2008 Woodie Awards
Design students take main stage in gallery
Lauren Sampson
Issue date: 4/3/08 Section: A & E
Sacred Heart University's Student Art Exhibition opened March 16, running from 1 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., and will inhabit the university's art gallery until April 16.
"Every art student works very hard because we want to be the best. As you can see there are so many talented people at SHU and it is an honor to have your work in the gallery. It feels really great that people can see your art and they congratulate you," said senior Fransisco Flores.
The artwork seen in the gallery varies anywhere from graphic design to oil paintings.
"I feel very honored to have my work displayed in the art gallery. I know that a lot of people enter their work but only so many are chosen to actually be in the show," said junior Tiffany Lindeborn.
Lindeborn was able to display two of her pieces, "Drug Addiction" and "Dale Earnhardt Jr." in the gallery for the student exhibition.
"Being able to create something and then have people stop and look with admiration has to be one of the greatest feelings. I really enjoy going to the art show and watching all the people stop and stand in front of my work blown away," said Lindeborn.
Flores was able to display three pieces of his artwork in the gallery for this exhibition: "Samurai", "Welcome Amigo", and "Fly Me To The Moon."
"In order to create a piece like "Fly Me to the Moon," we chose the lyrics of a song and we created a storyboard and for this you need to do research, references, thumbnails, sketches and then you are ready to do the final piece, but also you need a lot creativity to conceal what you want," said Flores.
"All this creativity and inspiration comes from your personality, personal experiences, friends, Internet, and going to the library," said Flores.
Though the students that have their work displayed are all naturally talented, the professors at Sacred Heart do all that they can to only improve and perfect the skills.
"We prepare SHU students to excel competitively in all of these areas using state of the art computer programs underpinned by a strong foundation and understanding of the arts. Creative thinking and problem solving in a 'Real World Environment' is our focus and the excellent results on display in the current exhibit are part of the result," said Professor Stefan Buda.
The art department at Sacred Heart has proven themselves worthy by teaching and perfecting the skills of their students so that they can walk away after their four years with a degree and a job.
"For the past four years 50 percent of our Art & Design seniors have had job offers before graduation," said Buda.
The 17th Annual Art Lecture is being held on todayat 10:30 a.m., with artist and professor, Chaz Maviyane-Davies, speaking in the Edgerton Center.
Maviyane-Davies is a professor of art at the Massachusetts College of Art, as well as a renowned artist whose work has been exhibited internationally.
"I've seen Chaz Maviyane-Davies' work in his Web site and he is a great Graphic Designer and I can't wait to go his talk on April 3," said Flores.
"Every art student works very hard because we want to be the best. As you can see there are so many talented people at SHU and it is an honor to have your work in the gallery. It feels really great that people can see your art and they congratulate you," said senior Fransisco Flores.
The artwork seen in the gallery varies anywhere from graphic design to oil paintings.
"I feel very honored to have my work displayed in the art gallery. I know that a lot of people enter their work but only so many are chosen to actually be in the show," said junior Tiffany Lindeborn.
Lindeborn was able to display two of her pieces, "Drug Addiction" and "Dale Earnhardt Jr." in the gallery for the student exhibition.
"Being able to create something and then have people stop and look with admiration has to be one of the greatest feelings. I really enjoy going to the art show and watching all the people stop and stand in front of my work blown away," said Lindeborn.
Flores was able to display three pieces of his artwork in the gallery for this exhibition: "Samurai", "Welcome Amigo", and "Fly Me To The Moon."
"In order to create a piece like "Fly Me to the Moon," we chose the lyrics of a song and we created a storyboard and for this you need to do research, references, thumbnails, sketches and then you are ready to do the final piece, but also you need a lot creativity to conceal what you want," said Flores.
"All this creativity and inspiration comes from your personality, personal experiences, friends, Internet, and going to the library," said Flores.
Though the students that have their work displayed are all naturally talented, the professors at Sacred Heart do all that they can to only improve and perfect the skills.
"We prepare SHU students to excel competitively in all of these areas using state of the art computer programs underpinned by a strong foundation and understanding of the arts. Creative thinking and problem solving in a 'Real World Environment' is our focus and the excellent results on display in the current exhibit are part of the result," said Professor Stefan Buda.
The art department at Sacred Heart has proven themselves worthy by teaching and perfecting the skills of their students so that they can walk away after their four years with a degree and a job.
"For the past four years 50 percent of our Art & Design seniors have had job offers before graduation," said Buda.
The 17th Annual Art Lecture is being held on todayat 10:30 a.m., with artist and professor, Chaz Maviyane-Davies, speaking in the Edgerton Center.
Maviyane-Davies is a professor of art at the Massachusetts College of Art, as well as a renowned artist whose work has been exhibited internationally.
"I've seen Chaz Maviyane-Davies' work in his Web site and he is a great Graphic Designer and I can't wait to go his talk on April 3," said Flores.
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