Monthly Archives: March 2010
Brown 3 & 4
First Bite : March 23 - Ap 8
Second Bite: Ap 16 - Ap 29
Drop over to Brown 3 & 4 for a sweet treat of work by senior illustration students. This year, our annual show comes in 2 parts — each with it’s own flavor.
Layer Cakes First Bite is the work of students in Jaime Zollars and Whitney Sherman’s sections. Layer Cakes Second Bite is work for Rachel Salomon and Rebecca Bradley’s sections, both shows are stacked high with deliciousness. Drop in for a taste of works in all media — from character design to sequential to posters to portraits and much more.
Questions concerning the exhibition, call the IL Office, 410.669.3177
Manuel Albarrán is an artist who specializes in wearable metal art. He is a pioneer in developing metal accessories on flat metal plate. He has recently worked with Rihanna, the Black Eyed Peas, Lady Gaga, Tyra Banks, Milla Jovovich and Zoe Saldana.
He recently visited the class Fantasy Art, taught by José Villarrubia in the Illustration Department as well as two classes in the Animation Department. Among the pieces that he showed the students (and they got to try on!) was a helmet commissioned by the Black Eye Peas and featured in the video: “Imma Be Rocking That Body” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUFsQ5lTo6g)
To see more of his work go to http://www.manuelalbarran.com
Jon Fuqua’s Narrative class along with Alain Corbel’s and Warren Linn’s Visual Journalism students explore our stories and environments in Baltimore and beyond. March 24-April 7 in The Julian Allen Illustration Gallery, Fox 3rd floor.
Author/Art Director Steven Heller takes an historic and humorous look at the graphics generated for the Olympics in this video critique:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/02/24/sports/olympics/pictograms-interactive.html