Faculty
The Art Department faculty at EOU are dedicated to bring their diverse experience and artistic explorations to bare in teaching challenging studio and art history courses. We are dedicated working artists with active studio practices and expertise in a variety of media and conceptual approaches to making art.
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There are times in life that call for action, efficiency and speed. There are times when slowing down, breathing, and just sitting, are what we have to do. This body of work is intended to express the importance of the slow, quiet instances that I experience in my daily life, and that help me maintain the delicate balance of living. There are things that cause worry, frustration, distraction, anger, confusion, etc… There are also things that counteract these negative aspects and provide contentment and a sense of well being. Be it religion,...
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Kevin Layton’s art career began with two years of ceramic study. His interests in glaze and surface texture carried over from ceramics into his current body of work, which consists of large-scale paintings and drawings. His work explores domestic life as experienced from the perspective of a young father.
His work involves collage techniques, while intertwining the qualities of paint and line. He communicates his conceptual ideas by layering a variety of found materials on a rigid surface. By using warm colors and wood stains in...
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Portraiture ranging from formal representation to work dealing with the notions of personal grooming and the cultivation of beauty have led me, in my most recent work, to investigate the mythos surrounding deformity and anomalous physical structures. Narrative figuration motivates me to investigate interior psychological spaces; oils encourage me to revive an interest in classical ideals of beauty. My work is influenced by a range of styles spanning from Currin to Bourgereau, but these works are also informed by contemporary interests...
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My artwork originates from the gap between two different worlds—the privileged and working class. Living between the two and not able to solely belong to either one, I am constantly searching for connections and a sense of place. I struggle with accepting myself as a participant in ether group. I value both the physical prowess of manual labor, and the intellectualism of the elite. I am interested in both group’s limitations and how their vulnerabilities and cultural fears rely on each other and define themselves. These...
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My work has developed through the experience of observing the surrounding structure and space of both the natural and man made world. As I walk through any space, I assess the visible relationship between forms and the different psychological impact they provide. The more I am surrounded by urban materials, the more the atmosphere seems to become linear, rigid, and cold.
By partnering the life energy of organic forms with the rigid structure of urban material, the atmosphere alters. My interest lies in seeing how these two different...
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My current focus is on the relationship between organic and inorganic materials and forms. I am exploring the connections between them physically and aesthetically. It is my intention to meld the materials into one cohesive composition that features characteristics of both materials individually and demonstrates the functionality and beauty of both in our world.
221-05 and 877-7
stainless steel and wood
34 x 22 x 22
E.S.A.
wood and steel
30 x 14 x...
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My artwork originates from the gap between two different worlds—the privileged and working class. Living between the two and not able to solely belong to either one, I am constantly searching for connections and a sense of place. I struggle with accepting myself as a participant in ether group. I value both the physical prowess of manual labor, and the intellectualism of the elite. I am interested in both group’s limitations and how their vulnerabilities and cultural fears rely on each other and define themselves. These...
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My most recently pursued interests include a series in ceramics and painting, both dealing with gender roles and masculinity involved with young men in American culture.
My paintings are the beginning of a series entitled, “In the Pursuit of Happiness.” They are selective instances from ordinary life situations. The scene in Spoon is an image of a
young couple, content as they lay in bed together. The man is positioned behind the woman, gently grasping her hip. This gesture elicits a sense of caring and comfort, but
also a sense of...
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Posted by cjennings on 7:04 pm in Capstone Exhibitions | 0 comments
The act of relating to other humans is what defines and maintains our species. When specific occurrences such as sex are introduced, the way in which we relate to individuals changes dramatically and immediately. The space this other person inhabits becomes loaded with meaning, and their belongings take on a new significance.
For myself specifically, I was awakened to these ideas after a sexual experience, and was made increasingly aware of my own fluidity and ideas of physical emptiness when that “other” was not still in my physical...
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“I remember my earliest crayon-scribbled pictures on that heavy paper from grade school: huge white mountains in the background, low green hills, creek coming down blue with black stones, a gabled house in the center, smoke scrawling gray out the chimney, a few people with hats.”
- George Venn, Marking the Magic Circle
Drawing is the most primal language of people; it is vibrant, experimental, and reveals integrity in both the maker and the viewer. Parenting is human; it is cultivation, it is connecting broken lines to solid lines,...
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