Engulf / Expose / Unearth / Squish at The Thompson Art Gallery at Furman
Reception Thursday August 29, from 6-8pm
Event Types: Visual Arts
Aug 12, 2024 9:00 AM — Sep 6, 2024 5:00 PM
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Contact Information
Dr. Stephen Mandravelis Gallery Director and Assistant Professor of Art History
864-294-2282
[email protected]https://www.furman.edu/academics/art/facilities-resources/thompson-art-gallery-schedule/Details
Engulf / Expose / Unearth / Squish, running August 12 through September 6 at the Thompson Art Gallery in the Roe Art Building at Furman University.
The reception is Thursday, August 29, from 6-8p, with light refreshments and drinks provided.
About the Exhibition
Engulf / Expose / Unearth / Squish is an exhibition featuring new works by Summer 2024 Student Research Fellows:
Stella Peters and Anna Timbes, alongside their faculty mentors: Terri Bright and Kevin Kao. Working in close
collaboration for two months, the faculty-student teams conducted artistic research through disciplinary-specific
studies and practices in photography and sculpture, creating a body of work guided by distinct themes of land, body,
site, and sensation.
Engulf / Expose / Unearth / Squish is titled from a compilation of four words, each chosen by an artist to reflect their
individual approaches to artistic research during the summer. A shared theme of place emerges through the
exhibition, interpreted in a variety of ways. Anna Timbes explores sustainability through her photography and
documentation of South Carolina farmers and urban development, portraying the engulfing consequences of
industrialization on the local ecosystem. Stella Peters creates semi-representational ceramic sculptures that dissect
the female form, exposing the perceptions of gender and body. Terri Bright reframes the subterranean Basilica
Cistern in Istanbul, unearthing beauty and stillness within this popular tourist destination. Kevin Kao folds phobia as
manifestations: squishing clay and other found materials into humorous dark figures looming through the space.
This exhibition serves as a culminating experience for the student artists, Stella Peters and Anna Timbes, having each
completed over 320 hours of creative research over the summer months. Both students engaged in intensive artistic
study by focusing on strengthening their technical and conceptual understanding within their respective mediums, and
exemplifying the high-impact experience of The Furman Advantage and The Office of Undergraduate Research at
Furman University.
