Students / Artists

Last Friday I attended the Foundations Exhibition located at the Picotte Gallery on State Street in Albany. The work there was created by last year's freshmen art students of St. Rose. Although most of the work did not compare to what I had seen the week before at the Alumni Exhibit, one artist did catch my eye.
Her name was Lindsay Farkas, and the subject was a charcoal drawing. In the drawing was one monsterous-looking woman holding the bodyless head of another. Besides the odd concept what caught my attention was the detail and depth of this piece. The contrast was great, the deep blacks receding into space, while in comparison the soft highlights pulled forward. The accuracy of perspective was greatly intelligent for such a young artist and the time spent was surprising. As a working artist myself I know the amount of time and effort it takes to create those rich blacks that made up most of the composition.
Another thing that made the picture so interesting was the forshortening. The woman's reached out in space holding the head of the other which seemed to be twice the size of her own. This created an impressive sense of space and gave the impression that the woman was pushing this sad-looking head toward you, the viewer, to behold.
Overall I would say the piece was advanced for the artist's age. I think that in the future, Farkas will be someone to look out for, taking her talents to more meaningful rather than technical experiments. As a sophmore this year you can probably find her in any of the drawing rooms, and you can find her work in any student shows.