UWF students and lovers of art came out yesterday to view and appreciate the poster designs by graphic design artists Scott Campbell and Albert Exergian at the exhibit Iconicity presented by The Art Gallery, TAG, located in The Center For Fine and Performing Arts, Building 82 on campus.
The opening reception, which was sponsored by the Lewis Bear Company, began at 6:00 p.m. and ended at 8:00 pm. The mood in the art gallery was reflective of the modernistic posters hanging on the walls of The Art Gallery, chill and relaxed yet bursting with creative energy and passion. The two featured artists, Scott Campbell and Albert Exergian both use posters as an avenue to express iconic popular culture images through a modern and minimalistic design form.
Scott Campbell's repertoire includes design, illustration, and printmaking in the music and entertainment industries. He lives in New Orleans, Louisiana and he studied printmaking and design at Louisiana State University and Penland School of Crafts.Campbell’s artwork has previously been on display in Museum of Design Atlanta. Campbell is a part of the rising sub-genre of gig poster design. He creates screen prints that function as band posters and translates these into artwork without any text.
Exergian is a graphic design artist based out of Vienna, Austria. He founded a design consultancy company called EXERGIAN in 1998. He designs posters that represent the concepts of different TV series, it is fitting that his poster series presented at the exhibit is called, Iconic TV.
Art Gallery Director Amy Bowman is pleased with the interest generated by the exhibit, noting the presence of members of the public as well as UWF students.
“I am extremely pleased with the turnout. We had 120 people in attendance throughout the night and it was a mixture of students across campus and community members. It was a very successful evening that is exemplary of the growing interest in the events and exhibitions programmed and curated by TAG UWF and the Department of Art.”
Students who come out to the exhibits are not only interested in the artists and art, they also want to show their support for The Art Gallery and gain a new perspective on art to widen their horizons.
Alesia Hoyle, a junior at UWF who majors in studio art and archaeology, says that she came out to the exhibit to support the arts and to take advantage of the opportunities to learn more about the different elements of art.
“I come out to all of the opening receptions and I’m really supportive of the arts and I love taking these opportunities to come see free galleries and take advantage of the community here that is being represented with all the artists,” she said. “It’s just a wonderful opportunity to see what comes through this gallery every single time a show is presented. It just helps all the artists get a different perspective on what is going on there in the art world and also how they can improve their personal skills.”
Another UWF student Bree McCastle, a junior who majors in communication arts, says “I feel like a lot of times the art department is not well supported so whenever I can make it out, I like to come and enjoy the festivities and enjoy the artwork of other students and a lot of times it kind of gives me an idea of where I’m at, like as far as my performance and artwork and style and what not and where I can improve and It’s an enjoyable occasion so I like it.”
The Iconicity exhibit will be on view until April 14.
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