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Volume 104, Issue 1
September 13, 2018
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DANIEL DODSON
Samford Art Gallery presents:
John and Marsha Floyd series
Copy Editor
The Samford Art Gallery is currently
showcasing its first series in the John
and Marsha Floyd Art and Design
Series through the end of the month.
Husband and wife artist duo, Debra
and Ted Barnes, are featuring their
exhibits “Heaven’s Gate and Pilgrim’s
Progress.” The exhibits contain
religious aspects along with several
personal stories of the artists.
"The imagery I choose to use in my
work is personal and autobiographical,
and used to confront issues of
gender and transformation,” Debra
Barnes said in her artist statement.
“Sometimes I use interpretations of
spiritual symbols (crosses, angels,
etc.), mentioned so many times in the
Bible.”
Her husband, Ted Barnes, brought
a similar mind to the canvas in his
exhibit, “Pilgrim’s Progress.” In the
showcase, religion and spirituality are
heavy factors in the art.
"The use of religious themes and
spiritual imagery has provided a major
source of inspiration for my artwork
throughout my career, and travel has
been central to this investigation,” Ted
Barnes said in his artist statement.
According to Ted Barnes, he has
traveled to many countries around the
world in the last decade. He claims that
immersion into other cultures have
greatly influenced him and provided a
strong vocabulary.
“While my work does not attempt
to literally imitate forms of other
cultures, the imagery and cultural
practices I gather from these travel
experiences gets synthesized through
my personal postmodern aesthetic
and then culminates into a body of
work that is concerned with a personal
spiritual pilgrimage within the mystery
and paradox of our secular world,” Ted
Barnes said.
Debra and Ted Barnes live in Temple,
Texas and are active members in the
community. Debra Barnes has taught
elementary and middle school art and
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is a strong proponent of public art
education. Debra Barnes’ collections
can be found in public and and private
collections across the Southeast.
“I have a reckless affection for
pattern, color, and ornament and a
need to make these kinds of images
for my own excitement,” Debra Barnes
said. “My desire and intention overall,
is to make art that comes from the
soul and speaks loudly to the viewer’s
senses.”
The John and Marsha Floyd
Art and Design Series will feature
rotating exhibits throughout the year
showcasing professional artists and
students.
“A gallery exhibition program is
crucial for visual arts program,”
Associate Dean of the School of
Arts Larry Thompson said. “Other
exhibitions this year will allow our
students to also exhibit examples of
their work within their classes in a
professional exhibition environment.”
According to Thompson, bringing
guest artists into the art department
helps serve as a compass to students
exploring the artistic field and
create opportunities to network with
professionals.
“This exhibition, and really all of our
exhibitions relate to the Samford, and
wider communities, by showcasing
creative scholarship in the areas of art
and design,” Thompson said.
“Heaven’s Gate” and “Pilgrim’s
Progress” exhibits will be on display
through Sept. 25. There will be a
closing reception and an artist talk on
Sept. 25.
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Princeton researcher discusses ADHD
WILLIAM MARLOW
News Editor
Anna Chorniy, a researcher for
Princeton University's Center for
Health and Wellbeing discussed
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Disorder, or ADHD, and its flawed
diagnosis and treatment process at
Samford University on Sept. 6, 2018.
Doctors determine ADHD by
searching for inattentiveness and
hyperactivity. Symptoms include not
paying attention to detail and making
careless mistakes. Other symptoms
may indude being disorganized and
distracted.
Two types of the condition exist.
Originally, there was just attention
deficit disorder, or ADD. Overtime,
another type was added which focused
on hyperactivity.
Besides physical signs, ADHD’s
criteria depends on six or more of
these symptoms persisting for six or
more months.
‘These statements are subjective.
We aren’t very good at diagnosing.
Talking excessively is a major criteria
for diagnosing right now,” she said.
“That’s why diagnosing ADHD is fairly
controversial.”
Despite the flawed criteria, Chorniy
said it’s important to diagnosis and
treat the condition. With ADHD, a
person is more likely to suffer injuries,
depression, commit more reckless
and dangerous behavior and develop
personality disorders. They are also
more likely to fail in school and
perform poorly in their job.
“It’s not just the individual affected,
but everyone around them,” she said.
However, Chorniy said she doubts
the effectiveness of ADHD drugs. Drug
companies prove drugs’ effectiveness
through trials.
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