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SUMMARY:Instead of Feathers: BFA Exit Exhibition Opening Reception
DESCRIPTION:Join the School of Art at the opening of Instead of Feathers, the Fall 2022 BFA Exit Show. The show will be on view through December 14th.\nThis show is organized by and showcases the work of 21 graduating BFA students. Instead of Feathers is free to attend and features an array of work, including ceramics, painting, metalwork, and photography.\n\nInstead of Feathers is a reference to Richard Siken’s “The Language of the Birds.” \nWhen asked about the meaning behind the title of the exhibition, exhibiting artist Alexia Benavent-Rivera quoted Siken's work, “When an artist paints a bird, 'instead of feathers . . . he is looking at his heart.' The act of making art involves the mind holding up a mirror to itself in search of meaning and understanding. The artworks shown in Instead of Feathers are all introspections into the hearts of the exhibiting artists and the thousand-mile journeys that led them to this point in their practice and emerging career. Each piece invites viewers to dig deeper and discover its underlying meaning for themselves.”\n\nBelow is an excerpt from Richard Siken’s “The Language of the Birds.”\n\nA man saw a bird and wanted to paint it. The problem, if there was one, was simply a problem with the question. Why paint a bird? Why do anything at all? Not how, because hows are easy—series or sequence, one foot after the other—but existentially why bother, what does it solve?\nAnd just because you want to paint a bird, do actually paint a bird, it doesn’t mean you’ve accomplished anything. Who gets to measure the distance between experience and its representation? Who controls the lines of inquiry? We do. Anyone can.\nBlackbird, he says. So be it, indexed and normative. But it isn’t a bird, it’s a man in a bird suit, blue shoulders instead of feathers, because he isn’t looking at a bird, real bird, as he paints, he is looking at his heart, which is impossible.\n \n\nSchool of Art Instructor Jaime Bull, who is teaching the Capstone Exit class this semester, shared, “It has been an amazing experience working with the BFA Exit 2022 students, helping them plan and promote their exhibition. This class has endured lockdown, remote learning, Zoom lectures and, now that they are back and busy in their studios, the quality of their work and the camaraderie within the group is so impressive.”\nThe work in the exhibition spans many practices. Fox example, Peyton Bailey creates vibrant, light-filled paintings of bouquets evocative of a daydream-like space. Sophie Bier is a photographer whose work explores the connection and changes of her personal relationships through portraiture. Ceramic artist Daniela Diaz-Rios creates hand-thrown pottery inspired by patterns found throughout natural and cultural history. \nThe complete group of exhibiting artists includes: \nPeyton Bailey\nAlexia Benavent-Rivera\nSophie Bier\nJohn Cartlidge\nDaniela Diaz-Rios\nMatthew Enny\nErin Faircloth\nDallis Foshee\nKat Kitchens\nMichael Gray\nHaley Katherine Greene\nNyala Honda\nNatalia Kacharava\nKat Kitchens\nMatt Lin\nJiwon Moon\nJack Perry\nAdrienne Roma\nAlan Shorey\nAnna Giles Truax\nAdeline Vondrak\nSally Williamson\n \nFor further information contact:\nPeyton Bailey \npeytonbaileyart@gmail.com
LOCATION:Dodd Galleries
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