The Senior Exit Show is getting better every semester. I think not only are the students becoming more aware of how and what to install, but also the whole department is solidifying the experiences as a professional "send off". I am myself in the show, and initially was upset that the gallery talk was a requirement, new to the event, but now as I reflect on the matter it really is a valuable opportunity to not just share your ideas behind the work but practice on nerve-racking future endeavors such as public speaking. My only request for future thought and consideration is more time for installing. If students had a week to plan and install, the movement between each piece of work and overall cohesion of the show will only benefit and give a more professional experience to those involved; it was very rushed during the most inopportune time of the semester.
The work is very versatile, with so many concentrations intermingling, there is a new media and aesthetics in every corner which allowed the audience to keep enthusiasm throughout the exhibit. I was really eager to see other work outside my studio, that is in mediums such as photography and the digital lab. It is rewarding to see the art of my fellow peers, and know everyone is growing together and putting so much of themselves toward our mutual goal. So therefore I will close my final blog in Bloomsburg University's printmaking department with a hybrid quote from the old irish blessing and the delicious Johnny Depp in the film BLOW...
"May the wind always be at your back and the sun upon your face and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars."
The work is very versatile, with so many concentrations interminglingSwords
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