Fall Departmental Show's Awards

Chapman's Fall Student Juried Departmental Show was this week from Dec. 3-7. Many exceptional pieces were submitted for the exhibition and out of the artworks selected, below are the artists whose work received awards. 

Allison Rask – The Finest of them All

Mesmerizing video installation, perfect music selection.  Excellent layout of projections and placement of projectors/DVD players to speak with video.

Nik Peter - Best Ceramics

A great piece using subdued palette, works great considering the facial expression.

Tyler Park – Best Sculpture

Simple elements beautifully balanced.

Jennifer Seo – Best Painting

Complimenting colors, thoughtfully place paint/brush strokes and excellent use of the mark. Visually appealing compostion.

Theo Niarchos – Best Photography

Simple, bold.  Creates an intriguing composition and questioning of materials

Performance Square (Allison Rask, Tyler Park, Kat Spangler, Alex Blair,

Rachel Oh, Nik Peter) – Best New Genres

Evoking unexpected connections through combination of individual performances, A Micro Festival.  Brave work and even better knowing the originals first took place across campus.Engaging!

Nicole Martinez- Best Book Art

Strong display and tiny cutout details were executed beautifully.

Margeux Pawell – Best Graphic Design

Use of strong color palette, stylized typographic treatment.  Desire to see this product produced and on shelfs.

Sean Imayanaganita – Best Drawing

Amazing details and selected composition location.

Graphic Design Club Annual Sweet Exchange

Yesterday, Tuesday Dec. 4, the Graphic Design Club hosted their annual Sweet Exchange! The night consisted of delicious desserts, Charlie Brown Christmas, and a white elephant gift exchange. The ceramic baby returned once again and knitted hats and scarves were continually stolen one after the other. The highlight of the night was Professor Kristi Hansen's rolo story and a improvised sweet exchange rap by three Graphic Design students after the exchange.

Ceramic Sale

Looking for that special gift this Holiday Season? Come to the annual Holiday Ceramics Sale ending on Friday, Dec. 7 and browse the creations of your fellow Art students this week in the Attallah Piazza from 11:00am until 4:00pm daily.

Food and Microwave Safe Stoneware and other decorative works are all made by students in the ceramics program at Chapman. We hope you can stop by.

Happy Holidays!!!

Modernism Class goes to LACMA

The Modernism seminar, Art 397, went to LACMA on December 1st and couldn't resist this simple stunt.

Professor's Exploration in Space Research

Dr. Justin Walsh, Chapman art professor, is a Greek archaeologist whose work has concentrated on the archaic and classical settlement of Morgantina, in central Sicily. The looting of that site by illicit diggers over many decades drew his attention to the ways in which cultural heritage has or has not been protected from damage and destruction. A question about Tranquility Base from a student in a seminar on heritage in 2008 led him to explore the problem of preserving significant objects and sites in space. He co-authored an op-ed about the dangers posed by the Google Lunar X Prize competition in the Los Angeles Times with that student in 2009 (“Don’t Boldly Go There,” 1 June)  http://articles.latimes.com/2009/jun/01/opinion/oe-walsh1. 

His work on the subject has developed into lectures to space scientists at the Committee on Space Research’s biennial assembly in Bremen, Germany (2010) and at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena (2012). His latest work on the subject is an article in the journal Space Policy, in which he argues for a new international treaty regime, modeled on existing treaties regarding heritage in similar contexts -- under the high seas and in Antarctica.

While the international community has acted forcefully since World War II to protect sites and objects of cultural or historic significance on Earth, little attention has been paid to the same kinds of sites and objects in space. There are important ethical and scholarly reasons for wanting to preserve sites and in situ objects in off-Earth contexts from destruction or commercial exploitation. Innovative space research equipment, such as spacecraft, satellites, and space stations, and the locations of historic missions, such as Tranquility Base, therefore deserve formal international recognition and protection. Appropriate models for developing a comprehensive protective scheme can be found in existing international protocols, especially the 1959 Antarctic Treaty (and later additions), the 1970 UNESCO Convention on Cultural Property, the 1972 UNESCO World Heritage Convention, and the 2001 UNESCO Convention on the Underwater Cultural Heritage. In addition, space agencies and professional organizations can mandate adequate and ethical planning for the post-operational phases of space missions to include arrangements for heritage protection.

To read a complete article online go here: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0265964612000938

“Protection of Humanity’s Cultural and Historic Heritage.” Space Policy 28 (2012): 234-243.

BA Art Student's Plans After Graduation

BA Art student, Jennie Drummond '13, plans on working as a substitute in the San Ramon Valley Unified School District after graduation. She will also be attending Brandman University in Walnut Creek to finish up her credentials in art and social studies while working towards a full-time teaching job in her old school district.

BA Art Student Creates Flyers for Vote Campaign

BA Art student, Jennie Drummond ‘13, created a couple of half-page flyers that were chosen for the Get Out The Vote campaign by OFA and passed around CMU’s campus. Drummond was given about 24 hours to complete the flyers, as well as carry out any edits the organization may have needed. Drummond loved working on the project because she was able utilize her two areas of study: art and politics.