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University of Mary Washington art students flaunt their creations at a Fredericksburg gallery Date published: 3/16/2006
By COREY A. BYERS A simple crack in the sidewalk outside of Goolrick's Modern Pharmacy inspired one of Dale Parker's recent Styrofoam sculptures. Parker, a junior and studio art major at the University of Mary Washington, is one of several students who will participate in an exhibit, starting tomorrow night at Brush Strokes downtown. The show will feature both paintings and sculptures, some of which will be available for purchase. "[It's] the first time having an exhibit off campus in a professional gallery," said Joseph DiBella, distinguished professor of art and art history. Carole Garmon, an associate professor of art and art history, said the Caroline Street theme for sculptures simply came from the gallery's location. Artists presenting at Brush Strokes are DiBella's painting students and Garmon's sculpture students at the university. Supplies used in the sculptures include pens, vinyl tubing, cellophane and acetate materials. "Some of the things we're really exploring this semester [are] pushing the boundaries of common materials," Garmon said. "[It's] not traditional carving much more experimental and linked to contemporary art." DiBella's students used unconventional techniques such as egg tempera and encaustic painting. He said they will use pigment mixed with substances such as wax, sand, oil paint and ashes. Adoracion Caliboso, a senior studio art major, said her egg tempera painting titled "Moving On" depicts a woman adorned in ikat, a fabric used by indigenous peoples in the southern Philippines. Caliboso, who is from the Philippines, uses her heritage as an influence. "The emblematic representation the suggestion of the human form the idea of integrating culture is something I'm doing," Caliboso said. "I wanted to link my culture to my artwork." While many of the pieces are still being created, none will be critiqued by instructors before the exhibit. "It is going to be interesting [to see] what the artists from Mary Wash will come up with," Parker said. Garmon sees the show as an effort to get art students off campus and to help them merge with the local arts community. "It's just so good to see the university begin to develop these relationships with the local artists," she said. A final collection of pieces is still making its way to the gallery, but Bonnie Halford, president of the Brush Strokes co-op, predicts she and others will be pleasantly surprised. "We've given them free rein as to what they want to show," Halford said. To reach COREY A. BYERS:
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