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Quick and Dirty, a Review of Bergen

by Bess Bieluczyk

This evening, Wednesday, I attempted to see the two undergrad large format class shows. I say attempted because, though I am sure the work was good and what I glimpsed certainly looked promising, it was being taken down just minutes after I was first informed of the show. Such is the nature of shows at Bergen, quick and dirty. Though I like many things in life to be quick and dirty, I expect a little more from photo shows.
The problem lies with the set-up of the building itself. Bergen has many wonderful qualities such as fluorescent lighting and copious locker space but it is not ideal for exhibiting photographs. It is understandable that with an ever-growing program the first priority is providing students with enough digital and traditional lab space in which to experiment and produce work but what about, say, showing this work? Apparently this is not so important.
Bergen’s former gallery is now the first floor computer lab leaving the building and department with no space designated for exhibiting student work. I know of no easy solution for this dilemma. With demands already placed on SCAD owned galleries there is little hope that one of them would be turned over for purely photographic purposes. What would be helpful would be a quarterly scheduled, maybe even juried due to space restraints, exhibition similar to the painting department’s Open Studios. There, student work and work in progress is available for the public to view for a weekend. Wouldn’t it be nice if other people got to ride in our lovely glass elevator and see what we do?

Review of Phil Anderson’s Thesis Exhibition, Encounters

By Siobhan Egan

Phil Anderson’s recent photography thesis exhibition, entitled Encounters, deals with the artist’s Christianity and relationship with God. The photographs are peaceful and at the same time, chaotic. The artist is trying to find clarity and is looking for peace in a whirlwind of confusion.

The show has an effective rhythm with diptychs broken up by strong single images. The artist was forced to deal with a strange space, SCAD’s Alexander Annex, in which to hang his work, but did a good job using large images and some smaller ones to keep the flow of the show moving. The strongest images of the show tend to be abstract, confusing and chaotic.

The work is a gutsy attempt at showing the ups and downs one may have in their search for meaning in life and a higher power. I use the word gutsy because I have found that making beautiful pictures of nature, in reference to religion, seems to be taboo to many artists today.

Anderson walks a thin line with his choice of subject. His project could have very easily turned into something cliché that some would expect to see on a calendar. For example, a photograph of a rainbow comes dangerously close. But with most of the images, his use of diptychs, and the presentation of the work, mounted with no glass between the viewer and the photograph, the exhibition goes beyond what is expected of stereotypical Christian art. The photographs are much more than just “pretty pictures.” The work has the ability to reach beyond a Christian audience. Most people can relate to the images regardless of religious background.

Bess's 20 Movies You Maybe Haven't Seen

Here you go guys, film educate yourselves over the summer:

1. A Night at the Opera, 1935 - The Marx Bros., hilarious comedy

2. Sullivan's Travels, 1941 - dir. Preston Sturges, great writer/director, heavy influenced Coen Bros. (also see The Lady Eve and Miracle at Morgan's Creek)

3. Laura, 1944 - good example of film noir, detective falls in love with murder victim, my sister is named after it

4. The Red Shoes, 1948 - dir. Powell & Pressburger, great style & color, dancing to death

5. Rear Window, 1954 - Hitchcock, voyeurism, photography & murder

6. Throne of Blood, 1957 - dir. Akira Kurosawa, Macbeth as a medieval Japanese warlord

7.Black Orpheus, 1959 -Myth of Orpheus set in Rio during Carnival, awesome soundtrack brought bossnova music to U.S.

8. A Woman is a Woman, 1961 - dir. Jean-Luc Godard. A stripper wants her boyfriend( or his best friend) to get her pregnant. It's funny French new wave. (also see Breathless and Alphaville)

9. 8 1/2, 1963 - dir. Federico Fellini, movie director has a creative block. features midgets, a circus and a great harem scene. ( also see La Dolce Vita and Nights of Cabiria)

10. Blow-up, 1966 - dir. Michelangeleo Antonioni, hot photographer in 60's London (not Austin Powers), sex, murder and photography.

11. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, 1966 - dir. Sergio Leone, Italian director, filmed in Spain, American actors, it's what is called a Spaghetti Western. Plus Clint Eastwood.

12. Chinatown, 1974 - dir. Roman Polanski, set in L.A. in the 30's, it's revisionist noir. Jack Nicholson acting! Good example of 70's auteur cinema.

13. All the President's Men, 1975 - Woodward & Bernstein (Redford & Hoffman) breaking the Watergate story. My parents made me watch this a million times and I still love it.

14. Barry Lyndon, 1975 -dir. Stanley Kubrick. Rise and fall of an 18th Irish rogue. Candlelit scenes shot with a camera developed for NASA. Also there's an orgy.

15. The Muppet Movie/Muppets Take Manhattan, 1979/1984 - it's the muppets, watch it. Also features my first love, Floyd the stoner guitarist.

16. Blue Velvet, 1986 - dir. David Lynch. If you find a severed ear in the yard you have to find out where it come from. Dennis Hopper is nuts.

17. Three Colors: Blue, White & Red, 1993/1994/1994 - three movies, Polish director, French movies representing the colors of the French flag ; Blue = Liberty, White = Equality, Red = Fraternity. Blue is my favorite.

18. The Chungking Express, 1994 - dir. Wong Kar-Wai, set in Hong Kong 2 stories of heartbroken policemen. Terrific visuals. (also see In the Mood for Love and 2046)

19. Flirting With Diaster, 1996 - dir. David O. Russell, just ridiculously funny story of a man searching for his birth parents. Ask Mosch about it. (also see Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees)

20. Rushmore/The Royal Tenenbaums, 1998/2001 - dir. Wes Anderson, my two favorite movies, funny, sad, beautiful to watch, highly stylized. If Floyd isn't available I'll marry Wes Anderson instead.

I hope this helps. You should watch these, they're all great. If you have any questions about them or like one and want to see more like it, just ask me.
-Bess (ebielu20@student.scad.edu

Suggested Links of Interest

• Photo-Eye Photographer Showcase

This is a juried site that if accepted becomes a form of online representation. They will sell your work, curators frequent the site
looking for possibilities, artists look at current work and look for cohorts, and more. Many of the artists at the review attributed
some of their success to this site.

http://www.photoeye.com/Gallery/PhotoShowcase/homepagePSNew.cfm

• Literary Marketplace

If you are interested in seeing your work on book covers, or to be used by art directors, a hard copy of the "Literary Marketplace"
is available in the library. It is a very expensive book, so look at it if you want or just go to Borders and find the designers of
books you like and look them up. Do your homework, focus on contacting those art directors that will like your work and allow
you to simply receive cash for what you would make anyway. BE PATIENT... often they save images they like for years before
finding a use, but it is important to keep in touch if they respond with the slightest interest.

Public Art Project

Call to Artists
The Tybee Arts Association, Inc. is seeking artists to develop personalities for the Tybee Turtles as part of a public art project. The turtles are five feet long, three-dimensional and fiberglass. Parts may be painted, upholstered, added or removed. An honorarium of $1,000 is offered along with your name on public display beside the turtle. The turtles will be auctioned off to benefit Tybee’s loggerheads and terrapins. Applications received before June 15 may be considered for the next release of 20 turtles by the end of 2006. Collaboration encouraged. Visit www.tybeearts.org or call 786-0617.

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