The Marcolian Online

Apr. 5 , 2007

MC Student in Cleveland Institute of Art
Chris Lieb
cjl001@marietta.edu

Marietta College sophomore Andy Tabor was contacted by the Cleveland Institute of Art (the CIA), where he recently had 40 pieces on display, mostly photographs.

In an art exhibit that lasted from Sunday, March 18 through the 24, he and his twin brother shared their contrasting views on artwork. It was titled “Four Eyes,” an acknowledgement that both artists/brothers wear glasses. It seems that may have been their only obvious similarity.

According to Tabor, the purpose was “to show conflicting ideas and perspectives” of twin brothers by showing their work side by side, and “was about the intersection between the perspectives of graphic design and painting.” “The show played with the line between commercial and fine art. We tried to define this line, but at the same time let the viewer define it for themselves,” says Tabor.

His brother Peter, a painting major at the Cleveland Institute of Art, obviously has much of his emphasis on painting, putting on display about 30 pieces. “ Peter’s art uses several different themes, including deconstruction of the artistic process and the fabrication of history. His art usually involves a figure and its place in history.”

In contrast, Tabor has only been an active art enthusiast for about a year and bases many of his paintings and photographs on his own personal and emotional experiences.

“Art is about my life right now,” he mentions. “I usually don’t know what my work will look like when it’s finished. I just get an idea, work, come up with new directions to go in, work some more, and at some point I feel I’ve reached completion. Most of my work helps me share ideas and my view of my environment.” He said that all artists should “start with what (they) know and go from there.” Around 80 people attended the closing party on Saturday.

Starting a year ago, Mr. Tabor has been experimenting with many different mediums. Most of his work is artistic 35 and 100mm photography, but during the interview Andy spoke with pride on his experiments in oil paintings.

Tabor says his purpose is to “document everyday life.” As with many other artists, he just starts painting when artistic inspiration comes to him. He works with an idea until he thinks it is done.

Since he is still rather new to painting, he has been experimenting with a variety of surfaces but his most interesting idea has been in a piece titled “A Complete Man.” He only finished the eyes, with the idea that that is the part of the painting that one’s eyes are normally fixated on when viewing the painting.

Tabor feels it helps to present the painting, as it would be viewed, if the person in the picture were real. The eyes are the “most important part,” Andy said. The light background is from the influence of Avedon, a famous portraitist whom Mr. Tabor admires.

In “A Complete Man,” his fictitious subject is a wizened male. According to Mr. Tabor, senior members of the community can be fascinating to portray on canvas since he believes it is possible to see their entire lives etched on their faces. He attempts to show an entire life in each of his paintings.

Andy has had some recognition for his work as well. An artistic reproduction he made in one of his classes, based off of Kollwitz’s “Sharpening the Scythe,” is on the cover of Confluence’s 2006 issue.

For those of you that missed this year’s exhibit, Andy said that he hopes to have another show at a major art venue in the following year.


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