Faculty Art Showing
Brian Jean performs for the patrons
Art Gallery reception
By Josiah Birkbeck
A culmination of artistic events occurred Monday, May Eleventh when performing arts showcased in the Taft College Art Gallery while at the same time Taft College faculty displayed their own creations on canvas and photographic art. Professors Jean and Golling gave live performances in their area of artistic expertise. Jean performed his own compositions and famous works on his guitar. Professor Golling and Syddney Edwards, a student, performed a scene from “The Funeral” by Christopher Durang.
The art gallery was set up with folding chairs, spectators sitting in a semi-circle around a central area where the performances were given. Recording equipment was present allowing others at future times the ability to enjoy all that the show had to offer.
The Faculty Art Exhibit displayed art from Maggie Blackwell, Anna Dimayuga, Jonathan Elsdon, Erin Kaczkowski, Suzanne Acosta, Deborah Rodenhauser, Armondo Rubio and Gary Graupman. Art displayed varied in media from pastels on canvas to digitally viewed photographs. Rubio took inspiration from the romantic era painter Caravaggio. Applying Caravaggio’s methods in a more contemporary setting. Rubio commented on his work in the present digital age using the archaic methods, “. . . so it’s just taking an old idea, old techniques and furthering that idea with contemporary approaches.”