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PREVIEW: Medium Rare – 2015 IP Exhibition

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http://stamps.umich.edu/images/uploads/exhibitions/specialex/melcho_postcardsmall.jpgWho: 85 Undergraduate seniors in the Stamps BFA program

What: The IP (Integrative Project) Course Exhibition featuring art work in a variety of media made over the course of a year.

When: April 16- May 2, 2014

Where: Three different locations:
Slusser Gallery, Art & Architecture Building, U-M North Campus
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 6 – 9 pm
Gallery hours: Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm, Saturday 12 – 5 pm

Work Gallery, 306 S. State Street, Ann Arbor
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 6 – 9 pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 7 pm

Argus II Building, 400 4th Street, Ann Arbor
Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 7 – 10 pm
Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 12 – 7 pm

PREVIEW: GUTS

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GUTS Senior IP Show

Every year, the senior cohort of the Penny Stamps School of Art & Design works on a year long project called “IP” (Integrative Project).  At the end of a 10 month journey, the students gather in clusters to present their work. Either in galleries on campus or off, groups of artists host an opening event followed by a two week period where the art is on display. This particular exhibit, GUTS, presents the independent work of Liz Luidens, Justin Hein, Taylor Bultema, Alex Kaufman, and Ronan Lyman.  Using the mediums of print, drawing, and illustration, the works are both varied and dynamic but also cohesive. About arriving at the title “Guts,” artist Alex Kaufman said:

“We all got together once we had our venue set so we could start brainstorming.  we each pinned up a couple pieces to get a feel for what all of our work looks like together, and started throwing out ideas. Our concepts are really self-reflective, and a lot about our internal thoughts, feelings and personal experience.  So, in a way our work is our guts on paper.  And its a vague reference to our aesthetic, which is fairly direct and in-your-face.  So yeah, once we put all that together it made perfect sense, and that is the story of how Guts happened.”

The opening reception will be held on Saturday April 20th from 7-10 pm with a closing reception on May 5 at 6 pm. The off-site exhibit is in The Yellow Barn on 416 W. Huron with regular hours Tuesday-Saturday 5-9 pm. For an inside look, check out Alex Kaufman’s blog. See you there!

REVIEW: Covered: Gifts of Art

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COVERED: A COLLECTION OF ARTIST’S BOOKS

This semester, I am taking  Barbara Brown’s Book Arts class through the School of A&D. Over the course of four months, my class and I have bound several styles of books in various media: wood, leather, paper, metal, thread, digital design, collage, photography, illustration, text, printmaking, and more. Some books tell literal stories while others show illustration. Some books have blank pages while others have full spreads of design. These artist books are so much more than simply spaces for narration or illustration, however. They are gorgeous, laborious, contemporary artifacts that pay homage to  that ancient and dying art of bookbinding.

With a range of skill sets in the course- from artists, to engineers, to architects, to writers- these books have grown into a beautiful collection of work. From now until June 10th, a selection of these artist books will be on display at the Taubman Health Center’s Gifts of Art show. In the lobby of the main entrance to the hospital is a gallery that features a rotating collection of local artwork. Be sure to stop in and look around at the student work. The variety and talent on display is worth the visit! To learn more about artist books, check out Barbara Brown’s website. The gallery is open from 8 am to 8 pm. See you there!