ICAP: The Exhibition

While I was away on a research trip, the Interdisciplinary Craft as Art Project opened.  Tonight I had a chance to go see it at the student-run coffee house.  The students did a great job and the artists had some truly creative and amazing pieces in the show.

When I walked in, my eye immediately went to the shiny copper pieces in the corner.  I don't know when or where the students found some jewelry busts and stands, but the black velvet looked great behind the copper.  Whee!  My first exhibit!!!!

A Wearable Math-i-Verse, blending math, poetry and jewelry

Look at this amazing piece by Emily Manning, titled "Wandering Womb," which is a fabric meditation on the 19th century beliefs about hysteria.  You might be able to see some greek lettering on the uterus--that's the word for womb.  Isn't that amazing how the fallopian tubes become the lacing on the corset?  The artist was blending science, anatomy, history and feminist studies.

Wandering Womb by Emily Manning

Another interesting piece was the Identity Jacket by Andja Budincich.  The artist used embroidery to capture different facets of her identity while blending psychology and anthropology.

Identity Jacket by Andja Budincich

I also really liked this statue made of clay and a copper finish (really, I was attracted to something with a copper finish?  Go figure!).  The piece, titled Ego Bust, is trying to bridge biology and psychology. 

Ego Bust by Jordan Hutchison

Sadly, Fumiko Futamura's crochet dissected pigeon was not on display the night I went or else I would have happily showed you the amazing detail in her work.  Great job, everyone!