(2.28) Fliers, posters, signage, banners, images, words, numbers, symbols surround us everywhere, vying for our attention. Graphic design is the art of communicating ideas visually — and the results should be eye-catching — but when you pack this many assignments into one floor, it sure has impact. The visual barrage of the RISD Graphic Design …
(2.19) Still time to catch the RISD Ceramics Triennial on view at the Woods-Gerry Gallery through February 19th. Admission to Woods-Gerry is free, and in fair weather you can sit outside in the chairs and enjoy a view of the city: elevation 176 feet. Seen here is the insanely labor-intensive “Bittersweet” by Dora Chen (MFA …
The RISD Senior shows continue with Trial and Error: Industrial Design Senior Show. This discipline can include furniture, apparel, and any area of life where a problem needs solving with better design. Seen here is Louise Starr’s untitled and lovely children’s stool. The artist has dyed maple, poplar, and oak veneer, glued it all into …
Here’s a good sign, the Senior Shows are back at the Woods-Gerry Gallery. They go up and come down fairly quickly so don’t delay. Right now it’s ‘Painting 2’ and I have chosen to feature “Night of the Living Basketballs” by Kiara Joyce (BFA Painting), oil on canvas. This seems apt since Providence is having …
(2.25) The Senior Shows at the RISD Woods-Gerry Gallery kicked off this week with Illustration. Seen here is the mesmerizing ‘A Brigade!’ (colored pencil, watercolor, acrylic) by Sean Lark Reece. A wide range of media is on display in the show including ink, screen printing, pastel on paper, paper pulp, oil, digital, and 3D digital. …
(9.27) “Biodesign: From Inspiration to Integration,” an exhibition curated by the RISD Nature Lab in collaboration with William Myers, at the Woods-Gerry Gallery concludes Thursday, September 27, with a tour and a talk. The afternoon will begin with a tour of the exhibition led by co-curators Lucia Monge (MFA, Sculpture ’15) and David Kim (MFA, …