The Art Department is featuring the Art Faculty Exhibit in the Ewing

Gallery in the Art and Architecture Building, displaying recent works by 22

current UT studio faculty.

A reception will be held this afternoon from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Gallery in

honor of the university’s bicentennial.

Many different media are represented in the show, from “traditional”

ceramics and painting to “hi-tech” video and multi-media computer

pieces.

The first works to greet visitors are Four Short Films by Norman

Magden, chairman of the Art Department. The 16 mm films are presented on

video and range from abstract images (Interfaces) to an absurdist

lecture on fruit (Banana I). The third film, Kustom Kwickies,

features manic images of automobiles accompanied by fast rockabilly

music.

The most technologically advanced piece in the show is Susan Metros’ “Good

Daughter, Bad Mother/Good Mother, Bad Daughter: Catharthis and Continuum.”

This interactive multi-media piece, an homage to the artist’s mother, is

presented on a Macintosh computer. The viewer explores the work using a

mouse. This promises a unique look at the work for every viewer.

F. Clark Stewart’s installation “Object of Regard” is a dark room inhabited

by a spooky figure in a tank of water. A partial woman’s figure offering a

selection of watches is submerged in water that pulsates with color.

Interesting works in ceramics are offered by several professors, each with

their own approach. Joe Falsetti’s sculpure installation “Roma” suggests

the ruins of the eternal city. James Darrow’s pottery represents biblical

themes, with titles like “The Sword of the Lord” and “The Word.” Sandra

Blain’s contribution to the show is a large collection of vessels called

“Scarification: Landscape Series.”

The exhibit shows the wide variety of styles and approaches offered in the

Art Department.

Metal sculptures by Phillip Nichols suggest intergalactic images, with

shiny stainless steel surfaces and flying saucer shapes. Baldwin Lee’s

photography addresses issues of race through an interesting style of

portraiture.

Beauvais Lyons’ works are illustrations of various “Aazudian artifacts,”

from his extensive faux anthropological “find.” This collection includes a

fictitious history of archaeological digs and exhaustively cataloged works

of “ancient” art, some of which are presented in this show.

The exhibit runs until September 28 and is open weekdays.