April 14, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Nicole Lockwood
(805) 756-1112
ASI Marketing
"A Life Through Tarot" Art Exhibit
Inspired by Symbology
ASI Events presents art student Rachelle Kam's artwork in the UU Gallery
SAN LUIS OBISPO -Associated Students, Inc. (ASI)
Events will display Cal Poly art and design student Rachelle Kam's
exhibit, featuring paintings of tarot cards that affected her life, from
May 10-31 in the UU Gallery. The exhibit will run with free admission
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
Friday.
Opening night for "A Life Through Tarot" is Thursday, May 13
from 7 to 9
p.m. There will be free refreshments and the opportunity to have tarot
cards read by Debra Guyton, a third year Cal Poly statistics major who
has been reading Tarot cards as a hobby for the last 12 years.
Kam's love for art was sparked as a child and has continued through
her college career, leading to a concentration in studio art within the
art and design department.
A tarot card reading a year ago by Guyton
helped Kam resolve issues with her past and the current state that she
was in. This combined with Kam's current art focus of symbology
ultimately inspired her tarot card exhibit. "A Life Through Tarot"
will feature artwork created with watercolor washes, colored pencil,
graphite and ink. Some cards incorporate tea staining and embossing.
The show is a unique display of tarot cards that were read about
Kam's life. Each tarot card represents a point in life that one must
face, whether it is happiness or hardships.
"The uncertain future is a
reality that overwhelms even the strongest of persons," Kam said
regarding the symbolism of Tarot cards. "The mystery of Tarot is
just
another means to depict or find the answer to one's future."
For more information about Rachelle Kam's artwork or the UU Gallery
show, contact Natalie Mathews, student supervisor of UU Gallery, at
756-6119 or uugallery@asi.calpoly.edu.
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