Mendenhall Art Gallery exhibit displayed throughout May

The Mendenhall Art Gallery is hosting an art exhibition titled "Space and Boundary," throughout the month of May.

Coordinated by The Visual Arts committee, "Space and Boundary" is an exhibit that hopes to bridge the gap between different mediums of artistic diversity and reflect aesthetic value in both tangible space and internal mental capacity.

The art mediums involved include textiles, sculpture and photography.

Ben Lustig, photographer, was an inspiration for the name of the exhibition. Lustig's photography incorporates many different parts of nature and captures the elements of landscapes.

Lustig's fascination with nature has a great deal to do with him growing up in a rural area.

"My images seek to re-visit the same close connection to the land I experienced as a child," said Lustig.

Maria Modlin designed a textiles portion of the exhibition. Modlin designed different types of clothing using Photoshop to manipulate images of disease cells on to fabric. "The imagery of these diseases is actually beautiful and mimics other forms of organic life," said Modlin.

Adam Adcock, sculptor, also has work displayed in the exhibit. Adcock creates abstract, mixed-media sculptures as a physical representation of intangible ideas.

"The motivation to create comes from my desire to comprehend the complex, mysterious world that surrounds me," said Adcock.

Other artists involved in the exhibit include sculptor Chris Lee, along with textiles students Ellie McGlaufin and Jenn Brantley.

"Space and Boundary" is one of the many monthly exhibitions that the Visual Arts Committee has hosted.

The exhibit will be displayed in the Mendenhall Art Gallery until May 31.

The Visual Arts Committee is responsible for managing the Mendenhall Art Gallery throughout the academic year.

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