ART & TECHNOLOGY
Spring 2021 Juried Exhibition of Student Works
ART 4401 – 3D Animation
w/ Instructors Hirad Sab & Dalena Tran
The term “xenomorph” originates from the Greek “xeno-” meaning “other” or “strange” and -morph which translates to “shape”. Although the term has been used extensively in popular culture and science fiction, here, it functions in its literal meaning, “other-form”. Students were asked to speculate on other forms that live complex lives in other worlds.
A Common Frenemy by Saba Hashemi
The purple flowers want to dance under the sun and live happily. A time arrives when some of the flowers die
from a disease. The other flowers are ordered to stop gathering to avoid perishing. Will the purple flowers ever
see beyond the fallacy?
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Bonkor The Lovable Brawling Mongoose
by Colin Moreland
Bonkor The Lovable Brawling Mongoose from the 1996 cult-classic 3d platformer Bonkor’s Canyon joins Extreme
Crash Foes!
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Reunited by Emma Burns
After an unknown length and unquantifiable distance, the bubble creatures are reunited at last. A celebratory, cute piece about reconnecting and being apart of a community.
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TUTU: Under the Water by Ziying Ye
This episode depicts an adventure of Tutu discovering a magic power underwater.
The project “TUTU” is divided into episodes; each tells a short story about Tutu’s magical life. The inspiration
of the character comes from one of the little legends in the game Teamfight Tactics. Tutu is daring to be
curious about the unknown. He can always find joy through the lonely journey.
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Different Worlds by Gracie Denbow
A short animation exploring the interaction between 2D and 3D creations.
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Subject One by Dalton Montgomery
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Mushy by Lucia Perfumo
Mushy lives in a forest filled with strange creatures like herself which means there are always dangers around the corner. Mushy and her friend need to find ways to stay alive in their large world.
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Untitled by Will Partridge
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Nap Time for Baby Rats by Shya Crable
In a world exists a cave where little, dark-dwelling rodents roam about amongst each other. Here, they eat all the rocks they could dream of, scamper along as many wall as they can, and… in this case, cuddle to their heart’s content.
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Instincts
by Samantha Smith
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The Apex Predator
by Danh Nguyen
Characters modeled and animated within Blender.
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Patience
by Laura Kruczynski
“Patience” explores an aquatic alien creature and its environment, a massive kelp forest, where it lays in wait for prey.
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Abeardon
by Colin Moreland
The story of a demon who feeds on nightmares it creates.
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The Chase by Gracie Denbow
An alien creature senses an unknown force within its environment and seeks to evade being caught.
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