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EMMA SCHAIBLE
Special to The Leader
Last Friday, the Marion Art Gallery was filled with people viewing the Senior Show II at the opening reception of the exhibition. Twelve undergraduate senior artists full of determination and innovation proudly displayed their artwork in the Marion Art Gallery.
In Senior Show II, there are four graphic design majors presenting their artwork. Räcker said that this senior exhibition will be showcased for a duration of seven days. She hopes that after looking at the senior showcase, people will be proud of the seniors.
The beauty of art is that it can express emotion that words cannot. Through art, the artist feels free to send a message to an audience. The message could be anything from a personal message to a public service announcement.
Through art, artists dig the gritty and overwhelming thoughts that humans are too afraid to express to people in the real-world. Art can be vulnerable and allows artists the opportunity to showcase their story or opinion to the world.
A one-of-a-kind board game that was influenced by the game of Clue was showcased. The artist of this piece wished to display the theme of a high-school influenced Clue. The potential dangers for high school students served as the weapons. This interpretation of Clue allowed viewers of the art exhibition the opportunity to reflect on what society has developed into.
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Artists are the first to create and develop useful ideas that help others. Life is so much nicer when components make it easier and more convenient.
Weather is constantly changing, and an extraordinary weather app prototype that displays what the weather is like or what the weather is predicted to be was showcased at the art show.
Chloe Muether, a senior graphic design major, displayed her design of an app called WeatherIT. To make this app, Muether used mixed media. When explaining her artwork, Muether said that she “wanted to explore mobile app design and was figuring out what would be useful.”
“Since the weather is constantly changing around here … a weather app that also tells you how to dress would be very useful for people,” said Muether.
The weather app is applicable to both men and women. The app is laid out so that the temperature is listed at the top, and then at the bottom, the clothing suggestions are provided.
The weather app is designed so that it’s user-friendly and easy to navigate. People will be able to type in a location at the search bar, and then the weather is listed for that location.
“I think it’s really cool,” said sophomore Emily Fox, who is a BFA dance major. “It’s smart because the weather is always changing, and it’s hard to know, just by looking out your window, how to prepare yourself for the day.” Fox said that if the WeatherIT app was available right now, she would download it due to how convenient it is.
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“I think it’s really awesome,” said sophomore Rachel Prikazsky, a BFA dance major. “The weather is always changing, so you never know what to wear … [for instance] if you look out your window, it can be beautiful and sunny, but it could be 50 degrees.”
Junior animation and illustration major Emma Roush said she “liked to come here because a lot of her friends’ [artwork was] in the show.”
Roush commented on the well thought-out design of the Marion Art Gallery. She enjoyed how the artwork was displayed and where the artwork was placed for the exhibition.
“Art can be anything,” said Barbara Räcker, director of the Marion Art Gallery. “Like you see in this exhibition, it is art by graphic designers, painters, [animators] — it’s every concentration.”