Students at Central take control of art show
Coming to understand one's self through art
Samantha Thompson
Issue date: 2/25/08 Section: Entertainment
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Art students Erica Aguirre, Brandon Araujo, Shane Crump, Isiah Lopez and Cameron Rowe put the show together.
An exhibit held Feb. 4-22, celebrated an artist reception last Tuesday.
These students have finished all of their studio classes and will be transferring soon. All of the art pieces in the show were composed on the students' own time, not as class projects.
Todd Allison, art department chair, said the show was a great learning experience for the students because they did all the work. They had to clean the room, hang artwork and set up everything.
Artist Brandon Araujo described his art as an Interruption of my subconscious mind. "It's coming to understand yourself through one's art," Araujo said.
Araujo's favorite of his artwork in the show was "Untitled," created in 2008. It was a blue painting with images of faces. Of the entire show, Araujo's favorite was "A la vibor" by Aguirre. He likes the variation, texture and technique of the painting. It took him about a week to finish each one of his pieces in the show.
Araujo has had artwork displayed at the Texas Art Alliance Clear Lake. He will be transferring to University of Houston as an art major. He hopes to go to Europe and get his masters degree and one day teach art history.
Aguirre had several of her artwork in the show. Her great uncle's artwork inspired her to create the mobile's, her favorite pieces.
She enjoys making big art including sculptures, ceramics, paintings, installations and computer artworks. Aguirre says that the smaller paintings were more difficult for her because she likes the big artwork and has more experience with them. The hardest to complete for her was the "Strawberries" painting, which came from a photographic image.
"Put your heart into it," Aguirre advised students. "(You) can see it in your work." In high school the art teachers did not like her work and that discouraged her.
However when she took art classes at San Jac, the professors loved her art. In response she says, "Do not be discouraged by high school teachers," she said.
The artwork is for sale and if anyone wants to buy a piece from the show, they can contact Allison.
The next exhibit is a faculty show. There will be a student art exhibit in April. It will include college as well as high school students.
The department plans to improve the gallery with glass doors and a sign in book making the gallery more open and visible.
"This is all a part of a revamp of the art department," Allison said.
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