Chris Ireland: Life and Journey
Madur Varma
Issue date: 11/19/09 Section: Features
Raised in Ohio, Chris Ireland has made the transition to a Tarleton Texan. Ireland, assistant professor of Fine Arts, came to Tarleton to teach his students the creative uses of the computer as a tool in fine arts, photography, design, typology, video and sound production, along with two-dimensional animation and interactive art.
The paramount color of the university is one that touches his heart and also signifies tolerance, art and convention, which has so far been a motivation in the students here at Tarleton.
"Students here are wonderful. They get very excited about the work I assign them in the class. I wasn't sure if they have ever done this kind of stuff before, so I am excited to see them learn the various new aspects of the subject," Ireland said.
A firm believer in a quote by William Blake, "fool who persists in their folly will become wise," Ireland intends to motivate all his students and prospective students to excel in areas where there is a wide range of career options to choose from.
Books such as Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, White Noise by Dom Delillo and People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn catch his attention. He adds that the demand for artistically and conceptually skilled people in the field of literature will blossom since creativity always calls for such talent. In an era of technological and digital advancement, there are many great opportunities stored for artistic and creative minds, Ireland said.
When Ireland sits back and remembers the vivid memories of his art work being displayed in national and international galleries, he gets excited and really wants to share the secret of success with his students.
During the summer Ireland received a fellowship to study digital media at Anderson Art Ranch in the mountains of Aspen, Colo. Prior to this he held several positions including web designer, news photographer, museum staff at Cleveland Museum of Art and a master gardener.
Bought up in Ohio, Ireland completed his bachelor's in Fine Arts at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio where he majored in photography. He received his master's degree in Fine Arts at Washington State University where his main emphases were digital media and sculpture.
"As long as I am able to continue researching and making my art and being involved in a creative community, I am living the perfect career and personal life. I have already been doing it for a while now, and I hope I don't have to stop," Ireland said.
The paramount color of the university is one that touches his heart and also signifies tolerance, art and convention, which has so far been a motivation in the students here at Tarleton.
"Students here are wonderful. They get very excited about the work I assign them in the class. I wasn't sure if they have ever done this kind of stuff before, so I am excited to see them learn the various new aspects of the subject," Ireland said.
A firm believer in a quote by William Blake, "fool who persists in their folly will become wise," Ireland intends to motivate all his students and prospective students to excel in areas where there is a wide range of career options to choose from.
Books such as Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, White Noise by Dom Delillo and People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn catch his attention. He adds that the demand for artistically and conceptually skilled people in the field of literature will blossom since creativity always calls for such talent. In an era of technological and digital advancement, there are many great opportunities stored for artistic and creative minds, Ireland said.
When Ireland sits back and remembers the vivid memories of his art work being displayed in national and international galleries, he gets excited and really wants to share the secret of success with his students.
During the summer Ireland received a fellowship to study digital media at Anderson Art Ranch in the mountains of Aspen, Colo. Prior to this he held several positions including web designer, news photographer, museum staff at Cleveland Museum of Art and a master gardener.
Bought up in Ohio, Ireland completed his bachelor's in Fine Arts at the Cleveland Institute of Art in Cleveland, Ohio where he majored in photography. He received his master's degree in Fine Arts at Washington State University where his main emphases were digital media and sculpture.
"As long as I am able to continue researching and making my art and being involved in a creative community, I am living the perfect career and personal life. I have already been doing it for a while now, and I hope I don't have to stop," Ireland said.
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posted 11/26/09 @ 2:13 AM CST
Chris Ireland is surely a creative person according to what you have written in this article. Interesting!
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posted 12/15/09 @ 8:59 AM CST
I think it is great that Chris Ireland has made the transition to a Tarleton Texan.
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