Time in Art

Spring 2009

Reina Apracz	Reina is a sophomore at William Smith College, she is double majoring in Studio Arts and Media and Society. She is from the not so far away city of Syracuse, New York. At HWS her favorite place to sit down and have a meal is at the cafe, the only thing that improves the experience is eating during her favorite season of autumn. She loves when the leaves have all changed, bright color surrounds the campus and the seasonal weather lets her cozy up in a warm jacket and enjoy the cool crisp air. Some things that interest her most are, theater, puzzles, reading comics, watching films or video, and obviously art. Specifically in the art realm her favorite medium is either drawing, collage, or a combination of the two. Her favorite artists are Manet, Kirasowa, Coco Fusco, and R Crumb. I asked Reina to describe the most beautiful place she had ever been. She answered the windy city of Chicago, for its consistent motion and direction towards progress, with its beautiful architecture, she remembers it for the place her family immigrated to from Bogota, Columbia; which happens to be her next big destination when she be goes abroad in the fall. When Reina isn't at the cafe, enjoying Coco Fusco, or the crisp autumn air, she can often be found cheering on her favorite college lacrosse or football teams.
Prabighya Basnet	Prabi is a senior at Hobart and William Smith Colleges and she is from Nepal City, Kathmandu. She is 21 years old. She is an environmental studies and international relations double major with a minor in studio art. She tutors in Hindi and works at IT Services. She lives in an O’Dells unit with three other people. She is a hiking enthusiast and loves nature. Recently she learned how to ski in Colorado and thought it was fantastic. She has two sisters, one older and one younger. She has one dog and a cow. She loves food very much and cooks occasionally.
Anita Cheung	Anita is 19 years old and is a sophomore at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. She is from NYC, Queens, and her major is arts and education and her minor is in art history. She has two older sisters and both graduated from Colgate. She lives in Jackson Hall on the Hobart and William Smith campus. She works at the Cellar Pub. She joined campus greens and is interested in joining the arts collective. Her favotrite color is purple and she loves the spring season. She has two dogs, one cat, two parrots, a couple different kinds of fish, turtles, snakes and many more pets. She likes to draw. She's a vegetarian.
Kirsten Cleary	Kirsten is from Medfield Massachusetts but moved to Connecticut in the first grade. She currently lives in Newtown with her mother and New Fairfield with her father. She has one brother who is pre-med at Boston College and two dogs. At HWS she is a sophomore Studio Art major and a Law and Society minor. She is involved in club field hockey and is a member of the Perfect Third a capella group. She is also a part of the national honor society. She chose to take this course because this coming summer she will be interning under an artist who will be using similar skills and it counts toward her major. Her future is undecided for now, but she hopes to get a better idea of her goals as her education continues.
Rosie Cleland	Rosie is the youngest of five. She lives in Vermont on an organic vegetable farm. She was homeschooled until the age of 13. She is a sophomore at HWS and plans to major in media and society and minor in studio art. Rosie is strongly involved in the dance department and is the president of LiberTango (tango club on campus). Rosie hopes that this course will open up new windows for expressing her artistic opinion and build upon her experience from other studio courses such as intro to drawing, color and composition, and abstract painting. She hopes to go to Argentina her senior year.
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	Emily Cronin
	Andrew Emerson is a junior at Hobart, he is currently majoring in studio Art and Architecture and is expected to graduate in 2010. Andrew is from Acton, Massachusetts but was born in Minnesota. He likes to engage his artistic abilities specifically in art, design, and architecture. His favorite media to use in his work is wood but he also wants to use watercolor in the future. His favorite artist is Edward hopper. Andrew also enjoys snowboarding and camping, he has joined a fraternity named Delta Chi, and he ensures us that they serve him the best food on the campus. His favorite season is winter and he enjoys watching football. Even though Andrew’s favorite season is the winter, and Geneva’s winter satisfies him, he describes the most beautiful place he has ever encountered: top of the island of Capri, Italy. The weather was extremely sunny and bright the day Andrew visited this magical place. He took a boat to the island and then drove half way up, and eventually walked the rest of the way. During the walk lemon and orange trees surrounded him. The steps to the top were broken and they led to the highest point of the island. There were roman rooms at the top and Andrews describes it as a “lost city” feel.
Katherine Hampson	Katie is from New Jersey. She is a senior and an art history major and aesthetics minor. She has a cocker spaniel named Murphy. She is a vegetarian. She wants to move to New York city after college. She has an older brother and an older sister, both of whom went to law school after college. Her family thought she would also end up in law school but she’d rather work in a gallery in New York. She likes skiing and surfing. She choose to be an art history major because she thinks that you can learn a lot about the world through art.
James Kellaway	James is from Pomfret, Connecticut and he just moved there. He is a senior and is currently living at the Delta Chi fraternity. He is a studio art and biology double major. He loves the relationship between art and science, specifically how taking a risk in art is like proposing a hypothesis and waiting for the result. It is really hard to predict where the artist will be going. He enjoys oriental food, his favorite being Chinese food. His favorite color is yellow. At home he has a yellow lab name Kelty. He has an older sister and a younger brother.
Karen Mattes	Karen grew up in Rochester NY and moved to Marlboro Massachusetts at the age of ten. She is now a senior at William Smith Colleges and is an individual major in Mythology and Folklore and a double minor in Classics and Studio Art. Karen is currently one of the editors- in-chief for the yearbook and has been all four years at HWS colleges. She served as president of Eta Sigma Phi, the national honors society for Classics. She chose this course because it completes her classes for her concentration in photography. She is currently applying to graduate school for Library and Information Science with the hopes of returning to Hobart and William Smith Colleges as a Librarian.
Duy Nguyen	Duy is from Vietnam. He is a junior studio art major, who does a little bit of everything from drawing to painting to photography and even graphic design. He enjoys digital art the most and his favorite color is black. He taught himself Photoshop and has been using it for 5 years! He went back to Vietnam over winter break, and because of this he did not have a white Christmas. His work is influenced by his Vietnamese background. Duy has one younger brother, his name is Duong and he’s in 8th grade. His father collects art, but Duy discovered his artistic interests on his own.
Negarin Sadr	Negarin Sadr is a Junior and William Smith. She is an Economics and Studio Art Major. She is originally from Iran, (her parentage is Persian and Russian). She lived there for ten years before moving to the United States in 2000. She currently lives in Bathesda, MD. Negarin plays tennis and runs. She designs clothes and accessories, and enjoys wearing bright colors. Negarin is a photographer, but she has a vision to sculpt riding boots in the near future. One of her favorite artists is Jackson Pollack. Her favorite place to eat in Geneva is the Red Dove. She describes the most beautiful place she’s ever been as Edinburgh, Scotland: “The castle is located in highest elevated land of the city. The stones are black and it is filled with visitors from all around the world at all times. The city is right by the water, when one stands on top of the castle they see not only the entire city view but the beach as well. It was tempted for destruction in many wars, however most of its’ body actually survived."
Easton Smith	Easton was born in Denver Colorado but now currently resides in Fairfield Connecticut. She took art classes all through her school years. Now at William Smith College she is currently a junior majoring in Sociology and with a minor in Studio Art. She enjoys many different types of art including collage, drawing, and photography. In taking this course she hopes to learn how to create Stop Motion animation and incorporate all her previous art skills into this art form. In addition, she hopes that she will be able to expand her abilities to create more diverse styles of art that reflect sociological concepts. In the future she would like to explore creating social documentaries focused on art.