The Visual & Performing Arts Division of Gulf Coast State College presents Engines of Dominion, by Kevin Haran. The exhibition brings together three distinct bodies of work created over the past twenty years, unified by an ongoing exploration of how military power is projected, remembered, and aestheticized. Imaginary memorial drawings, meticulously constructed cardboard sculptures, and works inspired by science fiction transform instruments of destruction into objects of contemplation. Shaped by family stories of service in World War II and Vietnam and informed by influences ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Ron Cobb, the exhibition frames war as a continuous presence reinterpreted through time, process, and imagination.
Kevin Haran is a Professor at the School of Visual Arts and Design at The University of Central Florida. His studio work has been in over 80 national and International juried exhibitions and is in the collections of The Columbus Museum, Georgia; Fort Wayne Art Museum, Indiana, Edinburgh College of Art, Scotland; Rollins Museum of Art, Winter Park, Florida; Army Art Collection, Washington, DC; and the National World War II Museum, New Orleans, Louisiana.
The exhibit runs from January 20 to February 20, with a closing reception on the evening of February 20, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m. Professor Haran will give a gallery talk during the closing reception. The work will be on display in the Amelia Center Gallery (AC 112). Gallery hours are Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Admission is free.
For more information, please contact Pavel Amromin at pamromin@gulfcoast.edu, (850) 872-3886.
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