Graduating studio art majors in the Department of Art and Art History complete a capstone project consisting of an art thesis exhibition. This year’s five graduating seniors launched installations incorporating a variety of media, including found objects, print media, and sculpture, at art galleries on the River Campus this spring. The works explored themes such as interpersonal relationships, environmentalism, and emotional expression.
Yuting Mao
“The Color of Bi”
Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, May 2–16
“My art work is a coded journal that documents all my paths, as well as the literal representation of my emotional state.”
https://mao-yuting.format.com/
Fiona Jones
“crosssection”
gallery at the Art & Music Library through May 20
“Some do not treat flora or fauna with the delicacy that they deserve. For those who admire plant life, documentation is a practice of exploring creation and how we archive to preserve these fleeting bodies.”
https://fiarts.wordpress.com
Alina Yijia Yang
“The Shape of Being”
Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, May 2–16
“My painting series explores the various forms of people being in the society by portraying human beings as twisted shapes and presenting the connection of shapes metaphorically as interpersonal relationships.”
Connor Newman
“What We Leave Behind”
Featured in the Hartnett Gallery, Wilson Commons, in April
“I explore thoughts of flow, in time and water Environmentalism, mythology, and the self also play a major role. I enjoy establishing a mythos from scraps of the old and imbuing them with modern or futuristic ideas.”
Dillon Kyle
“Synthetic Adaptation”
Featured at the gallery at the Art & Music Library in early April
“I examine the ways in which the animals and plants that surrounded me in my home state of Texas have changed themselves to better survive in a harsh environment.”
https://dillon-kyle.format.com/
