Visual Arts

Art doesn’t imitate life, art is life. It takes the most complicated, spectral, changing emotions from everyday life and freezes them into an instant, a snapshot that endures the test of time. Reflectionists like renowned painter JD Miller channel the energies around them and use art to describe these ineffable feelings. On April 22nd, Miller opened up his creative...

Artist.  You can't spell artist without "i" and "start," appropriately so.  Physically starting the creative process of crafting art is the hardest part for an artist.  The vision. The preparation. The canvas.  These are all worthless without the first sketch, the first stroke, the first click, the starting points to creating masterpieces.  The only difference between a good artist...

Stepping into the MADI museum downtown, the surroundings appear more like a magic show than an art gallery. Loud, bold artwork explodes from every hidden crevice (even the restrooms). Young kids and adults alike play with shapes and create unique art on tablets adjacent to fifty-year-old art. Critics pace back and forth before each frame, gasping with shock before...

Walking through the Terry Center here at Jesuit, one sees the many political cartoon drawings dedicated to Bill De’Ore ’65. The exhibit started on November 7th and will continue until late January of the coming year. Following the 50th Anniversary of his Jesuit graduation, De’Ore has given back to Jesuit with his time and art, providing Jesuit with many watercolor pieces...

Fredrick Douglas. Helen Keller. Caesar Chavez. What do these people have in common? All of them overcame hardships and difficulties to bring a message to the world. Paul McCormack represents the contemporary example of this brave heroism, devoting his entire life to the service of others despite the personal costs. He is the last man out, the last man...