Student Works Gallery

presents

Process
Works by the

Rutgers University - Camden

Department of Fine Arts Advanced
Photography students

February 12th - April 9th, 2015

Artist Reception:
Thursday February 19, 2015 5-6 pm
Followed by Camdens Third Thursday Art Crawl

The Process
Students in the Advanced Photography course are encouraged to explore
image making through ways other than traditional shoot and print methods. Although digital technologies and approaches are
acceptable, traditional film based materials must be incorporated in the
creative process. Such methods can include use of film cameras, both
professional to Lumographic, paper negatives, pinhole and hand-made
cameras, flatbed scans of film, transparencies and photographs, and
historical processes such as Cyanotype, Carbon, Gum Bichromate,
Platinum, Gold leaf, and Mordancage. Mixed media, image transfers, 3
dimensional and Encaustic methods are also explored.
In this course, content is secondary to process.
Experimentation is in itself the goal rather than
merely the path to one.

Ken Hohing
Instructor: Photography Program

What was originally intended as a course objective evolved into a story

of process. The work exhibited in this show is not only derived from the
techniques learned in the classroom, but from each artists interpretation and desire to express oneself through various methods. The story of
process and experimentation becomes the art itself, resulting in an array
of mixed media and chemicals artfully crafted to reveal the artists true
intent.
I am pleased to present this exciting work produced by our very own RutgersCamden students, and believe it certainly exemplifies the high level
of creative works and risk taking encouraged by the Fine Arts faculty.
Sara Hawken
Curator: Student Works Gallery

The Artists
Zachary Borden
Gum bichromate originates from
the mid-nineteenth century. It
uses the light sensitivity of dichromate salt to harden a gum emulsion upon exposure to ultraviolet
light. If a pigment is mixed with
the emulsion, the hardened gum
will retain it, while the unexposed
regions are washed away.

The Spirit in Her Medium

Gum Bichromate
~8x10

Kelly Budesa
My artwork is the culmination of
experimentation of combining my
photography with the encaustic process. It was my mission to showcase
the process and have each piece
display a great depth of made-byhand techniques.
Untitled
Encaustic Mixed Media
12x12

Sarah Detrick
Mordancage has a ghost-like effect, leaving
an unsettling feeling of deterioration. As
the prints wither away - they change into
something darker to think about. With a
hands on process of making this happen to
prints, it physically changes reality.

Fade
Mordancage
8x11

Anthony Jaskolka
I used aluminum to create a metallic look to my black and white
film photographs - to provoke
an isolated and detached feeling.
By choosing an imperfect piece
of aluminum, it reinforces the
idea of nothings perfect and one
will never know where the road
takes them.

Untitled
Image Transfer on Aluminum
5x7

Jessica Kaitz

No Turn (2)
Photo Emulsion, Inkjet
11x14

The emulsion lifts illustrate a warped reality.

Using polaroids, each image has been distorted. This portrays how each experience
in life an individual encounters can warp
how they see the world. Such simple subject
matter helps drive home this idea by contrasting the simplicity of every day and the
complexity of our daily interactions.

Laura Kusisto
Image transfer allowed me to
combat the normal focus of a
crisp picture and to test how a
photo transfer can allow an image to look grainy, yet still bring
out vibrant colors. The images
were scanned and printed using
a laser printer. The watercolor
paper was treated with the gel
medium.

A Walk in the Woods Series

Image Transfer on Watercolor Paper
5x7

Nick Lafont
My intent was to a make a small
study of architecture and decay
in the context of gothic ornament and industrialism. Marble
was chosen because of its
semi-opacity. I felt it pragmatically made sense as its veins and
natural variation complimented
the decay of the buildings in the
photographs.

Ca Doro
Image Transfer on Backlit Marble
12x12

Christina Maxson
The way the images transferred to the watercolor paper distorted the images portraying
the eerie look to what my idea of
Purgatory is: loneliness. The image of
the child was a negative from the 1920s. I
then transferred the print using gel medium.
Matte mod podge was applied over the
transfer to act as a sealant.
Purgatory
1920s Transfer on Watercolor Paper
3x5

Kyle Ward
The alternative photographic process of
mordancage was used. As I was experimenting with x-rays - I noticed the prints
where turning brown, making the scanned
bones look realistic. From this discovery,
I knew exactly how I wanted my end process to turn out.

Untitled
Mordancage
8x10

The Works
Zachary Borden

Sarah Detrick

The Unfulfilled Promise of Dr. Seuss, 2014

8 x 10
Gum Bichromate
$250

Fade, 2014
8 x 11
Mordancage
$200

Up & Over and Out of Mind, 2014

8 x 10
Gum Bichromate
$250

Cover, 2014
8 x 11
Mordancage
$200

Kelly Budesa

Lift, 2014
8 x 11
Mordancage
$200

Untitled (1), 2014

5 x 11
Encaustic Mixed Media
NFS
Untitled (2), 2014
12 x 12
Encaustic Mixed Media
NFS
Untitled (3), 2014
14 x 18
Encaustic Mixed Media
NFS
Untitled (4), 2014
12 x 12
Encaustic Mixed Media
NFS

Corrode, 2014
8 x 11
Mordancage
$200
Seep, 2014
8 x 11
Mordancage
$200

Anthony Jaskolka
Untitled (1), 2014
5 x 7
Image Transfer on Aluminum
NFS
Untitled (2), 2014
5 x 7
Image Transfer on Aluminum
NFS

Untitled (3), 2014

5 x 7
Image Transfer on Aluminum
NFS

Venice, circa 1979, 2014

12 x 12
Image Transfer on Backlit Marble
NFS

Untitled (4), 2014

5 x 7
Image Transfer on Aluminum
NFS

Ruins of Erie Ave. Reservoir, 2008 - 2014

12 x 12
Image Transfer on Backlit Marble
NFS

Jessica Kaitz

Christina Maxson

No Turn (1), 2014

11 x 14
Photo Emulsion, Inkjet
NFS

Purgatory (1), 2014

4 x 6
1920s Transfer on Watercolor Paper
$50 (entire set)

No Turn (2), 2014

11 x 14
Photo Emulsion, Inkjet
NFS

Purgatory (2), 2014

4 x 6
1920s Transfer on Watercolor Paper
$50 (entire set)

No Turn (3), 2014

11 x 14
Photo Emulsion, Inkjet
NFS

Purgatory (3), 2014

5 x 7
1920s Transfer on Watercolor Paper
$50 (entire set)

Laura Kusisto

Kyle Ward

A Walk in the Woods Series, 2014

(2) 5 x 7
Image Transfer on Watercolor Paper
NFS

Bone series (1), 2014

11 x 14
Mordancage
NFS

Nick Lafont
Ruins of the Taylor Lock Co., 2008 - 2014
12 x 12
Image Transfer on Backlit Marble
NFS

Bone series (2), 2014

11 x 14
Mordancage
NFS
Bone series (3), 2014
11 x 14
Mordancage
NFS

RUTGERS UNIVERSITY CAMDEN

Phoebe Haddon
Chancellor
Kristie Lindenmeyer
Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences

DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS

Kenneth Elliott
Chair
Maria Buckley
Administrative Assistant

The mission of the Student Works Gallery at Rutgers University Camden is to

bring diverse contemporary exhibitions, and other cultural programs created by
current students, alumni, faculty and invited artists to the entire University community. The Gallery is dedicated to the intellectual and artistic life of the university, and the engagement of the community at large. It provides the opportunity
to interact with artists and artistic projects by featuring exhibits and programs of
regional and national importance.

Sara Hawken AS15

Curator
Claudia Biddle AS16
Communications Director
Ken Hohing
Faculty Advisor
Bruce Garrity
Faculty Advisor
Patrick Wallace
Office of Student Activities Advisor

The Student Works Gallery, located in the Rutgers University Camden Student
Center is a student curated and administered exhibition space project of the Department of Fine Arts, in conjunction with Office of Student Activities.
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