The Jesuit Fine Arts program encompasses a wide range of artistic mediums, from stage and film, to the Jesuit Orchestra, to ceramics. Jesuit College Prep is actually one of the few high schools in the country that is considered a museum for the visual arts, evidenced by the numerous amounts of drawings and paintings displayed around campus. Jesuit carries...
The artist picks up their utensil, whether it be a paintbrush, pen, or even their hands. This may be their first piece, last piece, or one in between. However, only the artist knows what this one will entail.
Sure, technically anyone can be an artist, but every artist has their own personal touch that makes their pieces truly unique.
Painter and...
Smoke billows from the twisted molten carnage in an opaque deluge, ashy tendrils leaking toxic rubble into the first responder’s lungs. Jarring sirens pierce the terse silence enshrouding New York City. Firefighters weave through the crumpled stairwells, braving each onslaught of fiery waves to reach the stranded civilians. Throngs of onlookers wait outside anxiously and yearn for their loved...
On the first day of school, 2011, Brooks Oliver walked through the doors and prepared for his classes.
This man, however, was no longer a student at Jesuit. He was one of the newest additions to Jesuit’s Alumni Service Corps, a program started two years ago. But teaching wasn’t his only contribution that he brought back to Jesuit.
Having graduated in...
What makes Jesuit's hallways different from most others? As they walk swiftly from class to class or rush to leave school, students rarely focus their energy on the various art-pieces that dot the walls. However, students, maybe even without noticing, will take a quick glance and, in times of apathy, will gaze at these paintings or sculptures, occasionally taking the...
On January 18th, Dr. David Ranney shared his recreation of Lewis and Clark’s legendary journey through the unknown, furthering the museum visitors’ knowledge of our past and giving them a taste of the rugged life the explorers faced. Dr. Ranney’s photography captures the landscapes, wildlife, and lifestyle of the land the United States acquired from France in 1803. Many of...
“Painting is the most magical of mediums. The transcendence is truly amazing to me every time I go to a museum and I see how somebody figured another way to rub colored dirt on a flat surface and make space where there is no space or make you think of a life experience.”
In this quote, contemporary artist and photographer...
As most of the community prides itself, Jesuit Dallas is a museum, host to intricate art from a multitude of time periods. But not all of its art is professional work; Jesuit has recently showcased student-produced pop-up artwork in the hallways and at Art Quest last Friday, May 2.
Pop-Up Artwork
Pop-up: noun. a temporary art event, less formal than a...
