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SURFACE TENSION
The Visible and the Hidden
AU Master of Fine Arts Thesis Exhibition
April 6 – May 19, 2024
Artists:
- Marie Gauthiez
- Genie Ghim
- Neal Gwaltney
- Charles Jean-Pierre
- Lindsay Mueller
- Taylor Sizemore
On the Threshold — SURFACE TENSION:
Marcus Civin's exhibition essayÌýwith student interviews
Marie B Gauthiez, Wall 1, 2023. Mixed media on wood panel and metal, 50 x 30 in. Credit: Pete Duvall.
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Genie Ghim, Shapes of Passage I & II, 2023. Acrylic on canvas, each 24 x 24 in. Credit: Genie Ghim.
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Neal Gwaltney, Foundations, 2024. Oil & charcoal on canvas, 30 x 36 in. Credit: Neal Gwaltney.
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Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre, Little Boy on the Prairie | Chopping Wood, 2023. Enamel on plaster, 3 x 3 x 4 in. Credit: Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre.
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Lindsay Mueller, Trunk, 2023. Oil & plaster on wood panel, 24 x 18 in. Credit: Lindsay Mueller.
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Taylor Sizemore, Slutty Little Oranges, 2024. Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in. Credit: Taylor Sizemore.
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Taylor Sizemore, Familiar Patterns, 2023. Oil on canvas, 16 x 12 in. Credit: Taylor Sizemore.
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Lindsay Mueller, A Dicey Eight Inch Commute, 2024. Oil & plaster on wood panel, 8.5Ìýx 7Ìýin. Credit: Lindsay Mueller.
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Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre, Koboy (Cowboy), 2023. Powder coated found object, 24 x 36 x 36 in. Credit: Charles Philippe Jean-Pierre.
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Neal Gwaltney, FoundationsÌýÌýIII, 2024. Oil & charcoal on canvas, 36 x 36 in. Credit: Neal Gwaltney.
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Marie B Gauthiez, Practiced Mistrust, 2024. Mixed media on wood panel 22 x 22 in. Credit: Pete Duvall.
Overview
Six èßäÉçÇøapp University MFA candidates explore the oscillation between the surface and what lies beneath. Works in this exhibition bring forth the rich autobiographical soil that informs each of the artists’ practices and journeys. This exhibition interrogates the notion of surface as merely the endpoint of each artist's work, proposing instead that it serves as a dynamic threshold to multilayered narratives and inquiries. The artists challenge the viewer to look beyond the immediacy of the visual, prompting a deeper engagement with the underlying tensions that shape our personal and collective identities.
See also:Ìý
- Studio Art MFA artists of SURFACE TENSION discuss their praxis.
- Studio MFA Program