The Daily Collegian ‘Malapropic’ exhibit displays humor, misreading By Alaina Gallagher COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Books that take on the identity of people and puns based on his torical figures are just some of the literary references employed by graduate artist Salvatore Schiciano. These works can currently be found in Schiciano's graduate the sis exhibit entitled "Malapropic" on display in Zoller Gallery through Feb. 22. At a reception for the exhibit, held on Monday night, some friends and students gathered to view and admire Schiciano's work. A portion of the show displays Schiciano's series of '■Facebooking" portraits. Schiciano said the series drew upon his early inspirations of texts and he chose to use them as a new method of illustration. "The whole irony of it being associated with Facebook was accidental," he said. Each portrait features a figure w’hose identify is somehow over shadowed by a text. In a Tuesday. 2/16 VELVEETA 10J0-CW 2.00 Gaiaaess Draft* Til midaitc Half Price everything 9-Upm P ICfltE S mu y Dining Guide powered by StateCollege.com C t woman's face is replaced with a smiley face emoticon printed on a book cover. Her head is highlight ed with a bright yellow' back ground, while the rest of her body appears to be shrouded in gray. “I love the literary references, his recurrent use of themes of the book,” said Matt Snyder (senior sculpture). "His skills as a painter really comes across; it's pretty developed which is nice to see." In another portrait, entitled "Joe's Metamorphosis." a laven der background frames a man sit ting with a book and a variety of objects including a spring and an arrow. The objects completely obscure his identify', while his body becomes steadily more blurry and a large shadow stretches to the top of the painting. Schiciano said he collaborated with a sculptor to create the apparatus held on his model's face in "Joe's Metamorphosis." The result is an "oddity and curiosity " that people find within the portrait, he said. "Basically. I find it really repre sentational but expressive. He can abstract his own work it just Katie Chandler is finding balance as the legal guardian of her teenage sister, her busy life and her promising career. Every day, she’s feeding her life, her career and her future. Feed your future at www.pwc.tv PrICEWaTeRHOUsEQoPERS d © 2010 PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. All rights reserved. 'PricewaterhouseCoopers -eiers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (a Delaware limited liability partnership) or, as the context requires, the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network or other member fi»m of «.« network, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity. We are prouo to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. changes how w r e are going U> s> • how these literal represent;; tions," said Donelle ('lark, a tm mer student of Schiciano The idea of misreading is a sta ple of the show, he said. The possibilities that come out of misrepresentation are Mm., thing that fascinates him. Schiciano said. Schiciano's senes of puns, in which he took iconic photographs and punned them ideology, is also on display. In one entitled "You kiss your girlfriends w'ith that mouth"" Charlie Chaplin, silent film star, curses in a speech bubble. "Humor that was basicallv his biggest lesson in class try ing to find humor in y our own work." said Cook i.junior-arte He said he hopes viewers can find their own discoveries in Mew ing his work. "It's so much more satisfying if people figure things out on their own." he said. "I would rather con sider my audience participant' rather than just viewers. " To e-mail reporter: aqgsoB7@psu.edu Courtesy of Salvatore Schiciano "Joe’s Metamorphosis” is one of Salvatore Schiciano’s pieces currently on display at the Zoller Gallery. The display acts as his thesis exhibit. Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 I
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