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Exo 18, 2014, Gale Antokal

Gale Antokal

Exo 15, 2014, Gale Antokal

Gale Antokal

Exo 16, 2014, Gale Antokal

Gale Antokal

Exo 17, 2014, Gale Antokal

Gale Antokal

World Cup Poster For The Hoppy Monk, Anne M. Giangiulio

Anne M. Giangiulio

Poster I designed for viewings of the 2014 World Cup at local El Paso bar, The Hoppy Monk.

Art And Symbolism: The Technique Of Applying Hidden Meaning And Communicating Specific Ideas Through Art, Andrea C. Macbean

Senior Honors Theses

Symbolism is an artistic style frequently used in the arts. Through the course of art history, it was its own artistic movement as well. The incorporation of specific symbols, shapes, colors, or identifiable images communicates to the viewer an intended message or statement. Frequently, symbolism appears to be hidden or initially unperceived by the intended audience. In some works, symbolism is so abstract that it needs explanation or clarification to be understood completely by the viewer. This thesis will analyze a few techniques of symbolism that can be incorporated in a work of art to communicate truth, entice thought, point …

Howard Pyle In Wisconsin, Shan Bryan-Hanson, Heather Campbell Coyle, Sally Cubitt, St. Norbert College

Howard Pyle in Wisconsin

Excerpts from Howard Pyle in Wisconsin. The book itself is available for purchase from the St. Norbert College Art Galleries or the Green Bay and De Pere Antiquarian Society.

Bad Dads Iv - Wes Anderson Tribute, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

Bad Dads IV - Wes Anderson Tribute, Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Curator: Ken Harman

Put A Bird On It, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

Put a Bird on It, Invitational, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, CA, Curator: Aaron Jasinski

Rolemodels - Light Grey Art Lab, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

RoleModels, Invitational Exhibition, Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MNThe RoleModels exhibition is a fantasy portrait show, highlighting artist's personas, role-playing characters, and sharing more about themselves through their choice of weapon, talent, or epic legend. This show features the work of 99 artists, illustrators, games designers, and concept artists

Northern Exposure Xix Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Bases Loaded,” an acrylic painting, was accepted into William Bonifas Fine Arts Center’s annual regional exhibition, Northern Exposure XIX, from November 8–December 20, 2012.

3rd Annual Great Lakes Small Works Exhibit, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

An ink drawing of an antique typewriter and a small plein-air landscape painting were both chosen to appear in the 3rd Annual Great Lakes Small Works Exhibit at the Riverside Arts Center in Ypsilanti, MI, from October 4–November 10, 2012. Artists from all eight of the Great Lake states were represented in this show.

Ka-Pow! Comic Art & Storyboarding Exhibition, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

The triptych drawing entitled, “Take-Out Surprise,” was juried into the national exhibition, “Ka-Pow! Comic Art & Storyboarding,” held at the Foundry Art Centre in St. Charles, Missouri. The juror was illustrator and cartoonist, Phil McAndrew.

Philip B. Meggs Award For Excellence In Design: Richmond Illustrators Club 5th Juried Show, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Cecropia Bot,” was accepted into The Richmond Illustrators Club 5th Juried Show held at Ghostprint Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, May 31–June 26, 2012. It was awarded the Philip B. Meggs Award for Excellence in Design.

Mirror Images: Reflections On/Of The Arts, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Self-portrait with skull,” a graphite 18" x 24" drawing, was accepted into MIRROR IMAGES: Reflections on/of the Arts, the 2012 Kreft Juried Exhibition held at the Kreft Center for the Arts at Concordia University, Ann Arbor, Michigan. The jurors, Gloria Prischet and Rocco DePietro, co-founders and co-directors of Gallery Project, Ann Arbor, Michigan, chose images that according to the prospectus, “displayed the very best in the visual arts that illustrate the reflective nature of the visual arts in the literal, intellectual and metaphorical sense of that word.” The exhibit ran from March 6 – April 4, 2012.

5th Annual North Of The 45th Parallel, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Her Name is Alice,” was chosen by Wally Mason, director of the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to be part of the North of the 45th Parallel Annual Upper Midwest Juried Art Exhibition. The exhibit was held from June 15–August 5, 2012 at the DeVos Art Museum at Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan.

2012 Great Lakes Art Showcase: First Place 2d, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

Great Lakes Showcase at the Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan. The juror, Dr. Stephen Perkins, curator of art at the Lawton Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, awarded my drawing, “The King is Dead,” 1st place in the 2-dimensional category. “Her Name is Alice,” was also accepted into this regional exhibition. March 12 – March 30, 2012

2nd Annual International Commitment To Excellence In Art And Sport: A Fine Art Competition Exhibit, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

My poster illustration, "Angel Rising," was included in the 2nd Annual International Commitment to Excellence in Art and Sport: A Fine Art Competition Exhibit at the National Art Museum of Sport (NAMOS) at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. NAMOS was founded in 1959, and features one of the nation's largest collections of fine art depicting sports. The collection includes more than 900 paintings, photographs, sculptures, and mixed-media works representing some 40 sports. October 27, 2011 to February 29, 2012.

Third Annual Drawing And Painting Exhibition At Lore Degenstein Gallery, Steven E. Hughes

Steven E Hughes

Juror, Cindy Stockton Moore, selected "Her Name is Alice," a charcoal drawing on vellum, for the Third Annual Drawing and Painting Exhibition at Lore Degenstein Gallery, Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania. This was a national visual art competition and exhibition of contemporary, figurative, painting, drawing and printmaking. October 29 – December 9, 2011

15th Annual Art Of Baseball Exhibition At The George Krevsky Gallery, Steven Hughes

Steven E Hughes

“Bases Loaded,” a book cover illustration was chosen for exhibit in the curated 15^th Annual Art of Baseball Exhibition at the George Krevsky Gallery, San Francisco. Work from artists across the country was displayed at the gallery from March 24 – April 28.