Katarina Stiller's exhibition, titled "Glazed and Confused" plays on the traditional phrase "Dazed and Confused."
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- “Reorient” is an exhibition put on by Jake Russell Gavino and touches upon the development of Asian-American identities in the United States.
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- One of Gavino’s works shows the history of Cambodian donut shops in America.
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- By hanging various cards showing famous Asian-Americans, Gavino hopes to raise the voice of Asian-Americans and change societal perceptions of the population.
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- Gavino included pertinent moments in Asian-American history as well as a detailed background of the origins of Asian-American groups in society.
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- Cora Kim is a MFA graphic design major who centered her exhibit, “Empathetic” on respect for animals and disdain for animal cruelty.
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- Kim’s hand-drawn panels show the reality behind testing cosmetic products on animals as well as a human building a connection with an animal.
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- Including both visual and audio messages, Kim’s exhibit sought to display the reality of human choices and their impact on the animal population.
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- The exhibit “Slanted Perspective” is MFA Graphic Design major David Toyoshima’s representation of his experience as a Japanese-American.
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- Toyoshima decorated his gallery with an assortment of nostalgically cliche pieces that were intended to embody the American perspective of Japanese culture.
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- Cartoon panels covered the walls of Toyoshima’s exhibit, showing questions he is frequently asked and assumptions that are typically made about Japanese culture.
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- MFA Graphic Design major Vi Pham took the opportunity to relay her struggles with gendered identities in her exhibit, titled “Who you? Who me?.”
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- Pham not only provided her audience with visual stimuli, but also used her work to educate and inform those who wandered into the gallery.
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- Pham’s work details the discrepancies she feels towards society’s tendency to label and gender individuals without every giving them a say in the decision.
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- Perhaps one of the most intriguing pieces featured at Pham’s exhibition was a large, colorfully decorated wheel depicting various classifications of gender.
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- Many of Stiller’s pieces are intended to push preconceptions of human desire to divide and categorize their surroundings.
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- In her artists statement, Stiller tells her audience about her fixation with clay and its fragility.
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- For Stiller, the pieces featured in “Glazed and Confused” are meant to mimic a work that is continuously in progress.
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- Using a theme of tea pots and tea ware, each of Stiller’s pieces ranged in artistic expression.
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- Katarina Stiller’s exhibition, titled “Glazed and Confused” plays on the traditional phrase “Dazed and Confused.”
