Visit Upcoming Exhibitions This October in the Museum of Art, Weight Room and 1313 Galleries
Department of Art: Weight Room Gallery
Student Shows | Open from Oct. 24–Nov. 11, 2024, Nov. 14–Dec. 2, 2024.
The Weight Room is currently featuring student work from Kaylie Harcastle, Eleah Dalgleish, Anne Flynn and Megan Bentley. Starting on Nov. 14, work from Rylee Nelson, Kaitlyn Heywood, Emily White Tousley, and several of art professor Tara Carpenter Estrada’s students will be featured.
The artist statement for Carpenter Estrada's student's gallery, called "Growth," says the following: "each piece in this gallery encourages reflection on various forms of growth. Individual processes of growth are represented in these artworks, showing how artists nurtured their ideas and skills over the semester. The pieces explore themes of change, including patterns from nature, the effects of time, and the influences of the world around us."
Anne Flynn’s capstone exhibition is entitled “the sensation of discomfort in the fact that i exist,” and “explores an uneasy tension in existing,” according to Flynn. “Captured in quilting, paintings, sound and more, this artwork chases the way words twist just out of reach in a tauntingly frustrating way. The fear of being perceived manifests as an urge to hide or dissolve into absence. The viewer is invited to confront their own sense of discomfort in the face of this tension, exploring their relationship with the unfamiliar and unresolved.”
Megan Bentley’s show is entitled “Bodies of Femininity.” According to Bentley, “‘Bodies of Femininity’ is a time-based artwork that juxtaposes the emotion of the ocean with the slow movements of the female form. Projected onto a thin cloth in the foreground are soft clips of the ocean, a powerful and ever-changing force of nature. Behind the cloth, through its delicate veil, the silhouettes of women slowly shift, evoking vulnerability, strength and femininity.” Layering these elements, Bentley said, allows the viewer to explore parallels between the ocean and femininity.
Kaylie Hardcastle’s exhibition “MWAH” “is a series of self-serving works that speak through intuitive spontaneity, taking advantage of the subconscious,” said Hardcastle. “It consists of mixed media paintings that interact with the surrounding wall space.”
Department of Design: 1313
Chroma | Open from Oct. 28–Nov. 13, 2024
Visit 1313 to experience Chroma, the Department of Design’s annual show featuring a wide array of student pieces.
Featured in the show is photography student Ada Gjoligu’s photograph entitled “Pardonnez-moi!” Gjoligu said that the piece is “a representation of our yearning to love purely and the desire to connect with a divine presence we long to believe in. Visually, it contrasts a vibrant, strong feminine figure against a harsh, oppressive setting. This dynamic highlights our aspiration to align ourselves with a Savior of compassion in a world that often rewards cruelty."
"The title evokes a desperate plea for permission to be foolish, if a fool's sin is giving their love away. It is intended to pair with Dionne Warwick's rendition of ‘Alfie,’ which explores the pursuit of transcending existence.”
Museum of Art Galleries
Counterpoint | Open through Dec. 7, 2024
Step back in time to explore pop art and beyond through this explosion of art and culture from the 1960s to 1980s. “Counterpoint” features prints, sculpture, comics, photography, rugs and paintings from the MOA collection by over twenty artists, including Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Edna Andrade, Benny Andrews, Helen Gerardia, Dorothy Grebenak, Jann Haworth, Robert Indiana, Reinhard Kraft and Ed Ruscha.
Off Kilter, On Point | Open through Dec. 7, 2024
Dive into the tumultuous 1960s with artwork that embraced and challenged the ever-changing ideals of the era. This traveling exhibition from Colorado State University’s Gregory Allicar Museum of Art presents a variety of pieces ranging from abstract to pop art by artists such as Andy Warhol, Bridget Riley, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Indiana and Helen Gerardia.
Joshua Meyer: Eight Approaches | Oct. 3, 2024 – Jan. 18, 2025
Contemporary artist Joshua Meyer’s “Eight Approaches” celebrates Judaic perspectives on light and time. His abstract and figurative work features eight panels (the viewer represents the ninth) reminiscent of the nine-pronged menorah candelabra lit each 25th of December marking the commencement of Hanukkah.
The Difficult Part: Brian Kershisnik | Open through May 5, 2025
Latter-day Saint artist and BYU art alum Brian Kershisnik is known for his skill in combining the holy with the whimsical and the familiar with the transcendent. In this exhibition, a mid-career retrospective, over 100 of his pieces will be displayed highlighting Kershisnik’s exploration of love, grief, service, loss, inspiration, contemplation and eternity.
Crossing the Divide | Opened Sept. 20, 2024 Featuring more than 100 works of American art from the MOA’s permanent collection, “Crossing the Divide” showcases a wide variety of cultures, histories and perspectives through various mediums. For the next five years, visitors will have the opportunity to see pieces from Maynard Dixon, Minerva Teichert, Valentina Sireech and more.