Art faculty impart wisdom
Erin Marissa Russell
Issue date: 10/26/09 Section: Entertainment
Gallery talks for the Brookhaven College Art Faculty Exhibition Oct. 21 presented an opportunity for students to hear professors discuss their own work and creative processes.
The exhibit, displayed in the Forum Gallery Oct. 5-28, included ceramics, digital imaging, drawing, metals, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
Drawing professor Marla Ziegler said: "This is one of my favorite shows every year, and that's because … it's so much fun to see what faculty has done in one year. Everybody keeps evolving, changing … it's always quality work."
Painting professor Chong Chu explained the elements and techniques he used in his oil painting titled, "Do You See My Yellow Dots?" The painting depicted human forms against clouds and sky, carrying plant-like shapes. Chu encouraged the audience members to find their own symbolism and meaning in the piece.
Ziegler said the change in her work this year was the introduction of color. Ziegler said she normally works in black, white, brown or reddish-brown. Ziegler said the idea for her piece began with a work titled "Iris," which paired purple with green.
Her piece "Bouquet" consisted of textured, brightly -colored ceramic panels installed in a row. Ziegler said she didn't want the textures to be recognizable, so she used ordinary things like a braided rug, string, cardboard and paper bag handles to create patterns.
Art metals and sculpture professor Natalie Macellaio's piece, "Evolving," stacked clay roach motels into a representation of "how our cities might look to them [roaches]." Macellaio said part of her concept was the speed with which people construct their cities and the shoddy craftsmanship that sometimes comes with that speed.
Ceramics professor Lisa Ehrich installed three large representations of seeds, painting the wall behind them the same shade as the sketchbook pages she had developed the idea with. She said she envisioned her piece, "Sketchbook Series," eventually being an entire row, "maybe 12 pieces."
The exhibit, displayed in the Forum Gallery Oct. 5-28, included ceramics, digital imaging, drawing, metals, painting, photography, printmaking and sculpture.
Drawing professor Marla Ziegler said: "This is one of my favorite shows every year, and that's because … it's so much fun to see what faculty has done in one year. Everybody keeps evolving, changing … it's always quality work."
Painting professor Chong Chu explained the elements and techniques he used in his oil painting titled, "Do You See My Yellow Dots?" The painting depicted human forms against clouds and sky, carrying plant-like shapes. Chu encouraged the audience members to find their own symbolism and meaning in the piece.
Ziegler said the change in her work this year was the introduction of color. Ziegler said she normally works in black, white, brown or reddish-brown. Ziegler said the idea for her piece began with a work titled "Iris," which paired purple with green.
Her piece "Bouquet" consisted of textured, brightly -colored ceramic panels installed in a row. Ziegler said she didn't want the textures to be recognizable, so she used ordinary things like a braided rug, string, cardboard and paper bag handles to create patterns.
Art metals and sculpture professor Natalie Macellaio's piece, "Evolving," stacked clay roach motels into a representation of "how our cities might look to them [roaches]." Macellaio said part of her concept was the speed with which people construct their cities and the shoddy craftsmanship that sometimes comes with that speed.
Ceramics professor Lisa Ehrich installed three large representations of seeds, painting the wall behind them the same shade as the sketchbook pages she had developed the idea with. She said she envisioned her piece, "Sketchbook Series," eventually being an entire row, "maybe 12 pieces."
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