Artistic Escape

Art plays a major part in our lives because it provides us a way to creatively express ourselves. Some people think that fine art is the only art form that exists in this world. However, what those believers do not realize is that everything that we do is an art. The clothes that we dress in everyday comes from someone’s artistic eye for fashion. The music we listen to, the movies that we watch, and even the food that we eat to nourish our bodies are all forms of art. Frostburg State University (FSU) believes in giving its students as well as its faculty the opportunity to practice, expand, and showcase their creative talents.

On Saturday, March 30, the faculty of the Fine Arts department hosted its Spring Faculty Art Exhibition. The event was held in the Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery located in the Fine Arts building in the lower quad of campus. Beginning at 2 p.m., the event included visual artworks, such as illustrations, sculptures, photographs, ceramics, and more. Each faculty member was asked to submit three to five pieces of artwork to be shown at the exhibition. Some of the pieces of art were even able to be purchased.

The exhibit included a wide-range of mediums and techniques used to create the pieces of art. There was an inclusion of brass, copper, stone, oils, wood, gold leaves, scanned negatives, acrylic, and even glass. On display was a colorful painting done by Travis English. The piece was titled “Its Changing Makes a Habit,” which he composed by using oils as his medium. English said, “I want to present something that is new. The kind of visual experience that you may not have had before and that will hopefully bring some pleasure to the viewer.”

To add more dimension to the gallery, there were sculptures and ceramics placed on display. In particular was a sculpture created by Dustin Davis. The sculpture was titled “The Found Object,” which was created by welding together three objects to create one piece of art. Davis stated, “by putting the three together I’m giving them a chance to look back at history and see the function of the piece without destroying it but making it more interesting.” Interesting it was.

We here at The Bottom Line would like to thank the faculty for hosting such a creative event. We would also like to congratulate them on accomplishing such great pieces of work and cannot wait to see what will take place at the next exhibit.