ArtsExpose #1

Title of Event: Julie Comnick - Visiting Artist Lecture

Date/Time of Event: Thursday 4/3 at 4:45pm

Location of Event: Fine Arts Building Rm. 204


Type of event (Only the events listed below fulfill the artsXpose requirement):
Please Bold and Underline the event attended:
Visiting Artist Lectures Exhibition* (non-course related)
Films** Plays
Arts Related Field Trips Recitals***
Poetry / Literary Readings Arts Related Conferences
Arts Related Symposia, discussion/reading groups or workshops
Attendance of Art Club Meeting****
*Exhibition visits must not be course-related (for example, if we visit an exhibition as a class you may not count this exhibition as an artsXpose event.
**Films must be part of a Univ. dept. sponsored film series—Not films sponsored by the Student Union.
***University Sponsored Recitals only.
****Clubs may only count as one event regardless of the number of clubs or the number of meetings attended during a term

1.) Provide a brief detail-oriented technical description or summary of the event you attended. This section should remain journalistic and should not be reflective of your opinion.
The Julie Comnick Visiting Artist Lecture was an Autobigraphical presentation of her life and artwork via lecture / powerpoint presentation.

2.) Use the section below to write a well-structured paragraph focusing on your personal critical insight / response to the event. How did you interpret or react to what was presented to you?
Julie Comnick's artwork was very interesting to me. All of her paintings were large-scale and consisted of a few objects to tell a story painted on top of a solid-colored background. I found this to be very straightforward but that the same time I could never think of another artist who did this and still stood out to me the way she did. I enjoyed seeing her work a great deal, but what I liked most was that she intertwined showing us her works while simultaneously telling us the story of her life and experiences and whatnot.

3.) What information, ideas, images, etc. most impressed you and why?
I was most impressed with how interesting but simple her work is. Many people, including me, would not be received well in the art world if we were paint a few objects on top of a plain background the way she does, but she executes this technique perfectly and is able to make interesting story-telling art.


4.) Overall, how would you rate this event (10 being the most worthwhile)?
(10 / 9 / 8 / 7 / 6 / 5 / 4 / 3 / 2 / 1 )

5.) Justify your rating in the question above:
This artist taught me alot about how to tell a story in your work and not to pay more attention on how good it looks than anything else.