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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011 1.;.. ) V ;' " ~ PHOTO COURTESY/SOPHIA AINSUE One of the art pieces featured in the Inside Out exhibit. • It bridges the line between drawing and painting. ... It uses color iri a very painterly way, but at the same time it has this linear patterning and drawing, that is definitely drawing. - James Hull, Kingstown Gallery curator ''I'm interested in portraying a collage-likesIJacecreated from look- ing at the body andJand as parallel environments, each with their own mixofbeauty and terror. Tocreate a sense of coexisting disconnection that talks about our experience within these environments;' Ainslie said. "Our bodies have become frag- mented, in the same manner as the landscape we livein. Social,medical and memory systems become more specialized, and as they do, our focus becomes more compartmen- By Brenda Maguire NEWS CORRESPONDENT I Sophia Ainslie is usually the one ,givinginstruction while she teaches her art classes. But on Monday, gallery curator James Hull directed Ainslie instead, while her students set up her art exhibit. Ainslie, a professor in the Department of Art + Design at Noitheastern, will be featured at the Kingston Gallery in an exhibit called "Inside Out," for the month'of April. Hull said he believes being a teacher has helped Ainslie in her career as an artist because the advice she gives her students is advice that she follows for herself. For example, he said, it's important to teach students to make more art than necessary and then choose the best pieces - and Ainslie always pre- pares more work than a gallery can hold. . The works in Ainslie's new exhib- itconsist ofdrawings ofabstract fine lines in India ink,a simFleblack ink, and tlashe paint, avinyl-based paint, on polypropylene and paper. Ainslie was. inspired by an x-ray of her mother's stomach she received from her home in South Africa while she was suffering from cancer. "It has simplicity but it also has a lot of different movement and shapes. It's contrasting ideas, I sup- pose;' junior digital art major Michael Pond said. Ainslie was also influenced by maps of her hometown, ennnnn .( n 1,ews - ---=======:::c - ' THIND art professor featured at Kingston Gallery Johannesburg, South Africa and talized." sketches she drew while walking Ainslie said she created her around New England. works to be full of symbolism. "Thecolorisspecifictomymom's environment;' Ainslie said. "What she wore, the colors from home, inside and out." Ainslie used the white space to represent absence and said she cre- ated these areas in a way that they can flip from foreground to back- ground, signifyingmemory shift. "Itbridges tbe line between draw- ing and painting;' Hull said. "It uses color in a very painterly way, but at the same time it has this linear pat- terning and drawing, that is definite- lydrawing." Ainslie invited some ofher stu- dents to take part in setting up the gallery. This included Pond and freshman cinema studies major Annalise Murphy. Students helped her to hang up work, organize pric- ing and even record the answering machine at the gallery. "It's been really fun;' Murphy said. "It's a lot better than sitting in class and doing critique. I like actu- ally being hands on and out in the real world. It's interesting and I like italot." A reception will be held at the Kingston Gallery at 450 Harrison Ave. from 5 p.m: to 7:30 p.m. on Friday,Apr.1and the gallerywillbe run until May 1. The Kingston Gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday from noon to 5 p.m.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2011
1.;..
)
V
;'
"
~
PHOTO COURTESY/SOPHIA AINSUE
One of the art pieces featured in the Inside Out exhibit.
•
It bridges the linebetween drawing andpainting. ... It usescolor iri a very
painterly way, but atthe same time it hasthis linear patterningand drawing, that isdefinitely drawing.
- James Hull,Kingstown Gallery
curator
''I'm interested in portraying acollage-like sIJacecreated from look-ing at the body andJand as parallelenvironments, each with their ownmix of beauty and terror. To create asense of coexisting disconnectionthat talks about our experiencewithin these environments;' Ainsliesaid. "Our bodies have become frag-mented, in the same manner as thelandscape we live in. Social,medicaland memory systems become morespecialized, and as they do, ourfocus becomes more compartmen-
By Brenda MaguireNEWS CORRESPONDENT
I Sophia Ainslie is usually the one,givinginstruction while she teachesher art classes. But on Monday,gallery curator James Hull directedAinslie instead, while her studentsset up her art exhibit.Ainslie, a professor in the
Department of Art + Design atNoitheastern, will be featured at theKingston Gallery in an exhibit called"Inside Out," for the month'of April.Hull said he believes being a
teacher has helped Ainslie in hercareer as an artist because theadvice she gives her students isadvice that she follows for herself.For example, he said, it's importantto teach students to make more artthan necessary and then choose thebest pieces - and Ainslie always pre-pares more work than a gallery canhold. .The works in Ainslie's new exhib-
it consist of drawings of abstract finelines in India ink, a simFle black ink,and tlashe paint, a vinyl-based paint,on polypropylene and paper. Ainsliewas. inspired by an x-ray of hermother's stomach she received fromher home in South Africa while shewas suffering from cancer."It has simplicity but it also has a
lot of different movement andshapes. It's contrasting ideas, I sup-pose;' junior digital art majorMichael Pond said.Ainslie was also influenced by
maps of her hometown,
ennnnn .( n 1,ews- ---=======:::c - '
THIND art professor featured at Kingston GalleryJohannesburg, South Africa and talized."sketches she drew while walking Ainslie said she created heraround New England. works to be full of symbolism.
"The color is specific to mymom'senvironment;' Ainslie said. "Whatshe wore, the colors from home,inside and out."Ainslie used the white space to
represent absence and said she cre-ated these areas in a way that theycan flip from foreground to back-ground, signifyingmemory shift."It bridges tbe line between draw-
ing and painting;' Hull said. "It usescolor in a very painterly way, but atthe same time it has this linear pat-terning and drawing, that is definite-ly drawing."
Ainslie invited some of her stu-dents to take part in setting up thegallery. This included Pond andfreshman cinema studies majorAnnalise Murphy. Students helpedher to hang up work, organize pric-ing and even record the answeringmachine at the gallery."It's been really fun;' Murphy
said. "It's a lot better than sitting inclass and doing critique. I like actu-ally being hands on and out in thereal world. It's interesting and I likeit a lot."A reception will be held at the
Kingston Gallery at 450 HarrisonAve. from 5 p.m: to 7:30 p.m. onFriday, Apr. 1 and the gallery will berun until May 1. The KingstonGallery is open Wednesday toSunday from noon to 5 p.m.
