{"id":6360,"date":"2011-05-11T20:00:25","date_gmt":"2011-05-12T01:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=6360"},"modified":"2011-05-11T03:03:07","modified_gmt":"2011-05-11T08:03:07","slug":"student-created-public-art-piece-now-on-display-at-apsu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2011\/05\/11\/student-created-public-art-piece-now-on-display-at-apsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Created Public Art Piece Now on Display at APSU"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – On that first day, the reactions ranged from laughter to gasps of horror.<\/p>\n

\u201cA friend of mine heard screaming when people saw it,\u201d Tobey Lee, an Austin Peay State University art student, said. \u201cIt scared them.\u201d<\/p>\n

That\u2019s no surprise considering it was a death-defying scene they were witnessing. A painter, dressed in white coveralls, balanced on his toes some 15 feet in the air, to paint a red circle inside the APSU Morgan University Center.<\/p>\n

\"APSU<\/a>

APSU painter Ivan Colon, art professor Gregg Schlanger and art student Tobey Lee stand near the new public art display in the APSU Morgan University Center. (Photo by Beth Liggett\/APSU Public Relations and Marketing)<\/p><\/div>\n

Luckily, the painter known as \u201cIvan\u201d wasn\u2019t real. He\u2019s a mannequin that bares a striking resemblance to APSU painter Ivan Colon. The artificial Ivan, standing dangerously atop a small ledge, is part of a new art display created by students in APSU art professor Gregg Schlanger\u2019s Public Art class.<\/p>\n

\u201cPart of the class is learning to be a professional by creating a full proposal, a budget and how to plan something like this that\u2019s going to be in a public space,\u201d Schlanger said.<\/p>\n

The new display, titled \u201cA Hard Day\u2019s Work,\u201d was installed last month into a large, indented circle situated high on one of the University Center\u2019s walls.<\/p>\n

\u201cLane Lyle (the architect), 10 years ago when he designed this building, in his mind that was a space for public art by students,\u201d Schlanger said. \u201cPresident (Tim) Hall and I started talking about it, and we decided that was an appropriate use for that space.\u201d<\/p>\n

The class, consisting of art students Colon, Lee, Melissa Cox, Rachel Evans Hyoung \u201cPhilippe\u201d Kim, Sean McFadden and DL Zartner, spent the semester researching public art projects and coming up with a concept for the University Center space. They decided to create a likeness of one of their classmates, Colon, standing on the edge of the circle and painting it red.<\/p>\n

\u201cI guess it was because I\u2019ve worked here so long, a lot of people have seen me and know me,\u201d Colon said. \u201cWhen they decided to do that, I was OK with it. People say, \u2018Hey, that\u2019s Ivan.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

With a budget of $847.00, the students purchased a mannequin and a mask-making kit to create the replica of the APSU painter and art student.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you put white hair and a white mustache on somebody, it\u2019s going to look like me,\u201d Colon said.<\/p>\n

The Ivan mannequin was then anchored to the wall with a chain, while his toes were nailed to the ledge. On the day the display was installed, Lee hung around the UC to hear the public\u2019s reactions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m surprised how much everyone likes it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt turned out better than I thought it would.\u201d<\/p>\n

The piece will remain on display in the UC indefinitely, but Schlanger said there\u2019s potential that new student art pieces could fill that spot every year.<\/p>\n

For more information on the work or on the public art class, contact Schlanger at schlangerg@apsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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