Early fall exhibitions explore technology and art and examine attitudes toward technology ranging from fascination to fear.
August 25 – October 10, 2009, Rotunda Gallery: Jessica Gondek, Recent Paintings and Prints: Imperfect Models
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Jessica Gondek Unidentified Object
Solo show of abstract work by Montgomery artist Gondek who begins with compositions created via 3-D modeling programs that are then collaged and overprinted to reinterpret and humanize the computer-generated forms. The intermingling of hand and mechanical approaches in the work prompts a collision between intuition and computation.
August 25 – October 10, 2009, South Galleries: Dimensional Figures and Environments: Artists Engaging Technology
Gerald Guthrie It Stands to Reason
Group exhibition of new media including digital printmaking and photography, rapid prototyping, and computer animation used by artists to examine three-dimensional form and space in ways that are at once familiar and strange, real and imaginary, combining fact with fiction. Includes digital photographs by Gloria DeFilipps Brush of Duluth, Minnesota; sculpture, video animations and digital prints by Gerald Guthrie of Champaign, Illinois; and sculpture and computer animations by Elona Van Gent of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Curated by Jessica Gondek, Loyola University, Chicago.
August 25 – October 10, 2009, North and Hall Case Galleries: Karen Hanmer: Retro Tech
Chicago artist Karen Hanmer looks back at early forms of technology to see their impact on us. Her History and Technology series of artist books link the creative process of the artist with that of the inventor, explorer or scientist through first person accounts and archival photographs and artifacts. Her installation, Beaut(e) Code, documents interviews with software engineers regarding what they find beautiful or compelling about well-written software and the act of programming.
Late fall exhibitions will showcase the faculty of the NIU School of Art.
October 27 – December 5, 2009, All Galleries: NIU School of Art Faculty Exhibition
All four gallery spaces will be filled with recent work by NIU School of Art Faculty including Art History, Art Education and Design displays in the Hall Case Gallery, a video/performance space in the North Gallery; and installations in the turrets off of the South Galleries. This exhibition will highlight the work of over fifty practicing Illinois artists who also share their love of art by teaching at the university.