Graphic-novel goodies
by Brittney Hansen
Issue date: 11/15/07
Section: Fine Art
Olthafer constructed the base at home and created the rest within the studio. "Growth" serves as an installation piece to be included with the rest of his work, he said. "It is the tree that connects all of my pieces together," he said. "It's also the growth that I take as an individual and as an artist. I grow from experience to experience, layer upon layer, much like Earth and the trees, kind of the natural states of this world." Olthafer said that he does not have any plans for the installation after the gallery showing, but would love to see it used in some way.
The piece that he is most proud of, however, is "Exploration of Life at Hand," done with sharpie on canvas stretched over chicken wire consisting of five separate pieces of canvas. "It's a journey through one point going through the rest of the world, or one life's exploration that starts with the person on one canvas and as it progresses you're starting your journey and coming across different things just kind of launches off into the rest of the world."
Kelli Gilbert has several pieces of graphic art work on display at the Conkling. She redesigned her high school's newsletter, which originally was just plain and green, she said. Gilbert then redesigned the Osage logo using a maple leaf since they are the "City of Maples," added Gilbert.
She was also asked to redesign a book cover and several pages from that book. "I just went to Barnes & Noble and picked a random book that I would never do, and found 'Toilets of the World,'" said Gilbert.
Melissa More has several pieces of work dealing with typography on display. One photograph features the word "ramp" with the letter 'p' turned upside-down. More said that this was an example of typography that she found downtown in the ramp that she thought was interesting. The photograph is one piece in a series of found typography.
Also on display by More is a series featuring letters from the 'Times New Roman' font. She said she was "taking times new roman which is the most commonly used and trying to show it in a different way by making these patterns." More aspires to be a designer and work for a company that creates logos and branding.
These pieces and work from many other artists will be on display in the Conkling Art Gallery located between Armstrong and Nelson Hall until Nov. 21.
The piece that he is most proud of, however, is "Exploration of Life at Hand," done with sharpie on canvas stretched over chicken wire consisting of five separate pieces of canvas. "It's a journey through one point going through the rest of the world, or one life's exploration that starts with the person on one canvas and as it progresses you're starting your journey and coming across different things just kind of launches off into the rest of the world."
Kelli Gilbert has several pieces of graphic art work on display at the Conkling. She redesigned her high school's newsletter, which originally was just plain and green, she said. Gilbert then redesigned the Osage logo using a maple leaf since they are the "City of Maples," added Gilbert.
She was also asked to redesign a book cover and several pages from that book. "I just went to Barnes & Noble and picked a random book that I would never do, and found 'Toilets of the World,'" said Gilbert.
Melissa More has several pieces of work dealing with typography on display. One photograph features the word "ramp" with the letter 'p' turned upside-down. More said that this was an example of typography that she found downtown in the ramp that she thought was interesting. The photograph is one piece in a series of found typography.
Also on display by More is a series featuring letters from the 'Times New Roman' font. She said she was "taking times new roman which is the most commonly used and trying to show it in a different way by making these patterns." More aspires to be a designer and work for a company that creates logos and branding.
These pieces and work from many other artists will be on display in the Conkling Art Gallery located between Armstrong and Nelson Hall until Nov. 21.
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