Art, Art & more Art

On April 6th Southern University students came together to present their at Frank Hayden Hall’s art gallery. These were a collective of students at Southern University that are not even art majors but have been blessed with the ability of creation. Some of the student artists that were showcased were General Studies major Zachary Jefferson, Electrical Engineering major Kaelyn Scott, Business Management major Noel Rivers IV, Interdisciplinary Studies major Kristen Campbell, and Nursing major Courtney Jackson. There were many pieces on display, and a sizable crowd in attendance of the art galleries opening night. Freshman Music major, Adrian Charles of Saint Martinville, Louisiana was asked what his favorite piece was and he answered, “My favorite piece was the rolling 60’s by Kaelyn Scott. I loved it because of the depiction of two gangs that hated each other coming together to stop the hatred.” One thing about art is that there is no defined way of self expression. An artist’s work is their projection of themselves, and whatever feelings they had at the time of creation. Being an artist nowadays is very under appreciated, but these students from Southern University are reminding everyone just how influential art can be. Sophomore Social Work major, Amanda Thomas of Houston, Texas was in the building at the gallery opening and was asked what her favorite piece was of the night. She responded, “My favorite piece was composed by Noel Rivers IV and it was his Kanye West piece. It was very detailed, almost alive.” Rivers’s Kanye West was very well received at the gallery and captured the gaze of the masses. Many can agree that Kanye West is an artist with a great deal of worldwide influence, and Rivers’s piece to him was worthy of high praises. Rivers, a native of New Orleans Louisiana, was asked what his favorite piece of his own was and he stated, “My Malcolm-X piece really changed my perspective on art because it was a new medium that I had never worked with when I started.” Although Rivers work was top notch, it still did not receive the highest admiration of the judge of the art gallery. The winner of the “competition” was Courtney Jackson for her ceramic work. She was not in attendance of the gallery, but still obtain her award. At the end of the day it was a fantastic evening showing off just a small spec of the creativity we have here on campus, and all that attended got to see some wonderful artwork that hopefully inspired them to bring out their inner artist.