{"id":1285,"date":"2019-05-06T14:09:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/educate.winona.edu\/winona360\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2019-05-06T14:09:12","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T19:09:12","slug":"new-painting-installed-in-baldwin-lounge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/educate.winona.edu\/winona360\/blog\/2019\/05\/06\/new-painting-installed-in-baldwin-lounge\/","title":{"rendered":"New painting installed in Baldwin Lounge"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new painting by a Winona State University faculty member was\u00a0<\/span>put<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>on display in a campus building\u00a0<\/span>on Friday, April 22.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

ChunLok<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Mah<\/span>, chair of the\u00a0<\/span>Winona State\u00a0<\/span>art department, showed off his painting entitled \u201cStorm: Before and After\u201d in Baldwin Lounge<\/span>\u00a0of Winona State\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>Kryzsko<\/span>\u00a0Commons student union building.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mah<\/span>\u00a0said his piece walks the viewer through the emotions of a storm starting at the left and going to the right.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In his artist statement<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Mah<\/span>\u00a0wrote about what the piece means to him.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe emotions were a collision of past and present experiences that reminded me of all the harsh, bitter and difficult events that I fought for years that often resulted in bittersweet endings,”\u00a0<\/span>Mah<\/span>\u00a0said. \u201cIt was like having an epiphany of life condensed in one moment.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The painting is about 17 feet wide.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Joe Reed,\u00a0<\/span>Winona State\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>student union\/activities director, bought the painting from\u00a0<\/span>Mah<\/span>\u00a0after President Scott Olson told him about the piece.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The total cost of the painting and\u00a0<\/span>instillation<\/span>\u00a0was\u00a0<\/span>$4,800.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Guests at the reception listen as Mah speaks about his piece. He described the brush work as \u201ctough raw brush strokes\u201d to give a feeling of anxiety.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cStorm: Before and After\u201d was on display at an exhibit when Reed first saw it. Reed said the display of the painting did not do it justice.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reed wanted to find a good place in\u00a0<\/span>Kryzco<\/span>\u00a0Commons for the painting.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe are walking around\u00a0<\/span>Kryzco<\/span>\u00a0and all of a sudden it hit me…Baldwin,\u201d Reed said. \u201cSince the renovation to the bookstore and this edition it was always a dark room and\u00a0<\/span>now<\/span>\u00a0we got all these windows.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mah<\/span>\u00a0said there were some difficulties during the installation process<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe chosen design proceeds to post many challenges like lack of proper lighting, wall dimension, weak drywall, and thermostat outlet position, during the installation,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Mah<\/span>\u00a0said. \u201cWe made some major\u00a0tweaks\u00a0so the artwork<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>fits seamlessly to the setting.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the reception<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>Mah<\/span>\u00a0said he hoped students would see the painting and talk about what it means to them.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mah<\/span>\u00a0said he used raw brush strokes to\u00a0<\/span>evoke\u00a0<\/span>anxiety from the viewer.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

At the conclusion of\u00a0<\/span>Mah\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0speech he asked those in attendance to talk about the feeling the painting\u00a0<\/span>evoked<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Guests at the reception in Baldwin hall admire \u201cStorm: Before and After. One of the guests pictured said for her the painting show optimism because if in the darkest part there is still light.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hedi Ryan<\/span>, Winona State art and design office assistant,<\/span>\u00a0talked about the feelings the painting evoked.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Ryan said she saw the painting as a metaphor for how to approach life. She said because\u00a0<\/span>there<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>is still light\u00a0<\/span>in the darkest photo<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>which for Ryan\u00a0<\/span>shows<\/span>\u00a0optimism<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>through good and bad times.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Baldwin Lounge, where the reception was held, is a quit study place for students.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reed said he took the purpose of the space into consideration when he was planning the reception.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Reed said to him as with students he views Baldwin Lounge\u00a0<\/span>as a place for studying.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cBecause to me<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0as is the students<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0Baldwin is\u00a0<\/span>kinda<\/span>\u00a0like a sacred ground for study time,\u201d Reed\u00a0<\/span>said.<\/span>\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s appropriate we have the reception there and Friday would be a good day because it’s the least used.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

When Reed arrived at the reception, he walked up to students studying at the tables and explained what was going on and apologized for\u00a0<\/span>the<\/span>\u00a0inc<\/span>onvenience<\/span>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He also told studying students to help themselves to<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>refreshments.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mah\u00a0is honored to have a piece in the\u00a0<\/span>Kryzco<\/span>\u00a0collection.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cJoe’s proposal and the location choice was a dream come true to me,\u201d\u00a0<\/span>Mah<\/span>\u00a0said. \u201cIt turns out to be better than I thought.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information about ChunLok Mah or to see more of his art visit:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/art\/faculty.html<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/chunlokmah.com\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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