URBAN SPRAWL
URBAN SPRAWL
The exhibition Urban Sprawl showcases the final projects from students enrolled in the course Experimental Media and the Internet in Contemporary Art. Each piece from the 5 artists represents a culmination of a semester's worth of research, creation, and self-reflection. The exhibition serves as an open platform, inviting the public to interact with their work. Lucy Cohen This work explores how humans create comfort in spaces outside of their homes. Something as simple as a shared kitchen can become the space where relationships are formed and grow. During my time in Amsterdam, a place of impact has not only been the beautiful city in which we live, but also the kitchen where I cook my meals with my friends, which has, over time, become a significant part of my abroad experience. My art will depict our dinner table, the same cups and cutlery, and the plate will show a collage of photos that I have taken over the past four months. Bio: Lucy Cohen (b. 2005, USA) is a student studying Government at Colby College. This is her first time creating an artwork that goes beyond simple sketches and photos. She is inspired by her grandmother, a photographer who has captured relationships through her images. Her work aims to communicate how community is fostered through shared spaces and experiences. Gus Colwell This project explores the transformation of digital sketches into physical sculptures. Using original creature-like drawings, I create small air-dry clay sculptures that highlight how form, texture, and scale change between digital and physical mediums. Each sculpture is paired with its original sketch to show the progression from concept to object. Bio: Gus Colwell (b, 2004, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist and psychology student whose work explores creativity, transformation, and visual storytelling. Working across digital and sculptural media, his art focuses on the relationship between imagination and physical form, often using playful and experimental designs
The exhibition Urban Sprawl showcases the final projects from students enrolled in the course Experimental Media and the Internet in Contemporary Art. Each piece from the 5 artists represents a culmination of a semester's worth of research, creation, and self-reflection. The exhibition serves as an open platform, inviting the public to interact with their work. Lucy Cohen This work explores how humans create comfort in spaces outside of their homes. Something as simple as a shared kitchen can become the space where relationships are formed and grow. During my time in Amsterdam, a place of impact has not only been the beautiful city in which we live, but also the kitchen where I cook my meals with my friends, which has, over time, become a significant part of my abroad experience. My art will depict our dinner table, the same cups and cutlery, and the plate will show a collage of photos that I have taken over the past four months. Bio: Lucy Cohen (b. 2005, USA) is a student studying Government at Colby College. This is her first time creating an artwork that goes beyond simple sketches and photos. She is inspired by her grandmother, a photographer who has captured relationships through her images. Her work aims to communicate how community is fostered through shared spaces and experiences. Gus Colwell This project explores the transformation of digital sketches into physical sculptures. Using original creature-like drawings, I create small air-dry clay sculptures that highlight how form, texture, and scale change between digital and physical mediums. Each sculpture is paired with its original sketch to show the progression from concept to object. Bio: Gus Colwell (b, 2004, USA) is a multidisciplinary artist and psychology student whose work explores creativity, transformation, and visual storytelling. Working across digital and sculptural media, his art focuses on the relationship between imagination and physical form, often using playful and experimental designs