Looking Back at the Art of 2022
By the Luna Negra Staff
2022 was a year of creativity, as reflected in the artwork produced. From releases of writing to movies to digital work, self-expression flourished in each of the forms it took…
Known Unknown: BFA Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Known Unknown is an installation by senior Sculpture student Kennedy Deen. The installation has one main sculpture that you can enter, called Glow Within. . .
Familiar Patterns: BFA Thesis Exhibition Review
By Olivia Wachtel
Emelia Tallman’s Senior BFA Thesis Exhibition, Familiar Patterns, is a beautiful exercise of reflection. . .
the girl for: BFA Thesis Exhibition Review
By Michael Turle
Made up of five separate pieces of intricate multi-media art, the collection deals with themes of gender, sex, identity, body image, and much, much more. . .
Out of Body Experience: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Olivia Pace’s exhibition, Out of Body Experience, features 5 ceramic sculptures, four wall-hung and one supported by two pedestals. These sculptures are hand built, not castings, based on body parts, . . .
Sounds of Life: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Sounds of Life features 5 weavings that are based on remembered sounds at specific locations, such as a car revving its engine outside of a warehouse. These weavings employ ikat, a traditionally Japanese dyeing technique in which. . .
Subjective Value & the Material Self: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Chad Troyer
Subjective Value & the Material Self is an installation focused on tiny jars, born from Anders Ove’s Vile Vials project. A selection from the first iteration of Vile Vials is presented as enlarged photographs on one of the gallery walls. These “Vials” are composed of “found objects” that…
Thrive: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Olivia Wachtel
Walking into Thrive, Abbi Spangler’s BFA thesis exhibition, I was struck by the sheer volume of her work. Hanging from the ceiling . . .
product//environment: Senior Thesis Exhibition Review
By Olivia Wachtel
Hope Ashley’s BFA thesis exhibition is a reflection on perspective and environment, combining architectural and industrial mediums. . .