Artist Feature: Leonora Carrington and the Necessity of Art – Binita Gupta ’20

“There are things that are not sayable. That’s why we have art.” -Leonora Carrington In just two simple sentences, Leonora Carrington’s statement beautifully captures the essence and the necessity of art. Carrington, a Surrealist artist, first was introduced to the world of Surrealism after reading a copy of Herbert Read’s book Surrealism. Through works such Read more about Artist Feature: Leonora Carrington and the Necessity of Art – Binita Gupta ’20[…]

Artist Feature: Byron Kim – Isabel Griffith-Gorgati ’21

“What the viewer thinks it is, is what it is.” Byron Kim’s deceptively simple statement about art may appear surprising considered alongside his decades-long artistic career. Addressing an audience in Princeton’s McCosh Hall, Kim acknowledged that some of his biggest artistic successes have stemmed from unanticipated interpretations of his art. Kim enjoys sharing the true Read more about Artist Feature: Byron Kim – Isabel Griffith-Gorgati ’21[…]

Artist Feature – Alexis Rockman (Sydney Goldman ’21)

Alexis Rockman’s painting Aviary is a warning, an ominous admonition. Yet the painting gives a deceptively lighthearted first impression. We see an impressively sturdy tree serving as a home to a myriad of bird species, a charming scene set against a stunning, sunset red backdrop. With perches, feeders, and water sources seemingly built into the Read more about Artist Feature – Alexis Rockman (Sydney Goldman ’21)[…]

Artist Feature: Merritt Johnson – Cathleen Kong ’20

In 1990, President H.W. Bush declared November as National Native American Heritage Month. The intention of the commemorative month was to celebrate Native American community, culture, tradition, and way of life at the local and national level. While the celebration of the month has educated non-Native communities about Native American culture, a single month is Read more about Artist Feature: Merritt Johnson – Cathleen Kong ’20[…]

Charles White –– Black Art with A Universal Vision (Tiger Gao ’21)

Charles White –– a name that rarely rings a bell for today’s “Instagram generation” –– was the most famous and recognizable black artist in the U.S. at the time of his death in 1979. A deep believer of art’s power of really helping change people’s ways of interaction with their worlds, White created powerful images Read more about Charles White –– Black Art with A Universal Vision (Tiger Gao ’21)[…]

Jim Sanborn: On The Fusion of Art and Science – Grace Guan ’20

On Friday, October 12, the SAB hosted acclaimed artist Jim Sanborn. Ryan Golant, Chair of Academic Outreach invited Sanborn and organized the talk. An Astrophysical Sciences major at Princeton, Ryan chose Sanborn because he “wanted someone who could engage not only the artists at Princeton, but also the scientists, the mathematicians, the engineers—that whole other Read more about Jim Sanborn: On The Fusion of Art and Science – Grace Guan ’20[…]

Artist Feature: Steven Paul Judd’s Native Americana – Rachel Adler ’18

Judd will be visiting campus on Thursday November 16th, at 4:30pm-6pm in 2 McCosh Hall, RSVP to the Facebook event here.     Growing up, Steven Paul Judd couldn’t help but notice the dearth of Native Americans in pop culture. Judd is Kiowa and Choctaw, and grew up on reservations in Oklahoma and Mississippi. He Read more about Artist Feature: Steven Paul Judd’s Native Americana – Rachel Adler ’18[…]

Constantin Weickart’17 Reflects on the Artist Talk, Spring 2016

On March 3rd, the SAB had the great pleasure of welcoming artist Patrick Dougherty to campus to give a talk about his internationally showcased body of artworks. He creates large and ephemeral environmental sculptures crafted from tree saplings and twigs. True to his humble character, he sometimes refers to his pieces as “stickworks”, which while technically accurate, belies their Read more about Constantin Weickart’17 Reflects on the Artist Talk, Spring 2016[…]

UnrulyArt Comes to Princeton

By: Irene Burke  UnrulyArt: The Creativity of Exceptional Children, an exhibit that showcases paintings made by children with visual impairments, autism, Down Syndrome, and other developmental disabilities, will be on display from March 30th to April 24th in the James S. Hall ’34 Memorial Gallery in Butler Gallery.  The artworks in the exhibit were created through the UnrulyArt Program, Read more about UnrulyArt Comes to Princeton[…]