WFIU: Visual Arts

Rowena Comrie: From Scottish Shore To Color Field

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 14 May 2013 17:00:02 +0000

Painter Rowena Comrie, president of the Scottish Artists Union, exhibits abstract oils and landscapes in watercolor at two Bloomington galleries.

Beyond The Plain Gold Band: An Artistic Proposal

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:06:21 +0000

Just in time for the spring wedding season, a show at The Fuller Projects gallery showcases IU jewelry makers’ own take on the most iconic piece of jewelry.

Marshall Strawberry Explores Its Artistic Side

Annie Corrigan — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 23:58:10 +0000

Leah Gauthier is trying to revive the endangered Marshall strawberry in her garden. She has been artistically inspired by the plants as well.

Small Is Big: Magical Glimpses Of Daily Life

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 18:39:41 +0000

A show at the Grunwald Gallery proposes that a small painting has different associations and effects than a large one does. In other words: size matters.

The Collective Press: The Power Of Positive Printing

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 12:00:52 +0000

In an era of bumper stickers and electronic greeting cards, Kim Ransdell's take on a 15th-century technology offers the possibility for fresh messages.

Waldron Arts Center Hosts Mellencamp Memorial Exhibition

WFIU Arts — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 14:00:03 +0000

Paintings from the rock legend's late mother are on display in Bloomington to promote a scholarship for southern Indiana art students

Coffeehouse Nights Kick Off At The IU Art Museum

WFIU Arts — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 01:21:42 +0000

The IU Art Museum kicks off its Coffeehouse Nights series with plenty of culture and caffeine

New Art Takes Wing Over The B-Line Trail

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 18:10:34 +0000

A ten-by-ten foot scrapyard angel will be suspended from the aptly-named "Auto Heaven" building.

A Painter’s Quest For Immediacy

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:12:33 +0000

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Artists In The Making: Tattooists Of Heirloom Tattoo Studio

Mia Partlow — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:50:39 +0000

Coming to terms with the high-stakes pressure of tattooing is part of the learning process.

IU Professor Has Print Displayed In Olympic Art Exhibition

Mia Partlow — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 16:48:43 +0000

Bernstein’s print will be in an international exhibition called the Creative Cities Collection at the Barbican Centre in London.

Charles Cushman’s America: All The World’s A Sunny Day

Yaël Ksander — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:43:03 +0000

Amateur photographer Charles Cushman's color images of mid-century America provoke us to look differently at a place we had only known in shades of gray.

The Old VFW Hall Becomes Bloomington’s Newest Arts Venue

WFIU Arts — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 19:31:05 +0000

The old Veterans of Foreign Wars hall in downtown Bloomington gets remodeled and re-monikered as the Back Door, Bloomington's newest arts venue.

Memorializing Officer Long

Mia Partlow — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 16:39:08 +0000

The Terre Haute police department is working to preserve the memory of Officer Brent Long, who was killed last summer while serving a warrant.

Avi Katz Likes His Cities Messy And His Art Insightful

Annie Corrigan — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:44:12 +0000

When Avi A. Katz moved to Bloomington, Indiana, he sketched the city as a way to get to know it. But you've probably never seen this side of downtown.

A Soldier’s Things: Veterans Memorial Museum Of Terre Haute

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 19:26:58 +0000

A Terre Haute businessman is turning his lifelong passion for military history into a museum that celebrates the role of the regular soldier.

From Eyesore to Eye-Candy: Yarnstorming On ISU Campus

Yaël Ksander — Sun, 17 Jun 2012 12:00:36 +0000

The new wave of unsanctioned public art-making has landed in Terre Haute. Unlike graffiti, this subversive art form is warm, fuzzy, and cute.

Open Studios Tour: When The Whole City Is The Arts District

Yaël Ksander — Wed, 30 May 2012 12:00:45 +0000

The Open Studios Tour could be just the thing to provide the visibility and sense of community Bloomington’s visual arts scene needs.

Bloomington Community Reacts To Brain Extravaganza

Annie Corrigan — Tue, 29 May 2012 20:12:26 +0000

It's been 4 weeks since 22 larger-than-life brain statues were installed around town. Annie Corrigan finds out what community members think about the project.

Still Life, With John: “Man As Object” At The Kinsey

Yaël Ksander — Wed, 23 May 2012 12:00:10 +0000

When women look at men, what do they see? Simple question, right? Not so much, argue the organizers of the current show at IU's Kinsey Institute Gallery.

Terre Haute Invites Public Downtown With Sculpture

Mia Partlow — Wed, 16 May 2012 12:00:52 +0000

The Terre Haute organization Wabash Valley Art Spaces seeks to make public art more accessible and engaging.

Artist In The Making: Putting It Out There, Moving On

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 18:42:35 +0000

When Erin Castellan’s paintings go on view for her thesis show at the Grunwald Gallery, it's a significant milestone in this emerging artist's journey.

Gardening At The Crossroads Of Beauty And Survival

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 18:33:36 +0000

You might think WonderLab is kidstuff, but what if--just a hypothesis here--a playful, creative approach is the only way to save the world?

The Art Of Perle Fine: What Becomes A Legend Most

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:54:15 +0000

Perle Fine was on the vanguard of American art in the 40s and 50s. Her work belongs to the nation's flagship art collections. So why don't you know her name?

Quilters Get Personal At The Monroe County History Center

Mia Partlow — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:00:43 +0000

The new quilt exhibit at the Monroe County History Center, “The Quilters Story,” focuses on the relationship of the quilters to their craft.

Artist In The Making: Recalling–And Transcending–Tradition

Yaël Ksander — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 12:00:49 +0000

"As an artist you don’t realize why you’re making what you’re making initially," painting MFA Erin Castellan explained. "But grad school helps solidify why.”

Art for One Hour

Adam Schwartz — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:30 +0000

Artworks' Adam Schwartz attends a One-Hour Exhibition of rarely-seen chiaroscuro woodcuts at the IU Art Museum.

As American As Pie (From A Muslim-Owned Pizzeria)

Yaël Ksander — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 00:00:39 +0000

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Artist In The Making: Weaving In And Out Of Academia

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:54:50 +0000

artwork combines fabric, embroidery, and other traditional fiber techniques with painting and unusual material substances.

Bloomington Fading

Rachel Lyon — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:46:00 +0000

A project about reconstructing physical space that currently exists entirely online will be taken up in a physical exhibition at Monroe County History Center.

Seventy Stitches To The Inch: Althea Crome’s Tiny Knits

Mia Partlow — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:18:59 +0000

Crome knits sweater, socks, and gloves with complicated designs and recognizable works of art—all at one-twelfth the scale of normal knit objects.

When Sex And War Meet

Adam Schwartz — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:00:02 +0000

The new exhibit at the Kinsey Institute gallery looks at love and sex in wartime.

Plus Ça Change: Fine Arts Faculty Show At Grunwald Gallery

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:47:34 +0000

The work of three faculty members demonstrates the shifting boundaries among the disciplines, along with the endurance of certain themes and ways of working.

‘Like’ It If You Like It: Studio Cypher’s Share-Worthy Games

Mia Partlow — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:00:02 +0000

The game designers at the Bloomington, Indiana tech company Studio Cypher are working to make fundraising online a bit more interactive.

IMPACT: A Trained Eye On The NYPD

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:50:49 +0000

Photographer Antonio Bolfo seeks to offer a more nuanced portrait of the life of a police officer assigned to patrol a housing project in the South Bronx.

Artist In The Making: Jeweler’s Rigor, Tattoo Flash

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:12:49 +0000

At semester's end, BFA metalsmith Katie Hayden displays a seriously playful portfolio and dares to contemplate the path ahead.

A Place For Film Interview – Batman Producer Michael Uslan

Andy Hunsucker — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:20:29 +0000

In this interview, I sit down with producer of the Batman films, Michael Uslan about his journey to becoming the man behind the Batman films.

Do-It-Together Artists: Bloomington Print Collective

Annie Corrigan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:32:36 +0000

The Bloomington Print Collective is a group of artists who pools finances and equipment to create a public art space.

The Indiana Town ‘Where Heaven and Earth Are Close’

Adam Schwartz — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:47:07 +0000

A new book tells in words and images the story of of the Indiana town where "Heaven and Earth are close together."

Nothing Says Freedom Like Marks On A Wall: Cairo Street Art

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:12:35 +0000

There was no street art in Cairo before January 25th. But afterwards, "they painted tree-trunks, they painted cars, they painted furniture in public."

Jeremy Sweet Fades To Black

Mia Partlow — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:05 +0000

Sweet’s past work was bursting with color, but in deference to the coming winter, he has created his entire show in shades of gray.

Shards Of The American Dream: Paul Smedberg’s ‘Ghosts’

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:05:34 +0000

"When a home is repossessed," Paul Smedberg observes, "objects--from toy parts to sofas--are left in a haphazard interior design of abandonment."

Gorillas In The Mix: Ned Fleetwood’s Fiberglass Sculptures

Mia Partlow — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:40:57 +0000

Ned makes more than twenty different animals out of fiberglass. Lately, though, Ned’s been feeling a little negative about the future of this business.

The Second Viennese School Returns!

David Wood — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:11:04 +0000

A faculty/student collaboration brings to life the music of Schoenberg and Berg alongside the paintings of Kandinsky.

The Graphics Of Revolution And War: Iranian Poster Arts

Yaël Ksander — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:58 +0000

The Iranian posters on view at the IU Art Museum reveal how "a democratic revolution was Islamized through a wide range of discursive and visual tools."

Spoils Of War: Stories Behind The Art Of Nazi Germany

Annie Corrigan — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 13:00:35 +0000

McComas uncovered interesting stories and histories of a number of works. "This isn't the type of information you usually read on a label in the gallery," she says. "It's a reminder that these works haven't always hung on the walls of our museum."

Public Remembering At The Altar Of Community

Mia Partlow — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 05:00:49 +0000

The items left are meaningful to someone, giving others a tiny glimpse into the lives of those who have passed on. Anyone can leave a memento or note, just make sure it’s not a family heirloom, because the artists keep everything for the next year’s display.

Artist In The Making: Through The Fire

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 19:47:53 +0000

Katie Hayden leads a tour past anvils, torches, and a centrifuge to reveal just how grueling it is to earn a BFA in Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design at IU.

Through The Woods To A Refuge Of The Mind

Yaël Ksander — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 11:37:45 +0000

Memories of childhood journeys in the South African Highveld underlie references to urban alleys and a moonlit lake in Tamar Kander's abstract paintings.

Seeing Is Rediscovering What’s Hiding In Plain Sight

Yaël Ksander — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:15:20 +0000

Here, delight is camouflaged in the cloak of the everyday, whether you’re waiting for the elevator, trudging down the hall, or scanning a bulletin board.