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The UNA Art

Department is presenting the Graduation Exhibit, where 12

graduating art students are featuring their

work. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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for any graduating art student, but is also great opportunity to

showcase the artists’ works. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>It contains a wide array of

styles that are sure to catch the attention of many hungry

eyes.

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>From acrylic “Sushi” and

ceramic metaphor, to charcoal philosophy and contemplative

photography, the gallery has something for every

viewer. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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introspection in the photographs by David Sercel. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>“I try to find the common

ground between the man-made world and the natural world, but

present it on an abstract level,” said Sercel. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“minutely controlled” manipulation of light and shadow.

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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as a vehicle for conveying her message. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>“It’s good to enjoy the

beauty of form,” said Bobo. “A lot of artists have political

statements or other heavy ideas in their work, but I want to be

able to look at something and see it in its own

beauty.” 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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experimenting with her work, and is always looking for new

techniques and ways to express herself. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>“As an artist, you are

leaving a piece of you in your work. Your art is an expression that

shares a hint of an idea,” said Bobo. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>That idea is often open to a

wide range of subjective interpretations.

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>“I really like

subjectivity,” said Janay Winchester, an art major with a focus in

digital media. “I like creating things that are ‘out there.’ I

don’t want to be confined to a box.” 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>Winchester hardly has to

worry about that. Using the power of Adobe, she creates gorgeous

pieces that drip with hidden meanings and underlying

metaphors.

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>On a more traditional side

of the spectrum, Joey Stephenson uses charcoal to capture the

essence of the individual. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>Though it started as a

cathartic release of middle school frustrations, art is now an

everyday part of Stephenson’s life. He prefers portraiture because

of its artistic power. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>“[Portraiture] gives a

broader range for an emotional connection,” said Stephenson. “You

have a responsibility to capture another person’s essence and

emotion so that someone else can look at it and feel like they know

that person.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>Another artist focuses on

recording the essence of the moment. Through photography,

Christopher Hughes tries to capture “something real.” 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>Hughes said, “Art is a

window to a different time and place captured in a certain way.

That influence is something I think about in my work and in my

life.”

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>In each piece, there is a

unique form of expression that shows hints of the artists’ lives

and experiences. 

<p class="MsoNormal" style=

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“font-size: 14pt; font-family: Times;”>In their attempt to capture

life as they see it, they have, in turn, caught a piece of

themselves to share with the world.