Take a moment and imagine yourself strolling down the B hallway en route to next period’s class. This ordinary daily task seems incredibly automatic as students and faculty walk down the hallway like a network of ants speeding along their dirt highway. Despite the multitude of small distractions in the hallway, a certain sketch always seems to catch the eye....
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...
As one foot follows the other throughout the halls of Jesuit, the only repetitions other than the seas of scrambling navy blazers are the walls, the structures of our community that resonate with names of the achieved and artistic masterminds. However, while perusing through the art on the Jesuit campus or reading the Monthly Art Focus, one may falsely...
Artist. Â You can't spell artist without "i" and "start," appropriately so. Â Physically starting the creative process of crafting art is the hardest part for an artist. Â The vision. The preparation. The canvas. Â These are all worthless without the first sketch, the first stroke, the first click, the starting points to creating masterpieces. Â The only difference between a good artist...
This year, the Jesuit Dallas Museum has been blessed with a very special piece of art from an anonymous donor. This piece named Gone but not Forgotten: Sha Sha 2017 by Sedrick Huckaby was originally supposed to be in the Smithsonian. Instead it was sent to Jesuit before being shipped to the Smithsonian for the "Kinship" exhibit in 2021.
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Sedrick...
When The Roundup last sat down with Bill DeOre '65, he spoke about his love of doing whatever he can to give back to his high school alma mater. He has found a plethora of ways to do so, donating his artistic skill to everything from football programs to senior prints.
On Thursday, September 8th, the former Dallas Morning News editorial...
Jesuit students patiently sit on stools in the ceramics lab with their eyes pointed intently forward as a guest artist transforms brown, lifeless clay into an ornate vase full of expression. On Friday, April 1, 2014, Jesuit held ceramics demonstrations by artist Zan Barnes.
Zan Barnes, who was born into a potter family, has always been interested in following the...
Each and every day, students and faculty alike walk down hallways brimming with color and energy. Without a doubt, Jesuit wouldn’t quite be Jesuit without wonderful pieces of artwork and sculptures filling the walls and ceilings. Not too many high schools can say they have over 500 pieces of artwork nor could they say their school also acts as...
