Spectrum – Art Criticism

A Spectrum of Art

By: Desiree Rose Bailon

For all graduates, there is a sign of how much they have grown within their studies during their years in college or university. A final showcase of their work and progress is what the senior show is at the end of every semester, just for those whose careers are around the world of art. Spectrum is the title of the senior show of Spring 2024, and it was a wide range of different people with different works from different mediums. The term spectrum have a wide range of meanings, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, where it started from a supernatural meaning to physics to any other way spectrum was used. The logo and introduction card to the gallery is a CMYK light spectrum, which fit the term quite literally in terms of light and color—the physics bringing in the term to literal representation. Why is the term itself be included in this? The artworks from each person spoke for themselves. These are some selected works of art from few of the seniors to give an idea of what their show brought in for the people to see.

Living in a World of Black and White: A Gonzalo Malagon Retrospective at the Spectrum Exhibition.

Written and Edited by Adjani Williams, Last revised April 29th, 2024.

A photograph of a road taken at night with the right side of the road being illuminated by headlights. This includes, but is not limited to: A Speed Limit sign, a Train Track Crossing Sign, and an Arrow Sign. — Gonzalo Malagon, Modern Nature, Photograph, 24 x 32 in, 2024

“It comes up in my photos a lot, whether it be for myself, or… just, like, feelings that I have, or like how something makes you feel that way.”
Malagon, 2024

Throughout all my time spent with Gonzalo Malagon, I have yet to ask the one question that seemed so obvious in retrospect: why were his photos in black and white? It is simply astonishing that this was not asked about sooner! And yet, here we are. I, the author of these words and host of the past interview, and the seemingly small question that has escaped from my field of vision. It is a vexing, ever-present affair that requires the subsequent sink in time and attention, enrapturing akin to that of a piece of the puzzle that has gone undocumented and unsearched. Perhaps an answer lies within the details.

Memories

Memories

By Iliana Liborio-Navidad

Gabby Fogarty said, “I am tired of crappy merchandise when I go on tours. I can make my own.” Fogarty is one of the seven seniors who presented at the senior art exhibition Spectrum. She was born and raised from Valdosta, Georgia and she currently finishing up her BFA major and minor in psychology. Fogarty’s art medium of interest is digital art, but she also creates colleges. Fogarty often looks at digital art, more specifically fan art and believes digital art is an accessible art medium. The content Fogarty watched such as anime, manga, and YouTube inspired her to draw. A youtuber who influenced her was Jazza, who used to be known as Drawing with Jazza. Jazza created content that involved art challenges and then ventured out into creating art courses and art boxes. Fogarty stated that Jazza is one of the reasons she wanted to improve as an artist and try as many art mediums as possible.