Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Millard-Mendez to discuss his "Tragicomic Contraptions" at Liberal Arts Colloquium

Millard-Mendez Photo Credit: LaVerne Jones HI-RES | WEB RELATED VIDEO:  RELATED AUDIO:  Contact for more information: Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 email The final College of Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquia Presentation of the year will be presented by Rob Millard-Mendez, assistant professor of art, at 3:30 p.m. Friday, November 20, in Kleymeyer Hall in the Liberal Arts Center. Millard-Mendez will present "Tragicomic Contraptions," a slideshow lecture about his sculptures - or "art-toys," as he describes them. "My sculptural work for the last 10 years has taken many forms, and many of the pieces are tragicomic in tone," Millard-Mendez said. "Many of the sculptures are humorous statements about human interactions. Many of them have interactive elements that the viewer can play with, thus physically becoming part of the art experience. The fun, toy-like quality of my work is set in ironic counterbalance with a certain amount of dark humor." The lecture will deal with some of the formal and thematic influences on his recent work including mythology, history, and American Folk Art, among others. The College of Liberal Arts Faculty Colloquia Series is a free lecture series featuring faculty research in the College of Liberal Arts. For more information, call Dr. Wes Durham, assistant professor of communication studies, at 812/464-1739.

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