Art students' photography on display at Sunroom Cafe
Cristalyne Bell
Issue date: 4/28/10 Section: Entertainment
A theme of the student photography display at the Sunroom Cafe on State street was difficult to determine. The photography show titled "Collections" features a number of works by students in the Art Program at Madison Area Technical College and is on display until May 9.
One possible theme could be the everyday beauty of life, a lot of which is inspired by nature. Nature seemed to have a strong presence in many of the collections despite the fact that most photographs appeared to have been taken after the snow melted, but while everything was still dormant and cold.
One of the most striking photographs, taken by Stephani Brodjieski, was of a full-grown tree that had been chopped down. The focal point was the tree rings that had been riddled with holes. The holes displayed ever changing and unlimited scenes of their own. Upon first glance a women crying out appears. Move closer or tilt one's head and she vanishes only to be replaced by rippling water or some other unrelated spectacle.
Another attention grabbing collection was a four part untitled series by Katie Anderson. All four photographs featured a young girl who wore very distinct expressions. In each photograph her eyes told a story far more mature than someone of her age should have been able to express. In two scenes she was adorned in an angelic white gown and seated in an aged wooden chair. The angle of the lighting emphasized her entrancing presence. The other two scenes located outside were dreary, where the young girl seemed to be the only life in the picture, though she too was dressed in dark clothing.
One of the only titled works, "Peace," was by Thuong Barasch. The close up of Madison's capitol building was unique in that the contrast of the white building and the darkness of the sky can give way to many different and even contradictory meanings. For some the building may signify peace but for others it may appear to be only the calm before the storm.
Like with other works of art, each individual is able to draw their own unique meaning from the artist's talented display. There was not one photograph in "Collections" that did not extract some sorts of emotional reaction from its audience. From a girl holding a firecracker to a sign standing in water that reads "Thin Ice Keep Off," joy and sadness were shown to make up the beauty of every day life.
One possible theme could be the everyday beauty of life, a lot of which is inspired by nature. Nature seemed to have a strong presence in many of the collections despite the fact that most photographs appeared to have been taken after the snow melted, but while everything was still dormant and cold.
One of the most striking photographs, taken by Stephani Brodjieski, was of a full-grown tree that had been chopped down. The focal point was the tree rings that had been riddled with holes. The holes displayed ever changing and unlimited scenes of their own. Upon first glance a women crying out appears. Move closer or tilt one's head and she vanishes only to be replaced by rippling water or some other unrelated spectacle.
Another attention grabbing collection was a four part untitled series by Katie Anderson. All four photographs featured a young girl who wore very distinct expressions. In each photograph her eyes told a story far more mature than someone of her age should have been able to express. In two scenes she was adorned in an angelic white gown and seated in an aged wooden chair. The angle of the lighting emphasized her entrancing presence. The other two scenes located outside were dreary, where the young girl seemed to be the only life in the picture, though she too was dressed in dark clothing.
One of the only titled works, "Peace," was by Thuong Barasch. The close up of Madison's capitol building was unique in that the contrast of the white building and the darkness of the sky can give way to many different and even contradictory meanings. For some the building may signify peace but for others it may appear to be only the calm before the storm.
Like with other works of art, each individual is able to draw their own unique meaning from the artist's talented display. There was not one photograph in "Collections" that did not extract some sorts of emotional reaction from its audience. From a girl holding a firecracker to a sign standing in water that reads "Thin Ice Keep Off," joy and sadness were shown to make up the beauty of every day life.
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posted 5/21/10 @ 8:12 AM CST
It would be better, if you posted some photo of that display.
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