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Show ffODMUIM 2 M Rj3sFS, 'ti'J 1 5, 2005 Octoic FFiemdls amid Es3w BiraspnB,atSiiii art as being abstract, or at least based on abstract ideas, and representational, but not necessarily realistic. Both stay Not many people are still friends, let alone close friends, classwith their third-grad- e mates; nor can many can say thoes friends are ait inspiration in their lives today. But Amelia Davis and Candice Rigtrup, both juniors at Westminster, are an exception. Davis and Rigtrup have been best friends since the third grade, and now in college their close bond remains. The two are hoth art majors at Westminster, something their friendship has encouraged and influenced: They say has grown closer and stronger through sharing then-friendshi- p their love of art. work well together, Rigtrup said, we build upon each others artistic energy and bounce ideas off one another. Davis agreed, We always get one anothers opinion and help each other. Davis and Rigtrup paint mostly with watercolors, but say since coming to Westminster they have done a lot of work with oils, too. They both also love phoWe tography and digital media, and have worked a bit with ceramics, though they would like to do more and look forward to taking ceramics classes at Westminster. They say their styles can be similar, but it depends on the medium. For example, both say they have different painting styles, but similar photography styles. The two describe then-- away from still life, preferring to paint ideas from our heads, Davis explained. Only if an idea has meaning will Both say they have had really great art teachers all their lives, they pursue it in their art. Rigtrup said Davis art has a definite color palette. Davis agreed, explaining she tends to use lots of reds and blacks, and really likes a named Moonglow: an iridescent purple. Rigtrup, on the other hand, said her color palette changes; currently she has been using lots of bright, vibrant colors. As the colors in their art change, so does their subject matter. Davis said they both paint lots of figures, and the two say they have a thing with anatomy, especially anawa-tercol- especially at Westminster. Craig is amazing, said Rigtrup, He is always behind the idea as well as the technique. Davis or agreed, saying he really helps her get her ideas out, and helps her focus. Davis and tomical hearts, rib cages, and skulls. While these are staples in Davis art, Rigtrup says she has strayed away from them lately, and has been working with images of flowers. They start out like flowers, Rigtrup encourage anyone thinking of majoring in art to do so. Art is a good major because it she explains, but they end up not looking like it -- 1 take them in a different direction. can be incorporated into your life in so many different ways, said Rigtrup. She added, Both students artwork has been displayed in art shows and competitions, and both hope to have some pieces in this years Student Art Show at Westminster. They said people have offered to buy their art, but both say they are still too attached to their work to Jart with it. Davis said she always loved art and was always drawing growing up, but it wasnt :orium Ifllf until she and Rigtrup began taking watercolor classes in their early teens from an art teacher named Kathy Sutherland that their artistic potentials were sparked. The two continue to take classes from Sutherland today. Kathy has definitely been an inspiration for our art, Davis said. They also count each other, a high school photography teacher, and Craig Glidden, an art teacher at Westminster, as being inspirational to them. MSspamn Atrft ZOOS SI3iW3Gin, 'Mhttenb: ScUtwi: Emma Ryder Krystel A. Baggerly Nicole Barton Angela Addie Ryder ZcUt&t: Roy Crane Su&itteM, Heather Hooke M. Bastian Kimberlie Blesch Amy E. Burns Nicholas Christenson Ashlye Davis Joey Hellrung Daniel Iverson Brianna Lange Marc Maybee Janay Morgan Brooke Niemeyer Marilyn McKinnon Lisa Roy Crane, Janay Morgan, Addie Ryder, Emma Ryder, Beth Lindorf . Aaron Weight Paul E. Westerhold Jason A. Williams Nyren Kate D. Pappas Stan Sarkisov Rachel C. Smith Tessa R. Woolf The Forum is published every Wednesday. We encourage students, faculty, staff and other readers to write letters. all letters to: editor at forumwestminstercollege.edu. Only signed letters will be accepted. The Forum reserves the right to edit all submissions. Views expressed are those of the writers, and are not to be considered those of the Forum, ASWC, the faculty, staff or administration. . E-m- An exciting cultural exhibition celebrating Hispanic Month will open tonight at the Emma Eccles Jones Conservatory. Hispanic Culture combining the works of two local artists, depicts the history and experiences of Latinos in Utah 1598-200- 5, over the past 400 years. Pictures, photographs and historical documents collected by Dr. Armando Solorzano take viewers into the past and explore the roots of Latinos in Utah from the time the Aztecs and Utes inhabited the state. Solorzano has spent a decade bringing these images together. His collection, entitled We Remember, We Celebrate, We Believe; a Photo History of Latinos Westminster is a good school for art majors because the classes are so small that you can really form relationships with your peers and teachers. Davis agreed: You really get to know everyone in the department. IjiMMS in Utah, received a Governors Award in the humanities last year. Solorzano is an associate professor in the Department of Family and Consumer Studies and Ethnic Studies at the University of Utah. His areas of research are race relations, minority families, and Latinos in the United States. The works of local painter Ruby Chacon will also be exhibited. Many of Chacons paintings are inspired by the world she grew up in. Her talent as an artist was developed from childhood as she found contentment in drawing, coloring, and painting. Only after graduating high school did Chacon decide to make art a career. In 1998 Chacon received a BFA in painting and drawing from the University of Utah. Since that time she Q Fee has received invitations from schools, universities, and other organizations to discuss her artwork and its impact on the community. Chacon recently opened a studio on the west side of downtown Salt Lake City where she displays her own work as well as that of other artists. . - Chacons impressionistic style is colorful but simple. Her paintings are a reflection of the world as she knows it. Family, Hispanic culture, and emotion are all themes found in her paintings. The Hispanic Culture exhibition opens today with a reception at 6 p.m. The exhibition is free and open to the public. The 1958-200- 5 works of Chacon and Sol- orzano will remain at the college through October 22. For more information about the exhibition contact Helen Langan at 832-268- 0. |