The Studio Art SMP exhibition over the past two weeks has
been a lot of fun and it was very cool to see what projects my friends and
fellow students have been working on. One of my favorite exhibits was Kristin
Seymour’s, titled “Terrapin Soup”. Kristin is an art major at St. Mary’s and
she does a lot in field of photography and graphic design. Her focus on
terrapins throughout her work drew me in due to my love of nature, but it was
the details of her work that kept me looking.
Kristin
used to play lacrosse for St. Mary’s and she has still kept her passion for the
sporting world. Although you may not be able to tell at first, I have heard
that this love has had an impact her works. A while back, Kristin was trying to
get an internship for Under Armour in order to pursue her dream as a designer
for their clothing, creating patterns and visuals to capture the eyes of
customers and competitors. I saw this graphic element in her giant painting of a
terrapin that had been detailed with black shading to create the image of a
turtle without actually drawing in the outlines. Displayed outside of the event, she’s
even transposed this image onto many other things including phone cases,
shirts, and pants to get an idea of how her images can be used. It was very
interesting to see how she used different media to represent her favorite
animal in many ways. My second favorite piece was her terrapin sculpture
created from air pockets in glass panels, allowing the viewer to gain a sense
of depth as he or she looks on from above or below the turtle. I don’t know if
it’s possible, but if it was able to be viewed from all 6 sides that would be
insane.
One of my favorite things about her
work is that she was not limited to just displaying it in our gallery alone.
Kristin has even made smaller stickers of her turtle graphic which she is able
to post and spread wherever she pleases. Reportedly, she left a few behind
around New York on her SMP trip that happened not too long ago. I love the idea
of spreading an image to gain popularity and notoriety. I hope she continues to
pursue and push her turtles everywhere because I think they might just catch
on…
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