The desire to freeze a moment in time has been expressed by millions of people since the earliest of times: cave paintings, sculpture, book writing, painting, photography; as the centuries have passed the methods have changed. Despite today's rapidly growing obsession with technology, there are still writers and painters who attempt to eternalize an instant through their work in a more traditional medium. One such artist is Marie Sophie Madre, a French painter who considers the emotions beneath the outer layers of her subject and strives to bring them to the surface...

When Ralph Petty developed the idea of the Combes Gallery two years ago, his initial intention was centered on showing the AUP community and beyond how much talent there is to be found at this school. Every month, artists from around the world are showcased, and this time around AUP students themselves will have a chance to show off their hard work. On December 2, the students from Professor Petty's FirstBridge art class will be introducing their work. The drawing class, taken in conjunction with Professor Jim Clayson's "Visual Computing" course, focuses less on drawing in itself than on communication, perspective, and problem-solving through images. Petty believes that it is essential for any educated, well-rounded person to be able to express and comprehend ideas in the form of images, not just words...

The famed photo "The Kiss", taken by Robert Doisneau in postwar Paris, has inspired many artists. It is considered by many to be an example of a perfect photograph; Robert Ogle, the photography professor at AUP, has a different point of view. Ogle's quest to replace the kind of classically revered beauty seen in "The Kiss" with the more subtle foundations of form and perspective resulted in his body of work, entitled The Construction of Capital Space, to be showcased at the Combes Gallery at AUP on November 18...

You may have seen artwork hanging on the walls in the entrance hall of the Combes building, and wondered where it came from. You may have even noticed that the exhibits change every few weeks. This is the Combes Gallery, created just last year to promote an appreciation of the arts at AUP. Whether you’ve got an all-access pass to half the museums in Paris or you’ve only been to the Louvre once, the Combes Gallery can quench your thirst for art...