{"id":14038,"date":"2011-10-14T04:41:49","date_gmt":"2011-10-14T09:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/utnews.utoledo.edu\/?p=14038"},"modified":"2011-10-11T07:57:26","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T12:57:26","slug":"ut-alumnus-receives-cranbrook-art-award-for-photography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.utoledo.edu\/index.php\/10_14_2011\/ut-alumnus-receives-cranbrook-art-award-for-photography","title":{"rendered":"UT alumnus receives Cranbrook art award for photography"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Carpenter<\/p><\/div>Even though his art concerns the \u201cdefected-self\u201d and \u201cremediation,\u201d Brian Carpenter has much to be proud of in his work and himself. The University of Toledo alumnus recently won the Cranbrook Academy of Art Merit Scholarship for his photography.<\/p>\n

Carpenter, who graduated from UT in 2010 with a bachelor of arts degree in interdisciplinary studies, is a second-year student pursuing a master of fine arts degree in photography at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Mich., where he won the award.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a great honor to be recognized by some of the most eminent artists-in-residence in the country,\u201d he said. \u201cIt gives you some confidence to move forward in the development of conceptual ideas that you are presently constructing in your work and ultimately will present as your thesis.\u201d<\/p>\n

The award is granted to first-year students from each of the 10 academy departments whose academic records and submitted works during that year display their talent. Students competing for the award submit their best 10 pieces produced during that year, and the faculty review the pieces individually. A majority vote determines the recipients.<\/p>\n

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"deface," digital print, by Brian Carpenter<\/p><\/div>Carpenter described Cranbrook as an institution with a \u201clong history of excellence and innovation\u201d where the \u201ccaliber of faculty, visiting critics, visiting artists and alumni is very impressive.\u201d<\/p>\n

He talked about his current art that he is working on. <\/p>\n

\u201cCurrently, I am interested in defects, prototyping, remediation, relationships and the male gaze,\u201d he said. \u201cI explore these interests through solo performances and calculated interactions with the people around me. Using photography, sculpture or design, I hope to convey a sense of tension that comes from the constant attempt to correct something perceived, accurately or not, as undesirable or defective.<\/p>\n

\u201cI, but also most of humankind, feel fundamentally defective and search for remediation, validation or support,\u201d Carpenter added. \u201cIn the company of others, perceived as similarly defective, we feel camaraderie and support and thus not defective. The direct gaze is a kind of validation, when directed at you, because the \u2018other\u2019 finds you of interest and therefore of value; when directed generally, the gaze signals that the \u2018other\u2019 is perhaps sharing your thoughts \u2014 both negative and positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

To make these pieces, Carpenter uses digital images of portraits and embeds them with muzzles or masks created from other images of intimate or violent moments between men. To create the muzzles, he takes a two-dimensional image of a person and creates a three-dimensional vector mesh out of it, then manipulates the perspective of this vector image. He embeds it onto the main portrait image as a muzzle.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrian is one of the most passionate and talented artists I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with,\u201d said Deborah Orloff, UT professor of art. \u201cHis artwork is thought-provoking, original and sophisticated. He has an amazing eye for photography and consistently produces work that is both stunning and smart.\u201d<\/p>\n

She added, \u201cIn addition to being one of the brightest students we’ve had in the program, his work ethic is equally outstanding, and he was a remarkable role model for other students.\u201d <\/p>\n

Carpenter attributed his success in large part to Orloff and the UT Art Department, as well as the opportunity to spend time with curators in the Toledo Museum of Art.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of them were constantly critically challenging and cultivating my artistic skills; in effect, they were preparing me for a pre-eminent MFA program,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The Cranbrook award is attached to a stipend that Carpenter will use to help cover the cost of tuition and expenses.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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