Two new student art shows open
"Urban Conflux," "Tell Me a Secret" feature contrasting mediums
Sabrina Frank
Issue date: 2/5/10 Section: Scene
Yesterday evening in the Dicke Art Building, a reception marked the opening of two new student art exibits. One side of the gallery features the joint works of Seniors JaNae Contag and Rachel Brownlee, entitled "Urban Conflux," while the other side of the gallery displays Sophomore Andrea Puentes' photo exhibit, "Tell Me A Secret."
In November the art department put out an open call for proposals. Art students interested in applying for this opportunity were asked to explain what they would like to display in the gallery, what materials they were planning on using and to provide sample work.
"When Rachel and I talked about our individual work, we realized a lot of our central focuses had to deal with urban environments and urban context," JaNae Contag said. "We were interested in taking these urban contexts and seeing how they form memory within a specific place and how two people can live in a variety of different places and come up with the same memories and overlapping structures and buildings and that sort of thing."
Contag, who went abroad to Spain in fall 2008, came up with some theories about the Madrid metro system and translated those theories into pieces when she came back to Trinity in the Spring.
According to Contag, the 13 piece series considers how the Madrid metro system is associated with particular stops, people and realizations.
"We decided to do an 8-foot by 14-foot collaboration, so I'd start on one end and use my style and talk about what an urban context means to me, and she would start on the other and talk about what an urban context meant to her," Contag said.
According to Contag, Brownlee's work is more focused on how societies form and how people congregate within civilizations.
Contag included wooden elements, plexi glass and wire cable coming down as well as chalk pastel and drawing in her side of the exhibit, while Brownlee used found wooden objects, windows and peeling paint.
Puentes will also be showcasing her photography in an exhibit at the Luminaria, which is San Antonio's downtown arts night on March 13.
Many of the students and teachers who came to the opening of the student gallery had a positive response to the featured work.
Sophomore Megan Walton said, "I think Andrea Puentes did an amazing job."
Junior Philip LeDeau believed that Contag and Brownlee's work complemented each other.
"I thought JaNae and Rachel's work went very well together with their similar themes," LeDeau said. "I was disappointed that they segregated Andrea on the side because I think the work speaks more to one another than they let on."
In November the art department put out an open call for proposals. Art students interested in applying for this opportunity were asked to explain what they would like to display in the gallery, what materials they were planning on using and to provide sample work.
"When Rachel and I talked about our individual work, we realized a lot of our central focuses had to deal with urban environments and urban context," JaNae Contag said. "We were interested in taking these urban contexts and seeing how they form memory within a specific place and how two people can live in a variety of different places and come up with the same memories and overlapping structures and buildings and that sort of thing."
Contag, who went abroad to Spain in fall 2008, came up with some theories about the Madrid metro system and translated those theories into pieces when she came back to Trinity in the Spring.
According to Contag, the 13 piece series considers how the Madrid metro system is associated with particular stops, people and realizations.
"We decided to do an 8-foot by 14-foot collaboration, so I'd start on one end and use my style and talk about what an urban context means to me, and she would start on the other and talk about what an urban context meant to her," Contag said.
According to Contag, Brownlee's work is more focused on how societies form and how people congregate within civilizations.
Contag included wooden elements, plexi glass and wire cable coming down as well as chalk pastel and drawing in her side of the exhibit, while Brownlee used found wooden objects, windows and peeling paint.
Puentes will also be showcasing her photography in an exhibit at the Luminaria, which is San Antonio's downtown arts night on March 13.
Many of the students and teachers who came to the opening of the student gallery had a positive response to the featured work.
Sophomore Megan Walton said, "I think Andrea Puentes did an amazing job."
Junior Philip LeDeau believed that Contag and Brownlee's work complemented each other.
"I thought JaNae and Rachel's work went very well together with their similar themes," LeDeau said. "I was disappointed that they segregated Andrea on the side because I think the work speaks more to one another than they let on."
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