Using basic computer programs for design development and an Epson printer to transfer the images to silk, Buffalo State College associate professor of Technology, Elaine Polvinen helped to create "Inspirational Chinese Designs: East and West Interpretations," an exhibit that will be on display at the Upton Hall Gallery at Buffalo State College from Sept. 16 to Oct. 4. The exhibit, which first opened in China last January, includes new aesthetic interpretations of traditional Chinese designs shown on digitally designed silk scarves, posters and wide-scale fabrics.

Collaborating on this cross-continental project, Professor Shen Li (Capital Normal University, China) and Professor Yi Meei Wang (Fu Jen University, Taiwan) and Polvinen used Web pages and emails so the three could work together from different sides of the world. To show their interpretations of historical art, the artists scanned a group of Chinese designs into a computer then digitally developed them into original art.

An opening reception, sponsored by the Equity and Campus Diversity Office at Buffalo State College, will be held on Monday, Sept. 16, 2002 from 7 p.m. to 9p.m. in the Upton Hall Gallery.