Organization

Spatial and Digital Media Art Faculty - Exhibition

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

January 31-February 24, 2012

This is a special opportunity to view recent works by current San Jose State University faculty in the newly combined Spatial and Digital Media area within Department of Art and Art History, featuring a wide range of media, style, and technique. The exhibition showcases a divergent group of artists who share a devotion to teaching as well as an interest in working with materials and space, including those who explore the nature and implications of emerging information technology. The work is

Persistence - Peter Clothier, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

February 14, 2012

Clothier, a graduate of Cambridge University, is a long time observer of the contemporary art world and a widely published writer. His publications include fiction and poetry, as well as David Hockney, a monograph, and a collection of political essays--The Bush Diaries.

This lecture address the predicament of the creative individual in a culture in which celebrity and money trump talent and quality of work, and specifically about the need for a disciplined mind and

The Perambulations of a 19th Century Interloper - Stephen Berkman, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

February 21, 2012

Stephen Berkman's presentation will guide you on a time bending tour traversing the highways and lost byways of his 19th century photographic "state." Berkman began working with the obsolete wet-collodion process, well over 300 fort-nights ago as part of a quixotic quest to re-imagine the nineteenth century through a series of photographs that would refute the notion of history being a closed circuit; instead history is viewed as an evolving work in progress, still receptive to

Fast, Cheap, and In Control - Benjamin Ball, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

February 28, 2012

Working at the nexus of architecture, art, and industrial design, Ball-Nogues Studio is an integrated design and fabrication practice. They create experimental environments to enhance and celebrate the potential for social interaction through sensation, spectacle, and physical engagement while striving to infuse the matter of the built environment with a downstream purpose. To explore these goals, they work with unusual materials, develop new digital tools, and apply architectural techniques

Think About What You Think About - April Greiman, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

February 7, 2012

April Greiman is recognized as one of the first established designers to embrace computer technology as a design tool. She is also recognized as a significant contributor to "New Wave" design style in the United States during the late 70s and early 80s.

This presentation, free and open to the public, will be held in Room 133 of SJSU's Art Building.

Transformation by Fire - Linda Walsh,Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

December 13, 2011

Spatial Arts Professor, Linda Walsh, recently retired from SJSU after teaching here since 1979. She will discuss her interests in transformation by fire, whether it pertains to materials (clay, glass, aluminum, bronze, or iron) or ideas and personal struggles (her own or those of colleagues, friends, and students).

This presentation, free and open to the public, will be held in Room 133 of SJSU's Art Building. 

Narrative Sculpture - John Tinker, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

November 29, 2011

John Tinker, who lives in New Mexico, explores forms that relate to his own personal narrative. His sculpture is informed by an acute sense of craft, and his forms—created from wood, cast resins, plastics, encaustic waxes, and metal—often serve as metaphors for the human condition, or, alternatively, more abstract and non-objective forms referencing the natural world.

This presentation, free and open to the public, will be held in Room 133 of SJSU's Art Building. 

Recent Work - Carlton Newton,Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

November 15, 2011

Carlton Newton will discuss his work in conjunction with the opening of his exhibition this evening.

This presentation, free and open to the public, will be held in Room 133 of SJSU's Art Building. 

My Life in Flames - Laura Donefer, Tuesday Night Lecture

Presented by San Jose State University School of Art and Design at San Jose State University - Art Building

November 8, 2011

Laura Donefer came to glass in her late twenties, and has found the medium to be an amazing source of inspiration, introspection and healing. In this presentation, she will explain her art, her fascination with color, and her zany adventures, all related to her deep passion for glass.

This presentation, free and open to the public, will be held in Room 133 of SJSU's Art Building.