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    Watkins Thesis Exhibitions Opening Reception: James Tyler Blankenship, Megan Chunn & Amanda Sledge

    Presented by Watkins College of Art, Design & Film at Watkins College of Art, Design & Film

    May 3, 2012


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    Watkins Thesis Exhibitions Opening Reception: James Tyler Blankenship, Megan Chunn & Amanda Sledge
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    Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents a series of six Senior Thesis Exhibitions, celebrating the work of 13 graduating students in the Fine Art and Photography departments. Four shows with receptions will be staged in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus and two in community locations, from March 23-May 12.

    Photography majors James Tyler Blankenship and Amanda Sledge and Fine Art major Megan Chunn will open...

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    Watkins College of Art, Design & Film presents a series of six Senior Thesis Exhibitions, celebrating the work of 13 graduating students in the Fine Art and Photography departments. Four shows with receptions will be staged in the Brownlee O. Currey, Jr. Gallery on campus and two in community locations, from March 23-May 12.

    Photography majors James Tyler Blankenship and Amanda Sledge and Fine Art major Megan Chunn will open their triple show, the last in the series, on Thursday, May 3, with a reception from 6 to 9 p.m. Their work will be on display in the Currey Gallery through May 12.

    The exhibitions and reception are free and the public is invited.

    James Tyler Blankenship, BFA in Photography
    "Projections"
    "Projections" is an exterior installation which translates the artist’s working memory into a visual experience. Viewers are invited to observe and sit with the work. Projections includes wood, fabric, projector, found and recorded footage/sound.

    Megan Chunn, BFA in Fine Art
    "Anatomize"
    Statement: I am a collector of trivial materials, but these objects often hold explicit associations and invaluable memories within their physical forms. By exploring the intricate novelties within the collected items, I seek to find connections between life and objects. The comparison between the environments created by nature and the architecture humans create comprises a major theme in the work: contrasting the organic and the artificial. This idea is evident in the process of the work’s construction: clarifying the uncontrolled in conjunction with the restricted patterns as a means to conjugate space. Thus, the residue of physical action is manifested within the pieces, as it becomes less ornamental and more metaphorical exploration.

    Amanda Sledge, BFA in Photography
    "Hey Mom, Is This Me?"
    Statement: In "Hey Mom, Is This Me?," photographer Amanda Sledge fixes her lens on a sentimental yet humorous analysis of what it means to be an individual within a family. The focus of "Hey Mom, Is This Me?" centers upon the struggle to find individuality within family. Amanda Sledge investigates her family’s affect on her through pieces of her past including portraits, family photos, birthday cards, and old t-shirts. Presented in a slightly dramatic yet slightly humorous way, the show provokes the viewer to analyze his or her own family life, and what it means to assert individuality within a family whole.



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    2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd.
    Nashville, TN 37228

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