Ry Rocklen-artist in residency at UT Visual Arts Center
When we visited the UT Visual Arts Center recently, we had the opportunity to visit Ry Rocklen, a Los Angeles-based artist that is in residency at the VAC. Ry’s exhibit entitled “ZZZs” is based around the idea of sleep. He talks about it during the interview, so have a listen, and go out to the exhibit at the opening on September 24-26.
Sub: Seeking support to join Visual Art Residency program:
Basically I am an artist- painter obtained Bachelor of Fine Art, M.A. in Fine arts and Ph .D. in Traditional Folk Art. The area of my research field is Traditional Artifacts its relevant archaeological, historical and ethnological findings and cultural & social background. I am a regular practicing Artist- Painter/ researcher, would like to join in Visual Art Residency program to work on Creative painting especially in blending Nature-quality viz. the style of school of Bengal art will mix up with the trends of contemporary school/ folk traditional style of your state/ country which may come out in light in a new horizon of art style in blending nature. I am optimistic that by this the artists, teachers and all concerned will be significantly benefited from its findings. Besides this, I am also interested to work with artists to learn the method, technique and the style of the school of your country’s art by which the artists of our country also will be significantly benefited that I hoped and optimized.
Work will be done in different style also.
I wish to give classes to the students of concerning dept.(if the authority permits me) to teach the style, method of the Bengol-school of Art which is noteworthy.
It may be mentioned that our govt. is not in a position to sponsor me to such a study & work due to financial constraints.
Hence, I would be grateful to you if you kindly make arrangement for such program(residency) for me with support-awarding grant/ fellowships. Thanking you with best regards. Sincerely yours,
Dr. Shahariar Talukder, Dated: 10/9/2011 E-mail: stalukder20 [at] yahoo [dot] com Cell: 880-31-01731897845
Professor, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong ,Chittagong 4331, Bangladesh, and Regional Director Shanto-Marium Univ. of Creative Technology, Chittagong Center.