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"I Feel Weird" show brings studio art to ASU

Studio art is not generally thought of as a collaborative profession. For me, particularly, it conjures up an image of a person drawing for hours in solitude slumped over a surface illuminated by a dingy lamp, think, Ed Harris in “Pollock.” But, as seven ASU Fine Arts majors joined-up for their final exhibition, which ran from April 11-15 in ASU Gallery 101, seclusion was not one of the many themes conveyed. “I Feel Weird,” featured works from Christine Beatty, Valerie Bullock, Ellie Craze, Nik Crawford, Molly Bridget Dean, Tovah Goldfine and Billy Rose, who came together to explore themes of self-doubt, identity, introspection and the subconscious through the use of various media. As the seniors watched the last day of their final show approach, I sat down with them, individually, to reflect on their careers as artists thus far.

By Alexa Levine | April 26, 2016
Masters ceramics student Shiyuan Xu will showcase her work in her senior exhibition, "Revealing Obscurity" from April 25 to 29, 2016 at the Harry Wood Gallery on ASU's Tempe campus. 

Senior exhibition 'Revealing Obscurity' to bring major attention to microorganisms

In a stage of life where young adults are persistently reminded to keep their eyes on the big picture, it's not often that they stop to ponder and appreciate the tiny facets that comprise the whole. Masters ceramics senior Shiyuan Xu is using her senior thesis exhibition, "Revealing Obscurity," to push people out of their tendency to overlook the building blocks of life and encourage them to observe the microscopic matter that makes the world go round.  Xu said her work is comprised of many porcelain-based sculptures as well as some unconventional sketches, all of which she feels present microorganisms in a powerful, intriguing new way.  "The porcelain has a very fragile, pure form," she said. "It's connected to the organisms because they kind of have relationships to the fragile moment.

By Celina Jimenez | April 24, 2016
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