Upcoming 多多直播 fine arts graduates present 鈥楽treams of Consciousness鈥 exhibition
Contact: Aspen Harris
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擣ifteen Mississippi State fine arts seniors are showcasing their work and celebrating their upcoming graduation in a thesis exhibition across three locations on the Starkville campus.
Open May 6-15, the 鈥淪treams of Consciousness鈥 show includes installations in the art galleries of the Visual Arts Center, Cullis Wade Depot and Colvard Student Union. Through variations in tone, medium and scale, the work showcases each student鈥檚 diverse thoughts and ideas joining together for one exhibit.聽
A public reception will be held May 6, 2-4 p.m. in all three galleries, and students also will be selling merchandise in the Visual Arts Center Gallery.
Student exhibitors include (by hometown):
BYRAM鈥擬inetta Mahr, shows how the 鈥減erfect鈥 body is any body.
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois鈥擪enya Thompson, created geometric abstractions symbolizing a cognitive process in her thesis 鈥淐orners of the World.鈥
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida鈥擠ontae Ball, uses his favorite media animation to create characters that represent his inner conflicts and reactions in his thesis 鈥淟una.鈥
GRENADA鈥擬adison Haley, created a series of 2D representations of women in different stages of healing in her thesis 鈥淐onvalescence.鈥
HATTIESBURG鈥擬ax Burge, loosely ties a series of paintings called 鈥淪treams of Consciousness: Stream of Consciousness鈥 with narrative elements; Nasya Pittman, inspired by her spiritual journey in a thesis that uses scale and found objects.
HERNANDO鈥擵ictoria Hickey, provides the enjoyment of landscape through themes of nature and stillness.
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama鈥擪elley Proaps, aims to reveal in her thesis 鈥淏roken鈥 the truth behind the hardships of a broken world.
JACKSON鈥擯hillip Thompson, visualizes a huntress tracking a deer in his thesis cartoon; Lydia Fortenberry, uses photographs and memories to rephrase a moment of her childhood in her thesis work.
MACON鈥擥alashia Holman, humanizes the characters she created through the use of ceramics.
MEMPHIS, Tennessee鈥擧arley Graves, highlights perceptions of the body in her multimedia thesis 鈥淓very Body Welcome鈥 with themes of growth, imperfections, self-love and more.
NETTLETON鈥擝rad James Jr., plays on the godlike status of celebrities by turning them into regular people with a cartoon style through his thesis 鈥淧edestal Pedestrians.鈥
SALTILLO鈥擹ack Anglin, created a functional 24-piece dinnerware set as a ceramist.
VICKSBURG鈥擩erry Jenkins, formed a sculpture symbolizing his state of mind.
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