Exhibition displays photography styles

By Ashley Carter
Staff Writer

The Midwest Photography Invitational XI is surprising in many ways. From the high number of visitors to the wide range of photography styles, the exhibit has proven to be successful.

"The people that come in are pleasantly surprised at what's here," said Tusarebecca Schap, a junior in the School of Consumer and Family Sciences, who works at the Ralph G. Beelke Gallery, Creative Arts 2, Room 206, where the exhibition takes place.

"The amount of talent was impressive," said Mark Jamerson, a junior in the School of Liberal Arts. "I was also amazed at all the different types of photographs," said Jamerson.

Styles on display range from traditional landscapes to shocking digital images.

The more traditional photographs include rolling fields and brightly colored flowers and leaves. Contemporary pictures include digital images of skyscrapers tied with knotted rubber bands and a woman's face connected to a machine by wires.

Some images surprise with their meaning, such as "Bad thoughts" by Annie Lopez. This picture shows a smiling baby girl on one side and a row of guns on the other. It reads, "Bad thoughts pop into her head all day, and sometimes at night."

Works by Indiana artists include black and white landscape prints by Andrea Star Greitzer and ambiguous silver prints by Fran Lattanzio.

There are also photographs displaying scenes of Indiana, such as Rebecca Nolan's "Roadside America," which displays a mural painted on a building in Hebron, Ind. Nolan's "Roadside America, Highway 49" was taken in Ogden, Ind.

The Midwest Photography Invitational XI will be complemented by a brown bag lunch at noon on Oct. 24.

Karen Norton, professor of visual and performing arts, will discuss the exhibit, the nature of the work and the current directions it holds.

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