The Screenic Paradigms exhibit showcases a trippy and psychedelic style of art with traditional forms of media to create a digital aesthetic. 

The exhibit is curated by Ruth Lantz and features some of their own paintings alongside artists Su A Chae and Katie Neece.

The exhibit focuses on the use of mixed media such as acrylic, flashe, oil and silkscreens on canvas to convey the effects of digital processing on paintings.  

The chaotic shuffling of the art building halts as you step into the gallery. The vibrancy of each piece leaps from the stark dim lit walls. Each canvas possesses a unique story that feels loosely related. 

Favorites among the pieces include: 

Chae’s series “Elemental No. 1 – 7” use of acrylic paper created eclectic geometric arches that unveiled psychedelic illusions. While realistic, the series offers a sense of a looking into an alternate digital reality. 

Lantz’s “Glacial Gradients” uses media such as acrylic, flashe, silkscreen and airbrush to create a glacial arctic wave transforming among a digital landscape. The various uses of media keep the eyes dancing to catch the details in between.

Neece’s “Strut” uses red in the center of the oil painting to accentuate the viperous design as it comes to life on the canvas. Neece’s use of geometric three-dimensional shapes allows the painting to feel as if it was walking off the canvas. 

The Screenic Paradigms exhibit is available Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. until Feb. 29 in the Jack Olson Gallery.