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February 6 thru March 15, 2006 Hollywood movie posters trigger our senses with provocative designs. The monumental scale, slick surfaces, saturated colors, and hyper-sensuality are the "mark" of the movie industry. The visual power and gender stereotypes of Indian movie posters are the backdrop for Annu Palakunnathu Matthew's digital images.Hollywood, California is not the largest film industry in the world; it's Bombay, India a.k.a "Bollywood." Bombay's $2 billion industry produces over 800 movies a year, luring approximately 3.5 billion people. " The digital portfolio Bollywood Satirized is a critical commentary on the societal expectations I experienced as a woman growing up in India. To create this work, I start with Indian movie posters, a reflection of popular culture and the melodrama of Indian life," explains Matthew. |
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June 16, thru August 4, 2006 The artists in this exhibition are world travelers and global thinkers who are distinguished professors, curators, or freelance photographers. This years exhibition includes works by Justin Kimball, a professor of photography at Amherst College; Denis Defibaugh, an associate professor and former administrative chair of the Photographic Arts Department, at RIT; and John Kimmich-Javier, an associate professor at Iowa University's school of journalism. The Weeks Gallery's Global Collection of Photography is a permanent, rotating exhibition that can be viewed across JCC's Jamestown and Olean campuses. It presents a diverse selection of artists and photographic styles. |
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April 26, thru May 10, 2006 The Weeks Gallery presented JCC’s 31st Annual Student Art Exhibition and awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 26 in the Weeks Gallery. This year’s juror, Dr. Martie Geiger-Ho, received her Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Fine Arts from Texas Tech University and has exhibited, lectured, and presented workshops around the world. Geiger-Ho noted, “Many of the artworks are truly extraordinary and achieve levels normally associated with students completing four-year degrees; even more impressive, a few compare to graduate student’s work. The exhibition included 148 drawings, 2D and 3D designs, paintings, photographs, ceramics, multi-media, and digital art. Seventeen students received purchase awards and their artworks were added to the Weeks Gallery’s permanent art collection. |
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October 9, thru December 13, 2006 Leonard Urso’s paintings, sculptures, and installations are modern, ancient, and Zen-like; thus appealing to eastern and western sensibilities and transcending space and time. His refined sculptures visually compare to minimalist works by artists such as Constantin Brancusi, Hans Arp, and Henri Moore; to prehistoric fetish figures, and to the mysterious Cycladic/Greek burial figures created over 5,000 years ago. Viewers are intrigued by his subtle forms, sophisticated colors, ethereal spaces, and reverent vision. |
