By Jennifer Coburn
In collaboration with the San Diego Repertory Theatre, Platt College San Diego School of Multimedia Design celebrated the opening of its “Self-Impressionism: Unearth the Spirit” exhibit, a collection of more than 50 paintings, graphic designs, and photographs on Aug. 29 at the Lyceum in Horton Plaza. It will run through Sept. 13, closing night for the current theatrical production “Violet.”
By Jennifer Coburn
In collaboration with the San Diego Repertory Theatre, Platt College San Diego School of Multimedia Design celebrated the opening of its “Self-Impressionism: Unearth the Spirit” exhibit, a collection of more than 50 paintings, graphic designs, and photographs on Aug. 29 at the Lyceum in Horton Plaza. It will run through Sept. 13, closing night for the current theatrical production “Violet.”
Ten of the artists currently reside in East County, including Alexander Morfin, Brendon Trenberth, Natasha Engelhardt, Cassidy Burwell, Margo Prodan, Michael Arellano, Keelie Occhino, Autumn Ashbury, Edward Kane, and Jamar Edoho.
“The art show in the Lyceum lobby very much ties in to what’s happening onstage in the award-winning play ‘Violet,’” said curator Nicole Lewis, instructor at Platt College. “Violet is disfigured as a young girl and later goes on a quest to be healed. She dreams of being beautiful, so I asked our student artists to delve beneath the surface ideas of beauty and journey into the heart and mind of their own psyches to create self-portraits that challenge the way the world sees us, and even the way we see ourselves.”
The result is a montage of artistic notions that explore individual awareness through various media of visual art, graphic design, digital photography, collage, painting, and other multimedia techniques.
At the opening reception, guests were treated to the eclectic sounds of Afrojazziacs, a self-described African-Latin-jazz funk-punk band.
“At Platt College we are always creating opportunities for students to show their work and get feedback from the public because this helps prepare them for success after graduation,” said Platt Chairman Bob Leiker. “We are committed to providing a rigorous curriculum that includes real-world experience that prepares students to gain meaningful employment and excel as multimedia arts professionals in the future.”
