State Senior Show

I attended the senior show at the Fine Arts Gallery located in the Joe Mack Wilson Building. Over all, I found the show to be successful. The show displayed a variety of media such as sculpture, oil paining, graphite drawing, printmaking, photography, ceramics, graphic design work, and digital imaging. Most of the pieces looked original and professionally done. There were two artists who stood out to me. They were Angelina Khomrenko and Brandon Crawford.

Angelina Khomrenko displayed three series of digital photography. Each series held three photographs side by side. The first series was the "pink series". It showed three variations of pink flowers. All were close-up and vary detailed. The second series was called "yellow-green series." The two outside photos were greenery from plants and the middle photo was a picture of the inside of a yellow flower with a bug in the center. I found this one to be particularly compelling because of the colors and the detail shown on the bug. The last series was the "green series." It also showed beautiful images found in nature. Angelina took things I walk past everyday and captured them in a unique way that made me stop and take the time to really look at them.

Brandon Crawford displayed a series of oils on masonite. All the paintings were nudes done in various shades of gray, black and white. The paintings I liked the most were "Nude 1," Nude 2," "Nude 3," "Nude 4," and "Nude 7." All of Brandon's paintings showed strong values as well as a remarkable knowledge and ability to implement what is known as chiaroscuro. This made his figures look very three dimensional. Brandon also choose unique poses. Some paintings were whole bodies and some just torsos, all in perfect proportion. The large size of the paintings also drew my attention.

By: Sharlene Foster