Art Forum Presents Tanya Rodriguez Rosenzweig

Art Forum is an ESU Art Program event and course designed to expose students to the work of active professional artists and people working in related fields, in order to gain an understanding of their influences, thinking processes, and methods of working.

This Art Forum was Tanya Rodriguez Rosenzweig! Tanya is a artist working primarily in graphic design. She is from central Texas where is a practicing artist, graphic designer, and self proclaimed "Ice Cream Ma'am" as an Ice Cream Truck business owner.

From her artist statement:
“”Free Ice Cream” is probably the best surprise you could give anyone. The look on someone’s face when they learn that the ice cream is free is what I would love to see on everyone’s faces when they see my work. (and if the work doesn’t do it, there’s actually free ice cream)

My life changed when I learned the power and practice of vector art and became a graphic designer. From design studios to in-house marketing teams, to freelancing and contracting–my career helped me understand how branding truly works and how, if done correctly, can be simple to achieve. The result reflects yourself in everything you create, even if it’s a design job for someone else.

The reactions I hope happen for this collection of work are smiles, giggles, silliness, and some feelings of hope. It’s honest, no frills, approachable, and just happy to know you–just like me. 🙂 Emotions of love, happiness, and nostalgia highly influence it. On purpose, I can’t necessarily define it as art or design because the lines have always been so blurred for me. I’m just calling it a big project. Like me, it can’t really be defined and I want people to know that it’s okay to check more than one box.

Just like a surprise free ice cream, I hope my work adds a touch of happiness to your day.”

This event was on September 6th and was a part of Emporia First Friday at the Lyon County History Center located at 711 Commercial St, Emporia, KS 66801 on the 3rd floor. The event was from 4pm until 5pm.

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