Tuesday, April 23, 2024

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Visual Arts

News Coverage of Jesuit Visual Arts

A pencil. A paint brush. A blank sheet of paper. And paints. Separately, each of these objects, is plain, one dimensional, empty, and devoid of purpose. Yet in the hands of a master artist, these disparate items come to life, unified into one story told in color, shape, and line. A story that reaches beyond the page and pulls...
As Jack White sculpts a pot, with Mr. Raymond Ochs encouraging him, Jack makes a perfect pot.  With vibrant designs on the body of the pot, Jack holds it, with both hands, in the air.  Turning the object 180 degrees he puts down his piece, with the look of satisfaction.  Jesuit does not only mold young men, but it...
An annual tradition, the Jesuit Art Show returned the week of December 3rd. Featuring the art of sophomores through seniors, work from Art Appreciation, Drawing 1, and Art 2 were displayed on display boards in the breezeway between the cafeteria to the crossroads of the main building. Each class created different styles of art with every student presenting their work...
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” In this proverb, Edgar Degas, a famous 18th century French artist, explains that the true beauty of art is found not in the visual appeal of a work, but rather in the messages it conveys or in the revelations it elicits. Art uniquely affects each individual who views...
It was the morning drive to Jesuit, and it is noticed by all. A giant square of granite that fell on the grass? It looks like something from 2001: A Space Odyssey! But what is it? Where did it come from? Who made it? Why was it made? The answer: Jesús Bautista Moroles. Born in  1950 in Corpus Christi, Moroles...
Pictures hang throughout the library, each portraying a splash of color that combines to paint an image. Silence fills the gap between the music the echo of footsteps as people observe and read the descriptive articles, each describing and celebrating a detail of one person, Gail Nogle. On September 21, 2018, the Jesuit Dallas Museum hosted an event to celebrate...
We again have another photo using a piece of vintage camera equipment. I found this photo when my dad told me he had an old camera in the garage. The camera was an old Nikon FM2. In my curiosity, I looked up photo's taken by this camera, and that is where I found this beautiful photo. The photo was taken...