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Newly minted MFAs exhibit art at San Jose gallery | ||||
August 8, 2003
"I'm trying to show the absurdity of what advertising does and the messages it portrays," said the 45-year-old Loewen, whose photography was recently on display at the Muni platform in front of campus at 19th and Holloway avenues. "Morphosis," a sculpture by Andrew Chung, is a 16-foot-tall, foam-cored and resin-coated white plastic fork suspended inside a near-transparent cocoon. The piece, which was first seen at this year's MFA graduate exhibition at the SFSU Fine Arts Gallery, is intended to provoke thought on the similarities and differences between mass-produced and organically produced foods. "Genetic engineering can make such amazing things possible. [This sculpture] is a humorous take on what we can do with technology," said the 42-year-old Chung, who also earned his bachelor's degree in art from SFSU. "It takes a fork, an everyday item, and grows it organically."
"Introductions South" is on display through Sept. 20. Exhibit hours are 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. – 8 p.m. Thursday, and noon – 5 p.m. Saturday. The San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art is located at 451 South First St. in San Jose. Admission is free. For details, visit the exhibit's Web site or call (408) 283-8155. -- Matt Itelson |
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