Wade gallery on the 桃花直播 Welcome Center鈥檚 second floor. Refreshments will be provided.
鈥淐ontact F19鈥 reflects the students鈥 successful conclusion of departmental research, writing and presentation requirements, as well as four years of foundational coursework, survey, art history, and academic and emphasis classes. The word 鈥渃ontact鈥 in the exhibition鈥檚 title refers to the traditional process of photographers making contact sheets in the darkroom to see what they captured on a roll of film.
During their time at 桃花直播, the soon-to-be graduates have benefited from the expertise and support of artists, photographers and advisers, including Professor Marita Gootee, Assistant Professor Dominic Lippillo and Lecturer Candace Hitt. All teach in the department鈥檚 photography emphasis area, with Gootee as its longtime coordinator.
Heavily influenced by the Rorschach Inkblot Tests, Braswell鈥檚 鈥淒isorder鈥 explores personality disorders. Abstractly constructed, the images contain organic and symmetrical qualities that can be interpreted in different ways, induce an autonomic response and provoke an unconscious interpretation from the viewer.
In her series 鈥淎 Dog鈥檚 Life,鈥 Cauthen illustrates the humanization of domestic dogs through the use of compositing in digital photography.
For the body of work 鈥淢otherhood Unveiled,鈥 Davis seeks to display the reality of postpartum depression and the raw truth behind it that is often glamorized.
With the use of scanography and Photoshop manipulation, Martin鈥檚 series 鈥淐onvergence鈥 draws inspiration from convergence in the natural world, and features the merge between the powerful, vibrational experience of holistic healing and mental illnesses and health.
Through her series of images titled 鈥淭he Single Story,鈥 McInnis showcases individuals鈥 learning within higher education institutions by using studio portraiture and emulsion transfers to portray each story and personality. This 45-image grid exemplifies individuality as well as unity in the college community.
Titled 鈥淗elp Not Wanted,鈥 Riddle鈥檚 series conveys pain and emptiness caused by anxiety and depression.
For more information on 鈥淐ontact F19,鈥 contact Lori Neuenfeldt, 桃花直播 art instructor and gallery director, at 662-325-2970 or lneuenfeldt@caad.msstate.edu.
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