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The Julie and David Broida Awards 2008-2009 The UCSB Department of Art is pleased to announce
We sincerely thank Julie and David Broida for their generous support of our graduate students and the Exhibition Catalogue for the Department of Art MFA Graduating Class of 2008 which accompanied the exhibit in The University Art Museum in May 2008. It is through such support that our students are able to better accomplish their artistic goals and share their creativity with a broader audience. The Broida Award also provides three fellowships to outstanding graduate students in the UCSB Master of Fine Arts Program.
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Broida Graduate Fellowship Recipients: |
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Nathan Hayden
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In my installations, drawings, and paintings, daily experiences are synthesized into invented landscapes. Reminiscent of cartoons and biological illustrations, my work imagines pop-scientific narratives in flux. Within each of my drawings and paintings is a constructed environment, in which I project an interest in relationships between plants, animals and mechanical shapes. These scenes and creatures reflect images from my childhood as well as anxieties and anticipation of the future of genetic modification, other emerging technologies, and the increasing amount of pollution to our environment that is often the result of such technological and scientific advances. The organic forms are reminiscent of cartons or folkloric illustration from children's books such as Beatrix Potter, Grimm Fairy Tales and Dr. Seuss. As individuals inhabiting their own ecosystems, they play active roles in their environments and reflect my interest in biology and storytelling. |
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Carrie Maseredjian
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I want to know the texture and taste of one person's day, how time and experience accumulates. If your days fall into a pile, do they formulate an organized grid, a lopsided mountain or perhaps a radiant constellation? I am stunned by the interplay between momentum, chance and choice; all mixed up, they can make one minute or one conversation into a work of art. I crave the opportunity to transform a standard interaction into a highly nuanced, open-ended moment of communication that pushes past the conventions of language. No matter where I am--whether it is at the library, bus stop or post office-- I strive to make significant connections with others on a regular basis, but on irregular and expansive terms. Along the process, I challenge myself to live my questions and continually invent new creative acts or gestures. My current work integrates the expressive languages of sculpture, installation, and inter-media with performative and interventionist approaches. |
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Laura Krifka
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I make figurative oil paintings using techniques as a reference to time periods in art history. By doing this I attempt to understand and present how historical images of seduction have influenced current idea of sexuality. The imagery I paint comes from a number of sources; I work to push the boundaries of these stereotypical images to the point where they become absurd, humorous or even frightening in order to understand them. In contrast, I also create paintings that have blossomed from personal experiences and inclinations. These private images can often be uncomfortable, beautiful and strange or seemingly mundane when compared to the painting based on public sexuality. |
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