Art at the Euphrat
Faculty and staff work featured in exhibition
October 25, 2016
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“My Direction” by Kimberly Cook is a slightly eerie yet remarkably beautiful ceramic sculpture. Above: “Eat, Drink, Vote” by students in Eugene Rodriguez’s Spring quarter art class.
Right: A direct response to “Eat, Drink, Vote” by curator Diana Argabrite, named “Decolonize.” All edible aspects will be donated to students, proof that art can be sustainable.
The Euphrat Museum of Art is hosting a De Anza and Foothill Art Faculty and Staff Show through Dec. 1.
This bi-yearly show is held during Fall quarter at De Anza, and boasts a high rate of participation among the art faculty of both colleges: 95 percent. Participants say the show emphasizes the diversity of art media and the closeness between both campuses.
Sculpture, painting, mixed media, photography and ceramics show the talent of the faculties from De Anza and Foothill colleges. Vivid and colorful paintings contrast with the polemical meaning in them. A mix of controversial works regarding voting to fantasy alike lead the visitor to daydreaming worlds.
Photo Credit: MATTHEW FERNANDEZ
Among with photographies and paintings the “Eat, Drink, Vote” exhibition by students in Eugene Rodriguez’s Spring 2016 Design and Color class stands out. Tangible brochures and posters discuss the food insecurity among college students, showing that there are students who skip meals or have no money to eat in regular basis. The display illustrates how powerful can art be when it has a strong idea behind it.
“Decolonizing,” an installation art by Diana Argabrite, director of the Arts & Schools Program at the Euphrat, was inspired by the book “Decolonize Your Diet.” She wanted to respond to the “Eat, Drink, Vote” student exhibition, by gathering hundreds of mason jars with different kind of beans and nuts forming a native pattern.
“I’d like to see art that has a full circle,” Argabrite said.