An opening reception for two senior art exhibits was held in the Fine Arts Gallery from 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 22. “Familiar Garden” by Briana Hinton and “Now and Forever” by Violet Durden will be up until Nov. 2 and will be available for viewing from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
“Familiar Garden” by Briana Hinton was an exploration of life as portraits in the form of raku pottery and flowers.
Hinton states, “Life is like flowers, beautiful but temporary.” This sentiment is shown through her style of art. Each piece of pottery holds a flower that depicts who that person was and how they affected her personal development.
Many of her pieces were extremely personal and represented influential people in her life, such as her grandmother and her father. The titles of her pieces often reflect the emotion that it holds for her, one being named “Burned Bond,” which is a mixed media “portrait.”
“Now and Forever” by Violet Durden also explores life in a different way through art.
Her art depicts life in passing through people she met on mission trips and the places she has seen in the United States that remind her of life in Haiti, Nicaragua and Puerto Rico.
A few pieces are depictions of children she met in Haiti on her short mission trips. These portraits are acrylic painted onto traditionally patterned squares of fabric with beading that originated from Haiti.
Two of these styled portraits were named “I’m Hungry!” and “Sake Pase.”
Another style that Durden shows off in her exhibition is acrylic paintings of dilapidated building fronts that she has seen in the United States that remind her of her mission trips and some of the buildings that some native people utilized.
Both of these art exhibitions are portraits that depict life in unique and personal ways to the artists.
For those who are interested, the art exhibitions will be available for viewing in the Fine Arts building until Nov. 2.
Photo credit/ Abril Sosa
