Showing posts with label art outreach. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art outreach. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Artist spotlight: Ryan Myers


Ryan Myers is a ceramic artist living in Madison, Wisconsin [with his studio in Fitchburg].



Artist statement [Excerpted from http://www.ryanmyersceramics.com/about/]

I was raised on cartoons and comic books, superheroes and villains. I grew up around Native American artifacts and American antiques. I learned to appreciate the intimate qualities of aged objects: the textures of rusty iron and crawling paint on old furniture, and even the musty smell of ripened books and magazines. Things that come with embedded narrative and a worn history have always surrounded me, and therefore, influence me. I am attracted to nostalgia and drawn to the curious — to something unusual but familiar — to something that creates a linkage across time. 









Contact information: 


All images copyright of the artist.

Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Artist spotlight: RICHARD STIPL




RICHARD STIPL
Born 1968, Sternberk, Czech Republic
Lives and works in Prague

Education
1992 Ontario College of Art, Toronto - Honours Diploma and Governor General's Gold Medal


All images are copyright of the artist. See examples of his work here:






Friday, January 5, 2018

Artist Spotlight Diana Farfan


[Excerpted from the artist's website]

Diana is a full time artist and cultural agent. She was born and raised in Bogotá, Colombia. Her fondness for ceramic sculpture goes back to her childhood, when the pre-Columbian figures and colonial architecture were her focus of interest. In 1999 she received a BFA in Ceramics and Printmaking at Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá, Colombia; and in 2010 she obtained a MFA in Ceramics and Sculpture at University of South Carolina, Columbia, USA. She also studied at the University of Anchorage, Alaska, and at the Tainan National University of the Arts in Taiwan as exchange student. She currently lives, works, and teaches in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Besides offering, “Play with Clay” classes at her own studio and workshops at diverse art centers; Diana is an art coach for Hispano-Latino Artists. She serves as member of the board of directors of Palmetto Luna Arts, a non-profit that promotes Hispano artists and Latin Culture in South Carolina, USA.

Sample images of artist work [copyright of the artist. Used here for educational purposes]






Thursday, July 6, 2017

Outreach Ilustration Project

The library outreach coordinator has produced a book that highlights select Wilkes Honors College theses through illustration. It is available for preview or purchase [at cost] on blurb. Follow this link.

Here are a few highlights.

Behavioral enrichment of captive black bears (Ursus americanus). Jasmine Gonzalez, 2012.
               



















The elephant in the room: why is it difficult for hospice workers to discuss death with their terminal patients? The effects of death attitudes, avoidance, and interpersonal issues.  Kristy Beroldi, 2013.                            



















The antecedents of attitudes toward homosexuality: a comparison of the effects of disgust, openness, religion and contact in anti-gay attitudes. Jessica Newton, 2011.  
(image inspired by http://365masquerades.com/)




















Sex, violence, and corruption: the politics of cinema in post-transition Mexico. Katharine A. Taylor, 2003.