Saturday, May 11, 2024

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Visual Arts

News Coverage of Jesuit Visual Arts

  Since 1986, the Jesuit Dallas Museum has hosted many impressive works of art and exhibits. Most recently, Dutch artist Johannes Boekhoudt, kindly gave a series of 10 paintings from his new Without a Face series. Each painting depicts children experiencing war and catastrophe all around them. His vision is that the children are advocates for the horrendous situations of...
Jesuit Dallas has a wide variety of art pieces to offer in its museum around the campus. From the Color Rhythm piece facing the stairs in the Terry Center to the Lightning Field piece at the entrance of the school, they present viewers with a spectrum of colors, shapes and feelings, similar to the pieces and exhibits one can...
Ever wanted to be the next Picasso on your iPad? Well, Mr. Harmon has an app for you! Harmon, the Jesuit art teacher, is involved with the Society of Jesus and was born and raised in the Tyler, Texas area. He comes from an artistic family background, considering that his grandfather was a watchmaker and his dad was a...
Jesuit has never had an exhibit like this before! There have been art exhibits in the past, but none of them have focused on ceramics quite like this one. The Ceramics exhibit in the library brought a new sense of culture to the Jesuit community. Featuring Mr. Ochs himself, Jesuit alumni, and students with a knack for art, the exhibit was...
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...
How do we respond when we think about and experience the feeling of a touch? Does it entertain our minds with warm and sunny memories of comfort, or does it haunt the mind with the experiences of abuse and violence? Does it represent a welcoming, thorough handshake or a helpful hand, or does it signify a denial? Just as...
The miraculous transformation of a navy-blue backpack into a colorful taco commands the attention of many students passing by. The astounding metamorphosis of another blue backpack into a strange deep-sea fish leaves some students in awe, marveling and wondering how it is even possible. One may think it is impossible, but during the Student Art Show, Ms. Kathleen Hoskins’ various...
Earlier this semester, Jesuit Dallas' museum added multiple new pieces to the historical library by artist Madeline Soich. Madeleine Soich's work brings more variety to the museum's collection as more of her artwork is contemporary.  Madeleine Soich Madeleine Soich concentrates her artwork on textiles, sculptures, and mixed media. Soich likes to use light, "dust," sound, and discarded items to explore...