Campus art exhibits offer a journey to another world

Although the creation haven of 185 Nassau Street sits on the distant reaches of campus, Lucas Gallery is well worth the walk. Now through Feb. 22, the works of students enrolled in fall visual arts classes are on display upstairs in the gallery.

Professors in each area of the visual arts chose samples to represent their department in the exhibit. The displayed works include painting, drawing, ceramics, computer graphics, video, sculpture and photography.

"The exhibit represents all the classes offered last semester, and the overall quality of work is outstanding," Introductory Drawing professor Betsey Garand said.

For art students, it is a great opportunity to show off hard work and talent.

"It is interesting to see what projects other students have taken on, and I also believe that seeing the work of peers can influence one's own work," said Rebecca Nixon '01, who has a painting on display. Though it might seem like 185 Nassau is a world away, the exhibit is a great opportunity to see the abundance of creativity at our highly academic school. It is a chance to see the work of fellow classmates and learn about other aspects of the University.

"There is a lot going on here that we don't really know or talk about," said Gillian Bostock '04, who took Introductory Drawing. "A lot of artistic talent is just looking at the world in a new way. The art exhibit is refreshing in that sense."

The exhibit is open from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Monday through Friday at 185 Nassau Street until Feb. 22.

'Great Impressions'

The Princeton Art Museum is also featuring an exhibit, entitled "Great Impressions: The Art of Print in the Western World," through March 19.

The exhibit draws from collections in The Art Museum and from Firestone Library, and the art represents major German, Italian, Flemish and French printmakers. The 45 works on display show how the rising availability of paper in the 1400s made printing for devotional images and book illustrations more common.

The works of Albrecht Durer — famous for replacing simpler methods of woodcutting with more complex techniques of printing — highlight the exhibit.

The show examines two types of more complex printing techniques — intaglio and relief. Intaglio is based on the grooves of a carving on a metal sheet so the printed image is actually the reverse of the carving. Relief printing is the opposite; the image is made by the edges raised above the printing block.

The exhibit accompanies "The Art of Print," a class in the Department of Art and Archaeology taught by Assistant Professor Al Acres.

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The Museum is open 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday. It is closed Mondays and major holidays. The exhibit is included in the museum highlights tour every Saturday at 2 p.m. Museum entrance is free to the general public.