The second annual Latinos Unidos Student Association alterNATIVE Art Showcase reception took place April 23 in the Hayden Memorial Library.
Students, faculty and professors were welcome to submit their artwork for display.
The gallery features 20 different works of art from varied artists. Submissions include any form of visual expression the artist feels represents their identity.
Poems, photographs and other forms of expression were eligible to be submitted.
“I think the gallery can open up new little windows of perception of even your classmate. Maybe you didn’t know that they kinda express themselves that way,” Johanna Medina, LUSA communication liaison said.
The word “native” was inserted into the title to hint that the theme of the artwork is native to the artist, but the interpretation of the word has been left open by LUSA.
“We want the whole campus to express their diversity. Whatever is native to that student, we want them to express it,” Fernando Flores, LUSA vice president said.
Last year’s gallery featured a photography submission where the artist took inspiration from the mobile phone application game “Fruit Ninja.” This game features animated fruit cut into
pieces by the player, while the fruit is tossed mid-air.
This year’s gallery features artwork in several different mediums. Photographs, paintings, drawings, poems and cut-out images all have their place in this gallery
From a painting of a warrior engaging in combat with a reptilian creature to a compilation of cutout images with eyeballs pasted onto them emerging from a human skull.
Variety is not missing from this collection.
LUSA president Rebecca Blanco sees this showcase as a great opportunity for those interested in “having a voice on campus and showing what they are capable of, not just in an art aspect but in what we identify with,” Blanco said.
The gallery runs until May 18. Questions regarding the event can be sent to: lusadecc@gmail.com
