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Mark your calendars for Hypo.Thesis! Orlando Weekly and Orlando Sentinel have. Opening reception is on Thursday, March 20th, 6pm to 8pm, at UCF School of Film and Digital Media, also known as UCF Center for Emerging Media.

Introducing Katie Urban

My work deals with color relationships both good and bad. Although bright and expressive color appear to be dominant in my work it becomes secondary to shape. I use black line to create structure in the painting. These lines are then able to interact with each other to form more complex images or shapes. The forms that are created as a result are meant to be open to subjective interpretation.

Introducing Danielle Lynise Jones

"Upbringing inspires individual norms for beauty and cuteness.
The mannerist approach in my work is a product of the figural
liberties found in cartooning, illustration and art history.
I fictionalize subjects of my reality to compel viewers to identify
with and fancy emotions,circumstances, moods and relationships.
I intend to amplify, yet be truer to the existence and idiosyncrasies
through figural adaptations. I’m inspired to compose a new
and exuberant, yet uncanny reality from a slice of my life, while
blurring the boudaries between photography and painting; applied
and fine arts."

Introducing Annie Caps

My sculpture is the physical embodiment of youth. I seek to recapture
that lost feeling in my sculpture. My work speaks to all ages, genders
and nationalities. I strive for universal appeal through the use of
minimal design. My figures are waiting for their histories to be
written and rewritten by each new observer.
My character driven sculpture comes from the environment in which
I was raised, an atmosphere that had a heavy dose of Saturday
Morning Cartoons and 16-bit video games. This amalgamation of
pop culture has manifested into a minimalist style of sculpture with
emphasis on form and narrative.
My sculptures offer a whimsical view into my subconscious that tells
the story of my childhood.
I am reminded of the words of Takashi Murakami who said, “Art does
not have to be elitist. It can be entertaining and available.”
In dealing with virtual prototypes, I strive to make my figures both
enjoyable and attainable through the creation of physical sculptures.

Introducing Janae Corrado

'In my painting, I engage myself in rendering a character within a fantastic, enigmatic space or in the rendering of the imagined space alone. My characters -- usually, animals or women -- are articulated with precision. The fine detail that results punctuates my desire to explore and consider the content of my dreamlike, surreal images in a contemporary light.'