National media artists display in Haas
Current Foster Gallery exhibit includes motion sensors, video animation, photography
Allison Proite
Issue date: 11/24/08 Section: News
To some, "art" is considered a painting or a sculpture. To others, art can be virtually anything, such as a video animation of a woman dancing or sensor detectors that trigger sound.
At this month's exhibit at the Foster Gallery in Haas Fine Arts Center, students and community members can experience these forms of art. In "Changing the Way We Think…New Media Art," art is displayed through digital installations.
Artists featured in the exhibit include Silvia Ruzanka, Shawn Decker, Doreen Maloney, Dmitry Strakovsky, Yuichiro Nishizawa, Matt Frieburghaus and Luo, who come from all different parts of the country.
Shawn Decker's "Green" is a digital installation of a Plexiglas corridor that contains sensor detectors on the inside. When a person walks through the corridor, a series of sounds is generated, making and makes buzzes and clicking noises.
Senior Emily Hazen, student employee of the Foster Gallery, loves watching people react to such pieces.
"With 'Green,' it's fun to watch people walk through it and not know what to expect," she said. "It's a really cool piece."
Another piece Hazen likes to watch is called "Fear of Knowledge" by Christopher Furman. The installation includes an empty desk with a molded human head sitting on it. A long pole is attached to the desk and two books are connected to the top of the pole. When a person walks by the installation, the head looks up at the books, which appear as though they are flying away.
"All the pieces with motion sensors are really cool," Hazen said. "Some people are intrigued by the pieces; others are just scared and walk away from it."
While one side of the gallery is devoted to motion sensor pieces, other pieces are displayed through video animation. One piece shows still shots of a bowl of rotting peaches taken over a period of time.
A popular piece in the gallery has been Taylor Hokanson's "Sledgehammer Keyboard," Hanzen said. The interactive art piece has a computer keyboard, but one must use a sledgehammer to type. Though a sledgehammer is being used, the keys are still hard to press.
"You can really see people taking out their frustration on that keyboard," she said.
Hazen hopes that students and the community come out to see the exhibit.
"I think this is such an interesting exhibit," Hazen said. "There is so much to look at, and it's done in a really cool way. I think people would really like it."
"Changing the Way We Think…New Media Art" is on display at the Foster Gallery through Dec. 6. The gallery is free to the public.
At this month's exhibit at the Foster Gallery in Haas Fine Arts Center, students and community members can experience these forms of art. In "Changing the Way We Think…New Media Art," art is displayed through digital installations.
Artists featured in the exhibit include Silvia Ruzanka, Shawn Decker, Doreen Maloney, Dmitry Strakovsky, Yuichiro Nishizawa, Matt Frieburghaus and Luo, who come from all different parts of the country.
Shawn Decker's "Green" is a digital installation of a Plexiglas corridor that contains sensor detectors on the inside. When a person walks through the corridor, a series of sounds is generated, making and makes buzzes and clicking noises.
Senior Emily Hazen, student employee of the Foster Gallery, loves watching people react to such pieces.
"With 'Green,' it's fun to watch people walk through it and not know what to expect," she said. "It's a really cool piece."
Another piece Hazen likes to watch is called "Fear of Knowledge" by Christopher Furman. The installation includes an empty desk with a molded human head sitting on it. A long pole is attached to the desk and two books are connected to the top of the pole. When a person walks by the installation, the head looks up at the books, which appear as though they are flying away.
"All the pieces with motion sensors are really cool," Hazen said. "Some people are intrigued by the pieces; others are just scared and walk away from it."
While one side of the gallery is devoted to motion sensor pieces, other pieces are displayed through video animation. One piece shows still shots of a bowl of rotting peaches taken over a period of time.
A popular piece in the gallery has been Taylor Hokanson's "Sledgehammer Keyboard," Hanzen said. The interactive art piece has a computer keyboard, but one must use a sledgehammer to type. Though a sledgehammer is being used, the keys are still hard to press.
"You can really see people taking out their frustration on that keyboard," she said.
Hazen hopes that students and the community come out to see the exhibit.
"I think this is such an interesting exhibit," Hazen said. "There is so much to look at, and it's done in a really cool way. I think people would really like it."
"Changing the Way We Think…New Media Art" is on display at the Foster Gallery through Dec. 6. The gallery is free to the public.
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