The Catacombs of Paris

Our gallery is the Catacombs of Paris located in Paris, France.

Our Curators are:
-Kaitlyn Nelson
-Jeffrey Ragsdale
-David Lino
-Justine Stout
-Keifer Harris
-Kimberly Eshleman
-Dylan Canchola
-Bree Ceballos

Our gallery presents strange and unusual works ranging from the paranormal to the disturbing.

"Things That Go Bump In The Night"

Exhibition: "Things That Go Bump In The Night"

Artists:
-Cara Bevan
-Charles Allan Gilbert
-Kareh Hosseini
-Bill Stoneham
-Auguste Rodin
-Paul Komoda
-Jon Cattapan
-Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
-Katsushika Hokusai
-Nicolai Abildgaard

Exhibition Statement: This exhibit aims to present images that insight fear in the viewer or have caused fear at one point in time. Some fears exhibited are physical others are emotional, some are rational others are irrational, some are widespread others are very personal. These works vary in their time period, media, artists, and regions and yet they all portray the same thing.

The Toothpuller (Kaitlyn)

The Toothpuller
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio
Oil on Canvas
139.5 cm X 194.5 cm
1608-1610

Night Figures (Bree)

Night Figures
Jon Cattapan
Oil on Belgian Linen
185 cm X 250 cm
2009

La Pestilencia (Dylan)

La Pestilencia
Paul Komoda
Resin Cast Bust
10.5 in
2009

The Hands Resist Him (Jeffrey)

The Hands Resist Him
Bill Stoneham
Oil on Canvas
24" X 36"
1972

The Gates of Hell (Jeffrey)

The Gates of Hell
Auguste Rodin
Bronze or Plaster (Multiple were Created)
20' X 13' X 3.3'
1880-1917

The Abyss (Kimberly)

The Abyss
Kareh Hosseini
Photo Montage using Different Images to Create Final Composition
7,000 X 7,000 Pixel Images- 20 Layers
2009

All Is Vanity (David)

All Is Vanity
Charles Allan Gilbert
Drawing Print
13 1/2 X 16 1/2
1892

The Beauty of Color (Keifer)

The Beauty of Color
Cara Bevan
Acrylic on Canvas
20 X 16
2012

The Ghost Kohada Koheiji (Justine)

The Ghost Kohada Koheiji from "One Hundred Stories"
Katsushika Hokusai
Woodblock Color Print
9.3 cm X 11.2 cm
1820

Nightmare (Justine)

Nightmare
Nicolai Abildgaard
Oil on Canvas
16.3" X 13.8"
1800

Conclusion

Through this process we found that we were focused more on the images than the artists. In the end we had found multiple images, by multiple artists, from multiple time periods, without intentionally searching for these things. The natural part of this process was finding images. Fear is abundant in art. The hard part was choosing ten that clearly portrayed our definition of fear. We found that every member of our group had their own opinion which influenced their choices. This became stressful when we were trying to narrow down our images to just ten. We learned during this process that everyone has their own definition of fear and it clearly shows in the way they viewed different art pieces.