In honor of Greg Colson and Jeff Colson’s induction to CSUB Alumni Hall of Fame 2016, California State University, Bakersfield Office of Alumni Engagement asked me to share my thoughts and experiences on growing up with the Colsons, two internationally recognized artists and good ole’ boys from Oildale. I was happy to oblige. The following links and narrative […]
Tag Archives: Artist Interviews
June 2015 Written by Jill Thayer, Ph.D. for ARTVOICES Magazine, Summer Issue “Light has always been a major protagonist for me. The most ordinary scenes of everyday life are transformed by its evanescence, and something overlooked can momentarily turn into an image that demands to be captured.” The landscape paintings of Susan Stillman are a confluence […]
Helidon Xhixha_The Aesthetic of Reflexivity by Jill Thayer PhD See also: “Helidon Xhixha–Sculpting Light.” By Jill Thayer, Ph.D. Contributing Writer, ARTDISTRICTS FLORIDA Magazine NO. 33, December 2014 – January 2015 My sculptures react to the different exposure to light. They are influenced by the tone of light they are exposed to. Whether natural or artificial, light plays […]
Helidon Xhixha_Sculpting Light by Jill Thayer PhD See also: “The Aesthetic of Reflexivity–Interview with Helidon Xhixha.” 5 September – 7 November 2014, Galerie Lausberg, Düsseldorf, Germany By Jill Thayer, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, ARTPULSE Magazine, NO. 21, VOL. 6, 2015 My sculptures mirror and converse with the surrounding landscape and their complex vitality becomes inexhaustible sources of reflections, […]
December 2014 Written by Jill Thayer, Ph.D. for ARTVOICES Magazine, Winter Issue Carlos Luna is an artist and storyteller whose emblematic themes engage fables and mysticisms, eroticisms and prejudices, religiosity, anthropology, and the socio-political contexts of life. His semiotic narratives depict not only his rich Latin American heritage, but also his take on the contemporary currents of […]
See also: “A Catalyst of Meaning: The Art of Karrie Ross.” September 2014 Written by Jill Thayer, Ph.D. for ARTVOICES Magazine, Fall Issue “I paint with abandon, driven by a belief that centers around being connected through vibrational energy of the universe.” Karrie Ross believes that everything has a frequency, a mechanism that stimulates response. […]
May 2014 Written by Jill Thayer, Ph.D. for ARTVOICES Magazine, Summer issue “Sometimes it starts by something as simple as a piece of fabric that triggers a memory.” Alba Francesca Color-infused textiles of cotton and silk pieced into figurative narratives and geometric abstractions personify the life and multi-faceted career of Alba Francesca. Her work […]
See also: “Tm Gratkowski: NOTHING SHOCKING.” December 2013 Written by Jill Thayer, Ph.D. for ARTVOICES Magazine, Winter issue “There became a point where art making became the career wasn’t about taking notes, it was about doing.” Tm Gratkowski A stream of print media is captured, codified, and shared through the process-driven works of Tm Gratkowski. […]
Arnold Mesches: A Life’s Work at Miami Dade College Museum of Art + Design and MDC’s Kendall, Wolfson, and North Campus Galleries reveal the life and times of the prolific artist and activist in an ambitious retrospective. By Jill Thayer, Ph.D., Contributing Writer, ARTPULSE Magazine MIAMI – During the Great Depression, artists portrayed the plight […]
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” Søren Kierkegaard In May 2011, Claremont Graduate University School of Arts and Humanities invited me to compile and produce oral histories of alumni artists, professors, and professors emeritus of CGU Art. This post-doctoral project evolved from my dissertation, which explored the mechanisms of […]
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