Newswise — From the "box of chocolate" scene in Forrest Gump to the "stove-top" scene in Fatal Attraction, loops of popular movies scenes will fill Grand Central Terminal's Vanderbilt Hall in the exhibition, TV's for Movie People. The exhibition, which will surely grab the attention of passersby on their way to destination X, Y or Z, will feature the creativity of SVA 3D design instructor, Kevin O'Callaghan and many current students and alumni of the program. Each television set will represent and play the artist's selected scene. For example (see image at left), O'Callaghan re-created this TV set to represent the popular "shower" scene from Psycho. There will be approximately 70 pieces in the exhibition with one 10' by 12' TV set built to be used as a performance stage and movie theater. TV's for Movie People is sponsored by American Movie Classics (AMC) and School of Visual Arts.
Kevin O'Callaghan has earned national recognition for his grand traveling exhibitions and students eagerly sign up for his 3D design program at SVA. His program is within the ever-popular Advertising and Graphic Design Department led by art director and graphic designer, Richard Wilde. Over the last ten years, O'Callaghan and his students and alumni from the 3D design program have caused quite a buzz with a series of exhibitions—all presented in Grand Central Terminal—in which obsolete products or scrapped objects are reinvented as art. For example, the first exhibition in the series, Yugo Next, turned old Yugos—a car generally considered a huge flop—into art objects such as a diner, a confessional, a toaster, and an accordion. That exhibit traveled to 22 U.S. cities. To mark the start of the new millennium, The Turn of the Century: A Carousel featured a reconstructed 19th century carousel on which horses were replaced by icons, events, and celebrities from the 20th century, including Madonna, the Enola Gay, Andy Warhol, and Dolly, the cloned sheep. And, in 2001, The Next Best"¦Ding! gave old typewriters a new life as art. TV's for Movie People, however, will use functioning televisions of various makes from a variety of eras.
School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City is an established leader and innovator in the education of artists. From its inception in 1947, the College has instituted numerous educational innovations, including the selection of professionals working in the arts and art-related fields as instructors. SVA provides an environment that nurtures creativity, inventiveness and experimentation, enabling students to develop a strong sense of identity and a clear direction of purpose.
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