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November 5, 2004
Boise State Presents Student Art Exhibit, Aleph-Null: The Smallest Set of Infinity
Boise State University presents Aleph-Null, a thesis exhibition by 14 BFA candidates, from Nov. 12 through Dec. 4 in Gallery 1 (Liberal Arts) and Gallery 2 (Hemingway Center for Western Studies). An opening reception will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 12. This event is free and open to the public. Free parking for the reception will be available in the Liberal Arts parking lot.
The bachelor of fine arts students transgress diverse media and conceptual boundaries in their work. The artists and their work are as follows:
Abigail Bernards photographs the peculiar ways we as humans organize the world around us, focusing on the objects in our own front yards.
Carlos Blanco, an artist from Spain, creates highly technical portrait paintings.
Erin Burnett questions the ethical issues in biotechnology using bodies and body segments made of wax. The bodies and the body segments are incorporated with machines and mixed media.
Melody Eisler�s Ambiance of Sublime Regeneration, a sculptural video installation, seeks to create a progressive future by literally engaging the viewer to interact with the artwork. An extension of this installation is A Portal to Social Change, which is a public art sculpture rotating around Boise and Boise State Nov. 4-20.
Jo Engstrom�s series of sculptures deal with the emotions associated with an unforeseen accident. Inspired by her own broken wrist, she explores her uncertain artistic future through the unpredictability of nature.
Tobiann Grindstaff�s installation of ceramic forms employs positive/negative space to depict associations between individual groupings and forms as a whole.
Joscelyne Hallock�s graphic design work reflects her spiritual growth over the last few years.
Maureen Meyer�s graphic prints explore her own identity within a familiar group, her family. Each member brings out a different version of herself. Her quest is to find her own identity by finding the common denominator, which makes her �Maureen� to this group.
Jeremy Ryan creates digital works that question our social identity, how we contribute to this identity and whether it truly represents reality.
Benjamin Smith�s work, through the combination of wood, glass and oil paint, represents the atrocities that have befallen the country of Sudan during the past 18 years. Along with his paintings, he brings a ceramic sculpture that represents a soul cage, which houses the silenced souls of the fallen Sudanese.
Randy Thaemert offers an alternative perspective to the art community on what it means to be a white, heterosexual male in our society.
Flint Weisser's sculptural installation deals with the persistence of memory through the use of forms, which resemble ruined buildings or bombed cities. The work is located outside of the gallery between the Hemingway Center and the Student Union Building.
Tara William�s work redefines the idea of voyeurism through the installation of a series of three-dimensional boxes while maintaining the creativity of incorporating the basic principles of design.
Russ Wood�s work is about seeking continuity and serenity within chaotic and painful events. It is his belief that healing can only begin by finding the commonality among the diverse elements of our lives.
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Contact: Kathleen Keys, gallery director, (208) 426-3994, kathleenkeys@boisestate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, communications and marketing, (208) 426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Last reviewed on Thursday, July 21, 2005