Sonoma State Star > Arts & Entertainment
Art Expert Exhibition
Published: Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Updated: Tuesday, April 27, 2010 21:04
"BFA Exhibition 2010" opened recently on April 15 and features the art of graduating BFA students from the Department of Art and Art History. The 13 students featured in the exhibit have spent an extra year studying a specific medium in detail.
Ben Lastufka's "Isolette" will immediately capture attention upon entering the exhibit. Though not directly visible on entry, visitors will be able to hear the throbbing sound of "Isolette." The sculpture features blacked out glass panels and wooden planks held together by rusted nails. The sound of a beating heart is difficult to ignore. Three medical IVs drip a dark substance into the industrial box. "Isolette" should be seen in person to benefit from the entire experience.
Making their way around the exhibit, visitors will be startled by the work of Nicholas Harris' "Rebarbative." Four inanimate figures are set up in various poses. One is pointing to the ground; another has its arms crossed and so forth.
The sculptures have all the regular human features save for indistinguishable faces. The entire piece is permeated with a feeling of eeriness. It's difficult not to feel intimidated by these figures since their poses seem to indicate the possibility that they might in fact leap at the viewer.
Something is absolutely charming about the work of Danielle Clement. Her work is colorful and visually appealing. Her piece "Prom Night" features a female subject wearing a red dress laying seductively on a bed while holding an apple. The apple could represent knowledge, lust or even a reference to the story of Adam and Eve. A teddy bear lying between the subject's arms also catches the eye. The work is unusual because of the various thematic implications and motifs within it.
Clement's other work "Charming" is another stimulating painting. This time there are two subjects dressed like the princesses from Disney pictures. But these princesses aren't like the ones easily found in "Snow White" or "Cinderella." The heroines are posed with their chins held high and holding handguns. The contrast between the highly vibrant Disney like setting with modern warfare weaponry is imposing. Tackling previously accepted ideals of feminine behavior with traditionally masculine objects is a great way of producing thought provoking art.
Stand ten feet away from the work of Amy Hoeck and most would falsely classify Hoeck's painting as mere photography. Hoeck's paintings are so realistic you would think her work is edible. Her painting "Pie" far surpasses its ordinary title. The shape and texture of whip cream in the painting appears exactly as it would in reality.
The texture of the apple pie, the dishes and even the table looks real. The work is highly detailed with perfect production of natural lighting. Her other pieces "Bacon" and "Sundae" also capture this same eye for realism.
Who knew that a simple meal could be filled with detail that most wouldn't be able to see without the use of a magnifying glass.
is a member of the 
Be the first to comment on this article!