Category: ArtsXpose

Title of Event: Carlos Barberena Lecture

Date and time of event: Wednesday October 2nd 3:00 pm

Location of Event: Holmes 116

Type of Event: Guest Artist Lecture

Title: Tour through Corning Museum of Glass, + glass blowing demonstration (not pictured)

Date: 3/25/23

Location of Event: Corning Museum of Glass, Corning N.Y.

Type of Event: Visit to Art Museum

Title: Opening Reception: Senior Graphic Design & Studio Art Show

Time: 3/25/23 7:00 PM

Location of Event: Lore A. Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University

Type of Event: Art Exhibit (Reception)

Title of Event: Native American Exhibition

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 26th

Location of Event: Samek Art Gallery Downtown

Type of Event: Art Exhibition

Title of Event: Student Art Exhibit

Date & Time: Wednesday, April 26th

Location of Event: Samek Art Gallery ELC

Type of Event: Art Exhibition

Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez & Jefreid Lotti, Convivir

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 25th, 12:30 pm

Location of Event: Holmes 103

Type of Event: Art Exhibit

Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez & Jefreid Lotti, Convivir

Date & Time: April 3rd 2023 @ 5:00 pm

Location of Event: Holmes Hislop

Type of Event: Art Lecture

Title of Event: Annual Student Art Gala

Date & Time: April 11 – May 14 (I went on April 25)

Location of Event: Samek Art Gallery

Type of Event: Art Exhibition

Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez & Jefreid Lotti, Convivir

Date & Time: Monday, April 24th, 10:36 a.m

Location of Event: Holmes Hislop

Type of Event: Art Lecture

Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez & Jefreid Lotti, Convivir

Date & Time: Monday, April 24th, 10:36 a.m

Location of Event: Holmes 103

Type of Event: Art Exhibit

Title of Event: Open Figure Drawing

Date and Time of Event: April 20th 2023 at 7:30pm

Location of Event: Holmes Drawing Studio

1. Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended:

This was an open figure drawing session in which artists could practice sketching nude models in various positions. The time frame for sketching would vary, starting from 2 minutes at the beginning, and increasing in time frames until the final sketch which was 20 minutes long. The models would be in different positions for each time frame and the artists would use their time to warm up and perfect different skills before the final sketch which would ideally be their best.

2. Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

I enjoyed the opportunity to attend this session. I was very inspired by the skill of the artists around me who were all very proficient in sketching and were able to accomplish what their intended vision for the sketch was very quickly and in detail. The different positions of the models allowed the artists to work on different parts of the body and emphasize different positions and lighting changes that came with it. I was very intrigued by the way I found myself starting to view the way the human body was shaped, and it was insightful to see how I would recreate it in my sketches. I do wish that there was more instruction provided for beginners.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

The idea of being on a time limit for something that is so technical impressed me the most. It showed me how you have to have a vision of what you want to produce, and any errors along the way would have to be incorporated into the final product. I was also impressed by this approach because I think it allows the artist to focus less on perfection and more on the feeling they get when sketching the model in front of them.

4. Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?

6

5. Justify your rating in the question above:

The idea behind the event is good, but I think as a beginner it was slightly above what I was capable of doing and so I think the purpose of the event was a little bit lost on me.

Title of Event: One with Eternity: Yayoi Kusama in the Hirshhorn Collection x Mark Bradford: Pickett’s Charge
Date & Time of Event: Saturday March 25th 3 pm
Location of Event: Hirshhorn Museum
Type of event: Exhibition

Title of Event: Annual Student Art Gala

Date & Time: Tuesday, April 11th, 7p.m.

Location of Event: Samek Art Gallery

Type of Event: Art Exhibition

Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez & Jefreid Lotti, Convivir

Date and time of event: Friday, April 7th 5:00 pm

Location of Event: Holmes 103

Type of Event: Exhibit

Title of Event: CONVIVIR by Jefreid Lotti and Krystal Rodriguez

Date and time of event: Friday April 7, 5:00 pm

Location of Event: Holmes Hall 103

Type of Event: Exhibit

Title of Event: Krystal Rodriguez and Jefreid Lotti Lecture

Date and Time of Event: April 3rd 2023 at 5:00 pm

Location of Event: Holmes Auditorium

1. Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended:

Rodriguez and Lotti gave a 45 minute lecture followed by 15 minutes of Q&A. The lecture detailed the work they have done, as well as the work they are currently working on while they have been at Bucknell. They detailed their individual experiences growing up surrounding their Cuban heritage and how it has influenced the artwork they make. The discussed how they met each other, and how living together has shaped the work they create. The art they are currently making at Bucknell is called “Convivir” which means “cohabitation” and it is a collection of artwork they have made together. The two artists used a presentation to show their work and they would provide detailed explanations on each of them.

2. Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

I enjoyed the detail that each of them went into for each of their artworks. I enjoyed Rodriguez’s artwork less because they all seemed too similar to me, and they meaning behind the artwork was too straight-forward and there was almost no interpretation for the viewer to make. Lotti’s artwork on the other hand impressed me a lot. The different pieces he made were visually appealing and they way he structured his artwork was full of color and definition, with very small details that allowed a wide range of interpretation. Lotti’s way of creating artwork from seemingly mundane objects or ideas was interesting, and his work elicits a very visceral response from viewers. Overall Lotti was able to execute his vision of creating art of unknown phenomena very well.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

Lotti’s series of works titled “Bus Sweat and Tears” was very interesting to me. He was able to depict a bus in a very grim and tormented way that spoke well to the way that people would have actually felt while taking that public transport system. His works titled “Efichensi” also managed to convey the chaos of the way some lower income live and it is able to depict the feelings and emotions of an almost unknown world very well. His works titled “Essential Work” were my favorite. The depiction of workshop would seem unimportant but he does it with a creativity and in such detail that there is so much meaning and effort that I could draw from the art that I could feel the work that was done in those areas. The way that these artworks are also displayed in the workshop makes it even more interesting because it is a very unusual place to place artwork, but it seems to fit with the theme of that art perfectly.

4. Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?

7

5. Justify your rating in the question above:

I thought that both Lotti and Rodriguez could have improved their presentation skills, and I thought that Rodriguez work was not as interesting as Lotti’s, but the enjoyment I had from viewing Lotti’s work is what mainly contributes to the overall positive score.

Title of Event: Juana Estrada Hernandez Lecture

Date and time of event: Tuesday March 21^st 5 pm

Location of Event: Holmes Auditorium

Type of Event: Guest Artist Lecture

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. 

            Ms. Hernandez gave an approximately 1 hour long lecture, beginning with her background as a child immigrant and how her lack of citizenship affected her. She then touched on how the DACA program allowed her to go to college while proceeding to expound on how much of the discussion relating to migrants in the past decade have affected her work as an artist, both in her creation of traditional prints, but also more modern ideas of sculpture that adapted her work with print making.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

            Throughout the talk, Ms. Hernandez did a phenomenal job of describing how her experiences led to her focusing her work on depictions of migrants. Additionally, I found much of her descriptions of moving between print making and sculpture and her struggles in using the materials she found important (e.g. thermal blankets) in her printmaking endeavors really interesting. The parallels between it and our adapting the Metaphorms projects in order to 3D print them were intriguing, though her work is admittedly at a much larger scale.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

Her mentions of moving between sculpture and printmaking through an exchange program as a graduate student were fascinating because of their differences, but also how she applied her lithography techniques to the creation of the sculptures which used larger physical objects.

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?

8

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:

I thought she was an excellent speaker, and she did an extremely effective job of conveying the impacts of her families history on her work, even to an individual who has never experienced much of what she was describing.

Title of Event: Juana Estrada-Hernández

Date and time of event: Tuesday March 21, 2023

Location of Event: Holmes Auditorium

Type of Event: Guest Artist Lecture

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. (This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.)

The artist presentation of Juana Estrada Hernandez was a very informative talk where she talks about her life experiences about migrating to the US from Zacatecas, Mexico. She presented past art pieces from middle school and high school to demonstrate her experiences and development in art. There was a clear transition of her past art to her newer pieces in which she originally drew darker and overwhelming pieces such as the devil masked immigrant crossing into the US. She explained that in the past she was upset that there were many missed opportunities such as going to college since she was not a US citizen. However, after a conversation with her niece, her art pieces started becoming more colorful and informative of where she came from in hopes to educate her niece of their Mexican heritage. She is currently working on pieces that are being used in protests to help causes such as immigration legislation. 

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

The presentation was very meaningful and full of stories. I enjoyed listening to the artist and relating to some of her experiences. For example, when she showed the audience the picture of her kitchen in Mexico, I immediately thought of my godmother’s kitchen in Mexico and it looked similar with the yellow painted walls and the dishes piled. The artist did an amazing job sharing her story and experiences with the audience. My favorite two pieces were the prints of her grandfather working on his crops and the birthday party with the piñata in the backyard. I could see myself and my family in these prints since my grandfather would work on his crops in Mexico and have bread and coke for lunch when my grandmother was not able to make him a packed lunch. When I saw the print of the piñata, I immediately heard the spanish piñata song that times how long you can hit the piñata for. It brought back many beautiful memories that as a busy adult one might forget.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

I was impressed with how diverse and meaningful her work was. I was impressed that one conversation shifted her perspective on the world and shifted her art into a more hopeful light. The piece I enjoyed the most was the piñata print with the mother and daughter on the wall with pencil drawings. It really showed that a story cannot be contained within an enclosed surface but instead stories are fluid and more diverse that cannot be described in a few sentences.

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?

Nine

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:

I think her connection to her art was very meaningful and connected with me since my parents are also immigrants who came to the US seeking the American Dream. I really enjoyed how she used quotes from her conversations with her family to describe her art and add value behind each piece. Overall the presentation was amazing.

Title of Event: Christian Viveros-Fauné Lecture

Date and time of event: March 23 @ 5pm

Location of Event: Hislop Family Auditorium, Holmes Hall

Type of Event: Guest Artist Lecture

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. (This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.)

Viveros-Fauné talked about his book, Social Forms: A Short History of Political Art, and the accompanying show he curated. He talked about how political moments and movements have and have not been represented in art throughout history. He described many other books, artists, and authors. Viveros-Fauné went on to talk about a handful of examples from his book, pictures of the artwork accompanied his in-depth descriptions. Following his talk, there was a brief Q&A. 

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

I don’t know if it is just Thursday, my most exhausting day, or if the lecture lacked a certain wow factor that had my attention waning in and out. I found the first 30 minutes to be wordy, lacking in visuals to help engage and work with the information being spoken. I felt that this time focused on the ideas and voices of others rather than Viveros-Fauné’s own. Viveros-Fauné gave a lecture best for those with multiple degrees and years of understanding in art and art history. 

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

I found Viveros-Fauné’s knowledge of the work he discussed to be rather impressive. He displayed a great understanding of the artwork, the artist, and the historical context when providing insight. 

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?
(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )

Three 

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:

I found the artist’s lecture to be lacking in intriguing visuals or any visuals in the beginning. Personally, I need a good visual to help keep my attention and to deepen my understanding, even if the occasional quote he said was also written on the screen. I felt as those the audience was being talked at rather than being engaged with and talked to. 

Title of Event: Juana Estrada-Hernández

Date and time of event: Tuesday March 21, 2023

Location of Event: Holmes Auditorium

Type of Event: Guest Artist Lecture

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. (This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.)

Juana Estrada-Hernández gave an hour-long lecture followed by 15 minutes of questions. In the lecture, she spoke about her past, mainly focusing on her family’s immigration to the US and how that journey affects many people coming from south of the border. A presentation was used to display images and her art pieces to provide visual aid.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?

I really enjoyed the presentation and hearing from someone who has experience with more modern immigration and the difficulties associated with it. Her art style was very interesting to me, especially seeing how it changed throughout her career. The prints she first made had more somber and darker undertones when depicting the initially crossing the border into the US. It highlighted the uncertainty and fear people have when making such a burdensome decision to move their family to a whole new country. Her more recent prints give a more hopeful and uplifting message showing families and people living in America and making the most of what they have together. She then ended the lecture with her work with non-profit organizations and how she’s contributed her art to helping lift voices.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?

I was most impressed with the exhibition of her artwork she showed. It gave a different way to show pieces and how to ‘expand’ the story held within the art since it can be difficult to portray everything in a single image. 

4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?
(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )

Nine (9)

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:

The story she told was so engaging and interesting, especially to see how she implemented it in her artwork. I couldn’t directly connect with much of the story but I could understand the importance of how these events and experiences affect people.