Wednesday, 9 January 2008 | Levent OZLER
Horsepower
An exhibition by students from the School of Visual Arts in New York
Imagine a world without oil as a source of power. This was the point of departure for students from the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City participating in Horsepower, an innovative design exhibition at the Long Island Museum in Stony Brook from February 2 through March 2, 2008.
Before the 20th century, the world depended on another source of power - the horse. The avenues of New York City and Main Streets of America were crowded with horse-drawn vehicles. Given this rich history, SVA students have borrowed from the past and have re-imagined today's world without oil.
In response to today's energy-challenged world, SVA students, under the direction of Kevin O'Callaghan, chairman of the school's 3D Design Program, have taken horse-drawn vehicles and have reinvented them. Carriages and sleighs that were considered beyond restoration have been dramatically remodeled in a satirical manner in hopes of showing what we could learn from our past.
On February 10 at 2 p.m. museum visitors will have a chance to meet Kevin O'Callaghan and the SVA students when they present a special program on how they came up with ideas to create the whimsical, wacky vehicles in the exhibition. This program is free with regular museum admission. All SVA students will receive free admission to the Long Island Museum for the duration of the exhibition. School of Visual Arts is an established leader and innovator in the education of artists. From its inception in 1947, the faculty has been comprised of professionals working in the arts and art-related fields.
SVA provides an environment that nurtures creativity, inventiveness and experimentation, enabling students to develop a strong sense of identity and a clear direction of purpose.
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