By KayCee Wilhelm, student news writer, Office of University Communications
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Diego Cardenas of Venezuela, senior art/graphic design major at 青瓜视频, will be presenting his senior exhibit through Dec. 14 at The Pence-Chowning Art Gallery at 205 University Drive, Campbellsville, Ky.
Cardenas' exhibit, titled 鈥減ath,鈥� will include his drawings, illustrations, graphic design and photography. He will hold his senior reception from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 in the gallery. Everyone is invited.
鈥淚t is interesting and challenging to describe what this show means and attempts to transmit,鈥� Cardenas said. 鈥淭his collection of pieces is a summary of an uncountable number of hours of dedication and effort. My work is a reflection, a summary, and an analysis of my appreciation of the environment that surrounds me.
Cardenas said his art 鈥渋s a sneak peek of what happens and goes through my mind daily,鈥� an 鈥渋nvitation to step away from categories and stereotypes鈥� and 鈥渁n invitation to be what was meant to be.鈥�
鈥淢y work is a reflection, and an analysis of my appreciation of the environment that surrounds me. In my palette, I carry the turquoises of the Caribbean, which were the witness of my first astonishment, my first sights,鈥� 鈥淭he greens of my Avila - a mountain that surrounds Caracas 鈥� which protected me during my childhood鈥� and 鈥淓ndless oranges and pinks.鈥�
鈥淢y pieces are no longer called 鈥榩ieces,' these are encounters, because that is what they are, encounters with my inner self.鈥�
When speaking about his encounters, he said, 鈥淚n each one of them I attempt to invite the viewer to find an excuse to enjoy what they are seeing.鈥�
Cardenas is also the artist behind many well-known murals around CU's campus, including 鈥淪urreptitious Gaze of the Anxious Beast鈥� on the side of the Alumni Building, the 鈥淐U鈥� mural on the Shely Science Center, 鈥淲elcome鈥� on the Sports Annex and 鈥淚mposing Timidness鈥� in Gosser Gym.
He has done an internship in Panama City, Panama.
Gallery hours are: Mondays and Wednesdays, 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.; Tuesdays, 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.; Thursdays, 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.; and Fridays, 9 a.m. until noon and 1 p.m. until 6 p.m.