2020 Annual Student Art Exhibition Images
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Student Exhibition Year
2020
Description
One of a series of ten digital photographs of plant specimens pressed against glass. Presented as part of the 2020 Annual Student Exhibit in the Berman Museum of Art at Ursinus College.
Dimensions
20 x 25 cm.
Artist Statement
The Blossom Mandala is the artist’s response to the lifestyle changes brought about by the pandemic and quarantine. The pandemic’s arrival also coincided with the shift in seasons, leaving a curious dialogue between the seasonal transition to spring—the season associated with new life—and the pandemic’s shift to that of stagnancy for those under stay at home orders. The fragility and beauty of a flower blossoming is a reflection of the themes this pandemic forces us to consider, that life is beautiful, finite, and usually full of motion. But many are now adjusting to new routines, where time and days merge with each other amongst the lack of motion, including the artist who has found solace in this period of waiting by being a daily silent observer of the motion of spring from the panes in her bedroom window.
Rights Statement
Copyright of the underlying work is held by the artist. The digital image presented here is for educational purposes only and is not for commercial use.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Keywords
student art exhibit, 2020, digital photograph, window, glass, plants, flowers, water droplets
Comments
Recipient of the Richard Goldberg Award. Endowed by the late Dr. Richard Goldberg, Ursinus College Class of 1958, and his friends, family, and colleagues, this is awarded for work that exhibits a sensitive interpretation of an artistic vision.
Purchased for the permanent Myrin Library Student Art Collection.
Located on the 2nd floor of Myrin Library.