” But Ilana has been taking action lately. She said, “So far, I’ve only collaborated in printing things with people, and so that’s more of a collaboration. She hopes to engage more with public art and collaborative work in the near future, so I asked her about some of the collaborations that she has worked on. Her works have been shown around Macalester, and she also has a few pieces on display at Sencha, the tea shop on Grand Ave. I was curious about the ways in which Ilana’s works have been publically displayed.
“Games,” a lithograph print by Ilana Budenosky ’17. I hate the idea of it being limited to only those who can get the gallery … that can be very classist, and whenever I get to interact with public art, or create public art, it becomes more participatory,” Ilana said. I think that art should be for the people. “I’m taking a History of Body and Performance Art course right now, which has been eye-opening for me, to consider the ways in which art and body can manifest publicly, and really force people to ask questions. I’ve dealt with issues like that before, but it’s pretty essential right now.” For her, public art is of great importance. Now, especially in light of the results from Tuesday, I think I’ll continue to incorporate political. “I think in the past I’ve definitely dealt with vulnerability, or tried to deal with it in my work. I’ve got a variety under my belt, but I prefer 2-D, installation and public art.” Ilana was thoughtful and contemplative as she discussed the themes that she likes to engage with, and, given that we spoke on the Friday after the November 8 elections, it seems that the work that she does is ever more important. “I do a lot of work in printmaking, so lithography, screen-printing and linoleum prints. Next we talked about some of the types of art that Ilana creates, and the themes that she explores. But I ended up coming back to art, because I can’t really imagine spending so much time on anything else!”
So it’s made me take a lot of classes that I’ve really loved in other departments. And then I got distracted by all of the departments, and everything I’m interested in. I jumped in with the biggest question: how did you decide to become an arts major? For Ilana, it wasn’t a surprise, because she’s always been an artist: “I’ve loved doing art my entire life, and I entered Macalester thinking that I would be an art major.
It was a delight to clutch a cup of tea in the bustling coffee shop and chat with Ilana about something powerful: public art.
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We met in the Dunn Brothers on Grand, which was filled with Mac students on a Friday afternoon. Photo by Maddie Jaffe ’17.This week, The Mac Weekly chatted with Ilana Budenosky ’17, a senior studio art major from Manhattan, Kansas. Ilana Budenosky ’17 works in the print studio.
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