The Prairie newsroom currently has a group of art students working on an art mural. Associate Professor of Art Jon Revett is the project manager, and May Truong, a studio art major focusing on painting with a minor in printmaking, is the lead art student for the project.<\/p>\n
Revett was approached by Assistant Professor of Media Communication Dr. Nancy Garcia to form a team to paint the art mural, which has been a long process of early mornings and late nights for the art students. Often, the art students will be in the art room painting from 7-9 a.m. on weekdays, and 7-10 p.m. on weekends.<\/p>\n
Nancy Garcia approached me about doing a mural, Revett said. She really just wanted to do something with the First Amendment because it was that smaller piece on the wall.<\/p>\n
The art students have to use mathematics for the design wall, due to getting the text exactly right.<\/p>\n
When we work with Revett, most of his art is patterns, Truong said. A circle on top of a circle, when you get the math, you know which circle to apply on the wall. Its easier than projectors, they are a little tricky.<\/p>\n
Planning is also a very important part of the process, as there is a process to finding materials and getting the math right. There are also some design challenges with the wall, which can affect the speed of the job.<\/p>\n
We planned for it to be student-led, so we did about three designs that werent fitting, Revett said. So, when I went and spoke with Nancy we came up with another plan and so its more of an adaptability.<\/p>\n
The ongoing designing process of the art mural, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 7:12 p.m. (Photo\/ Victoria Fatiregun)<\/p>\n
The art mural students have also worked on other projects at West Texas A&M University, including the mural in the Jack B. Kelley Student Center.<\/p>\n
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