Posted on Tuesday, April 27, 2004
Seven senior art majors, Craig Carlin, Richard DiGia, Tasha Dodd, Erin Gray, John Joseph, Kimberly Klappert and Austin Ray, are displaying art projects through May 22, at the Westminster College Art Gallery, which is open Monday-Saturday, 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday, noon-6 p.m.
"My show stands as a testimony of moments in my life when I take a step back, put aside all that can easily overwhelm life, and stand in awe of creation," Klappert said. "I have found the most stunning landscapes on the seacoast of New England. My works on display are inspired by God's landscapes."
"I scanned hand drawn and painted original pictures into the computer and recreated new art in Photoshop and Illustrator from the hand drawn art," DiGia said. "Then each new piece was printed on various substrates to show how art can be produced in many different forms and sizes."
"My work consists of paintings influenced by my ceramic forms," Joseph said. "Both are exhibited together to show the relationship between the two works.
"For my senior capstone project, I have produced numerous commercial design pieces for promoting 'Pittsburgh 250,' a fictional city-wide celebration of the city's 250th anniversary," Carlin said. "These pieces include full color signs to be displayed on city lampposts, a newspaper advertisement, a magazine advertisement, a brochure giving information on the weekend's events and a timeline of Pittsburgh's history, a billboard, bumper stickers, magnets, and stickers."
"The underlying theme for my show is 'emotion,' Ray said. "I chose this theme because emotions are always something within us. When creating art, I find it enjoyable to provide the viewer with something that they have not seen or felt before."
The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Peggy Cox, professor of art at Westminster College at (724) 946-7266 or e-mail pcox@westminster.edu.
