On March 28 at 6 p.m. at Fresh Brewed Coffee House, eight unique artists, forming artist group ID-SYNC will exhibit work in a student-run show.
ID-SYNC is short for “idiosynchronism.” The art group created this term by combining “idiosyncratic,” which is a mode of behavior, way of thought or peculiar characteristic that is particular to an individual, and “synchronize,” meaning to occur together.
Frances Ludwig, a senior double majoring in studio art and art history with a certificate in cultural heritage studies, and Coastal Carolina alumni Cebastian Thompson are co-founders of ID-SYNC.
Thompson and Ludwig came up with the idea for the group in the summer of 2023. The idea sprouted when Thompson and Ludwig attended a punk concert at Fresh Brewed Coffee House in Myrtle Beach.
“We were just talking very philosophically about art. I don’t remember the exact moment where we were just like ‘this is the idea.’ I just wanted to do something really amazing for my senior year,” Thomspon said.
The hope for the ID-SYNC art show is for all eight participating artists to show their unique, peculiar experiences and ideas through their own art.
One participating artist, CCU alumni Autumn Belvin, met Ludwig and Thompson while in school by taking art classes and working together in the Rebecca Randall Bryan Gallery. Belvin soon joined the ID-SYNC show.
Each artist spent their free time working on their collection of pieces to portray their idiosyncratic visions for the show.
“This show I was a little more ambitious, I couldn’t even tell you an accumulative amount of time I’ve spent, but usually at least five days a week, eight hours a day,” Belvin said.
Belvin is showcasing a collection of 720 felt flowers, with 20 different types of flowers. She’s always created art involving flowers and feels they can portray different messages, whether it be happy or sad.
“Usually when you get flowers it’s only for the specific moments, but I wanted to do something where it doesn’t have to be special to be given,” Belvin said.
Belvin added an interactive element to her collection. Typically, when a person receives flowers, they come with a special note from someone they love. Belvin’s idea is to have strangers write notes for other strangers. Artist Molly Beck, a senior visual communication design major, is showcasing a piece called, “Enough.” The piece is a photography and charcoal drawing with a touch of audience participation.
“It is about how I feel as a woman and an artist, always having to put on a show for others, but never feeling like I am enough to take up the spaces I am in,” Beck said.
