{"id":100698,"date":"2023-05-12T14:05:06","date_gmt":"2023-05-12T18:05:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/?post_type=featured-work&#038;p=100698"},"modified":"2024-03-28T09:17:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-28T13:17:25","slug":"bfa-thesis-2023","status":"publish","type":"featured-work","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/featured-work\/bfa-thesis-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"BFA Thesis (2023)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull has-background-dim\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-016-resize.jpeg)\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><em>SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS BFA THESIS SHOW (2023)<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center\">Edifice<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>May 9 &#8211; 19, 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery \u2022 808 Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:34px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph is-style-dropcap-outlined has-dropcap\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph-content\"><p>Boston University School of Visual Arts&#8217; 2023 Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Thesis featured two large exhibitions showcasing the work of graduating students from BU\u2019s BFA programs in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/graphic-design\/bfa\/\">Graphic Design<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/painting\/bfa\/\">Painting<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/printmaking\/bfa\/\">Printmaking<\/a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/academics\/degrees-programs\/sculpture\/bfa\/\">Sculpture<\/a>. An overall exhibition identity&nbsp;<strong><em>Edifice<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;connects BU\u2019s two professional galleries along Commonwealth Avenue.<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The brand identity of the 2023 BFA thesis reflects the significant building projects at CFA and BU since the class of 2023 arrived in 2019. The Graphic Design team behind the brand identity, Mina Chung, Hannah Hong, and Jacqueline Mang, also reflected on the overall meaning of&nbsp;<em>Edifice<\/em>, \u201cAs the buildings transformed, we also transformed culturally, communally, and intellectually. We are inspired to ask bigger questions and motivate one another to reach goals that once seemed impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote alignwide is-style-pop has-quaternary-theme\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\"><em>Edifice<\/em>, a conceptual and visual identity created by the BFA Graphic Design branding team, points to the College of Fine Arts\u2019 buildings, classrooms, studios, and galleries as sites of meaningful action, personal engagement, and growth toward professional lives.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\"><br\/>-Dana Clancy, associate professor and Director of BU School of Visual Arts<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-magenta-color has-text-color\" id=\"headline-1\"><strong>\u201cAs the buildings transformed, we also transformed culturally, communally, and intellectually.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston University Art Galleries\u2019&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/venues-facilities\/808-gallery\/\">808 Gallery<\/a>&nbsp;hosts the BFA Graphic Design exhibition with the related title,&nbsp;<em><strong>Lived In<\/strong><\/em>. The 6,000 sq. ft. gallery has been transformed into a home-like space for 41 student design projects, a response to the way these students\u2019 senior studios were considered home. \u201cWe don\u2019t just work here \u2013 we live here.&nbsp;<em>Lived In<\/em>&nbsp;is an approximation of the home we\u2019ve established over these semesters together.\u201d They molded the space, and the space molded them, and as the graphic design students move out of their improvised home in the College of Fine Arts,&nbsp;<em>Lived In<\/em>&nbsp;marks both an ending and a beginning for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-magenta-color has-text-color\" id=\"headline-2\"><strong>\u201cWe don\u2019t just work here \u2013 we live here.<em>&nbsp;Lived In<\/em>&nbsp;is an approximation of the home we\u2019ve established over these semesters together.\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/venues-facilities\/faye-g-jo-and-james-stone-gallery\/\">BU Art Galleries\u2019 Faye G., Jo, and James Stone Gallery<\/a>&nbsp;hosts the Painting, Printmaking, and Sculpture exhibition titled,&nbsp;<em><strong>To build a nest and leave it empty<\/strong><\/em>. An impulse for worldbuilding \u2013 through fantastical imagination, investigations into memory, or playful proposals for more vibrant futures \u2013 thematically binds this group of 16 artists. Curator&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/leahtriplettharrington\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Leah Triplett Harrington<\/a>, who co-taught the senior seminar for Painting and Sculpture majors with visiting Lecturer Fox Hysen, writes in the exhibition statement, \u201cThis year\u2019s senior class pushed themselves to work ambitiously, both literally in terms of scale and more figuratively, with the tremendous scope of narratives and concepts they amplify. I am excited to show such determined, intrepid artists in this year\u2019s exhibition.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe three printmakers this year are very ambitious in scale and concept, working in installation and across multiple mediums, including lithography, etching, woodcut, and cyanotype,\u201d says&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/lynne-allen\/\">Lynne Allen<\/a>, Professor of Art, Printmaking. \u201cEach has created an exhibition that speaks to their concerns, their place in the history of art as well as deep personal content.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The following faculty members worked closely with the graduating class:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/mary-yang\/\">Mary Yang<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/nicholas-rock\/\">Nicholas Rock<\/a>, Krystyn Wypasek, and Claire Bula (Graphic Design);&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/richard-ryan\/\">Richard Ryan<\/a>&nbsp;and Fox Hysen (Painting);&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/lynne-allen\/\">Lynne Allen<\/a>&nbsp;(Printmaking); and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/about\/contact-directions\/directory\/david-snyder\/\">David Snyder<\/a>&nbsp;and Cathy Della Lucia (Sculpture).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/School-of-Visual-Arts-2023-BFA-Thesis-Exhibition-Edifice.png)\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center\">EDIFICE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Visit the Class of 2023&#8217;s thesis website<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"aligncenter\"><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button has-quaternary-theme\" href=\"https:\/\/bfathesis2023.cargo.site\/\">Visit Website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-background has-primary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-1024x683.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"Mina Chung (CFA\u201923) sets up her thesis exhibit ahead of the 2023 BFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition at the 808 Gallery.\" class=\"wp-image-100669\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-636x424.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-1499x1000.jpeg 1499w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/Mina-Chung-23-1281-GRAPHIC-001-feat.jpeg 2001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3>2023 BFA Graphic Design Thesis Show on View at 808 Gallery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/bfa-graphic-design-thesis-show\">Read More in <em>BU TOday<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right has-background has-quaternary-background-color is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\" style=\"background-image:url(\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-1024x684.jpeg);background-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-1024x684.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-100470\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-1024x684.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-636x425.jpeg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-1536x1025.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-1498x1000.jpeg 1498w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-900x600.jpeg 900w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-450x300.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin-600x400.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cfa\/files\/2023\/05\/BFA-Thesis-23-1299-BFATHESIS-020-leadin.jpeg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3>Works by BFA Painting, Sculpture, Printmaking Graduates Now on View at Stone Gallery<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"wp-block-button wp-block-bu-button bu-blocks-block-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/articles\/2023\/bfa-painting-sculpture-printmaking-senior-thesis-show\">Read More in <em>BU Today<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The brand identity of the 2023 BFA thesis reflects the significant building projects at CFA and BU since the class of 2023 arrived in 2019. 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