SoFA features MFA art with reception tonight at gallery

Freshman Alex Schultze walks around the School of Fine Arts Gallery with a watchful eye and curiosity as he looks at the metals, ceramics and graphic pieces displayed.\nToday is the last day for the MFA show, with a reception from 7 to 9 p.m. in the SoFA Gallery to close the MFA Metals/Ceramics/Graphics Design Area Show.\nSchultze said since he has been at IU, he has visited all the shows on display in the gallery.\nThe show features different metal pieces -- ranging from necklaces and sterling silver oxidized to silver pieces. In addition, ceramic pieces are on display and among the graphic work there are numerous pieces in letterpress.\nOne of Schultze's favorites is Matt Griffin's "Meet the Bushes" three letter-press pieces that have "Why fix it when you are bushed," and has profiles of George Sr., George Jr., and Jeb Bush.\nSome letter-press pieces highlight different inventions, like a hot air balloon piece by Bryeanne Summers or the pendulum clock piece by Jeff Hanson.\nSchultze said he thought the untitled landscape ceramic piece by Dave Rowe was "neat" saying he thought the "black city thing" was cool, as it appears to be an intricate design of a cityscape.\n"The metal pieces are really intricate and amazing," he said. "I like it all, it's neat and as far as I can remember I've been to all the shows in the past"