Independent Study: "The Art of Communication"
Student: Tim Hyer (Trinity ’05)
Instructor: Anya Belkina
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Artist's Statement
Student: Tim Hyer (Trinity ’05)
Instructor: Anya Belkina
more info: Artist's Statement
In April 2005, Tim Hyer’s Visual Arts honors project “The Art of
Communication” left visitors to the Bryan Center installation with
humorous, ironic, striking images of contemporary public schools.
Tim’s distinction project integrated his Visual Arts and Markets
and Management Studies coursework, his volunteer work with
BlueSparc and the Carter Community School in Durham, and his
experience developing a public school fundraising event for a
Raleigh-based sports marketing company. Satirically altered road
signs aimed to raise awareness of such elementary school student
problems as drinking, smoking, illiteracy, and obesity – issues
Hyer described as “becoming more and more of a menace to
education.”
Tim’s mentor, Assistant Professor of the Practice Anya Belkina of Visual Arts, explains that he “has an advantage over many young designers because he understandsthat commercial design is propelled by ideas combined with visual finesse. For Tim, design ideas flow freely; he is consistently able to conceive of multiple solutions for each project. These solutions are often humorous and clever, utilizing visual puns and witty cultural references.”
A graphic designer and artist, Belkina drew from her background to assist Tim with pictorial composition, typography, and computer software use. William Noland, Merrill Shatzman, and Pedro Lasch, other Visual Arts faculty members, guided various aspects of Hyer’s project from its composition and execution to the final installation. “By all measures,” Belkina said, “Tim’s project turned out to be a sharp-edged and well-crafted commentary on important social questions.”
Related Links:
Anya Belkina’s professional website
Art & Art History Department
BlueSparc
Tim’s mentor, Assistant Professor of the Practice Anya Belkina of Visual Arts, explains that he “has an advantage over many young designers because he understandsthat commercial design is propelled by ideas combined with visual finesse. For Tim, design ideas flow freely; he is consistently able to conceive of multiple solutions for each project. These solutions are often humorous and clever, utilizing visual puns and witty cultural references.”
A graphic designer and artist, Belkina drew from her background to assist Tim with pictorial composition, typography, and computer software use. William Noland, Merrill Shatzman, and Pedro Lasch, other Visual Arts faculty members, guided various aspects of Hyer’s project from its composition and execution to the final installation. “By all measures,” Belkina said, “Tim’s project turned out to be a sharp-edged and well-crafted commentary on important social questions.”
Related Links:
Anya Belkina’s professional website
Art & Art History Department
BlueSparc