A fresh spin is placed on classic ideas in the latest show at the Little Gallery. The students of the art department are presenting printmaking works that are unique and stretch the boundaries of traditional works.
Student Chona Abad’s work is based on the idea of impermance. She discovered her idea for the piece while cleaning away spray paint she had used for shooting a video. In her work, she put the names of the people who were once her best friends but are no longer in her life, conveying the idea of imperm-anence of relationships and events in peoples lives.
"When the video was completed the remaining memory was impr-inted on a cloth which reminded me of old friends and how life changes," says Abad. "All my concepts are idea- based, building off each thing as it comes along."
Classmate Stacey Watson’s work is based on a narrative, and is etched on metal and later transferred onto paper.
"My work expresses the feeling of not being able to reconcile personality with modern-day technology," says Watson. "I work in series-all of my images are archaic."
As well as the Abad and Watson, Sarah Springer will be presenting her interesting approach to printmaking: a full-sized dress made out of ripped pieces of paper.
"In my work I like to play with the idea of recycling and using organic materials to create form," says Springer. "I like to work in areas which interest me, things like sculpture and fashion design."
The third and fourth year printmaking students will be showing their work at the Little Gallery in the Fine Arts department, starting on October 21.