The study of art and art history significantly enriches a liberal-arts education, especially in a world that is increasingly shaped by images and the exchange of visual information through a variety of media. The Department's two majors, one in art history and the other in studio art, prepare individuals for a lifelong engagement with visual culture by providing a grounding in the methodological, technical, expressive and analytical skills employed by artists and art historians.
George Mackay Brown, 1921-1996 Platinum-Palladium print from 8x10 negative. Collection of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, Edinburgh. Article about Art faculty member, Pradip Malde, on the UK blog, Art of Platinum. "There is something very special about the portraits Pradip has taken over the years and how he has masterfully paired them with this particular method of platinum printing."
Art faculty Jessica Wohl's exhibition, 'Within These Walls', is now on display at the Mason-Scharfenstein Museum of Art at Piedmont College through April 4, with a reception to be held at 6 p.m., Thursday, April 4. The museum is located at 567 Georgia Street in Demorest and is open from 9 a.m.–5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
The Carlos Gallery in the Nabit Art Building at University of the South is pleased to present SEAM, an exhibition of sculptures and installations by Knoxville artist Jason Brown. Brown’s work is often situated in urban and rural landscapes in order to question human relationships with the natural world. In this new series, he explores the controversial practice of mountaintop removal coal mining that is now prevalent throughout Appalachia.
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