The first of three senior art shows will open April 2 in the Sage Center for the Arts Daughtrey Art Gallery, featuring the work of seniors Genevieve Bishop, Maria Diodati, and Elena Salvatore.
The show primarily represents the graphic and photographic aspects of the Hillsdale College Art Department and will remain open through the week, closing April 5. An opening reception will be held for the show April 2 from 7-9 p.m.
“This will be an especially different art show at Hillsdale because we all focus a lot on the graphic design and less on painting and such,” Diodati said. “It’ll be one of Hillsdale’s first predominantly graphic design and photography shows.”
Each artist has a tendency toward graphic design. It is Diodati’s primary medium, and Bishop and Salvatore both focus on the design aspects along with photography.
Both Diodati and Bishop noted the prominence of the Adobe Suite, a graphic design program, in their artwork.
“I particularly like working with the Adobe products because the options and tools are endless,” Bishop said.
Along with the graphical design work, they are presenting photography from a wide variety of places and occasions. The diversity is mirrored in the mediums the three artists choose—there will be a smattering of sculpture and paintings in addition to the design and photography work.
“I am really excited about my sculpture, it may not be completely done in time for the opening of the show, but I am psyched about it,” Salvatore said. “I also have a photograph of my niece and brother the I am really excited about.”
The senior art show presents an opportunity for students to choose pieces completed in college that may not have yet been seen by many people, the students also gain experience selecting and organizing their works.
“Each piece is another thought, another technique, another day, another moment,” Bishop said. “With design, my goal is to intrigue the viewer. This involves more originality. In graphic arts, I often want to efficiently incite interest and conversation for a cause beyond the art itself.”
Given the dominance of photography and graphic design works, many of the works are more project driven than specifically around a subject or area of interest of the artists.
“Because graphic design is so project based, it changes a lot with the subjects so I have to play with topography and vector art, which is a sort of digital drawing with lines,” Diodati said. “I am excited to show my mock design of the Jillybeans logo with little coffee bean bag designs that I want to put on display.”
The following week, April 8-12, seniors Kelly Chisum, Alex Gage, and Michelle Smith will open their art show.
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