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March 7 - May 17, 2008
7 Visions: Wood as Fiber
7 Visions takes a different look at the "wood" in wood art. These artists treat wood as fiber - whether it is sewn, woven, or given the appearance of fibers. The seven artists featured in this exhibit include Dorothy Gill Barnes (US), Michael Brolly (US), Markku Kosonen (Finland), Dona Look (US), Bill Luce (US), Debra Sachs (US), Jack Slentz (US).
These artists tackle many questions about creating art from a whole tree. Is it possible to treat a tree with reverence while sculpting it? Can bark be used as a serious medium? What can sand-blasting reveal about the structure of wood? How can thin slices of wood be stitched together to return the wood to a three-dimesional form? Discover seven artists answers to these questions in 7 Visions
In conjunction with the University of the Arts' International Fiber Symposium: Materiality + Meaning.
February 1 - March 22, 2008
Rose-Engines and Kings: Contemporary Ornamental Turning 2008
Rose Engines and Kings features delicate, intricately textured objects created by specialty artists using century-old machines, cams and cutters. Ornamental turning (OT) stems from the 1600s when European kings appointed highly skilled artists with specialty lathes to execute the finest treasures in ivory and exotic materials for their personal collections. Viewers will be dazzled by the precious materials, the intimate scale and the decorative complex patterns these artists create by engineering their materials and machines.
Upcoming Events:
April 4 - July 19, 2008
Civilization as They Knew It:
Work by Stephen Paulsen 1963 – 2008
April 4 - Jul 19, 2008 (Opening reception and gallery talk by the artist: First Friday, April 4th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm)
“I try to reveal those places, within us and without us, where past and future coexist, beyond fashion and geography, eternally, while time flies.” -Stephen Paulsen
Civilization as They Knew It provides a retrospective of California artist Stephen Paulsen’s evolving work, from work created when he was fifteen years old to the current work created with his son, Ulysses, a glassblower. Stephen’s wall pieces create stories of ancient times through the interior architecture of fictional tombs. The viewer shares a window on this world through the descriptive titles that begin - then drop - the short story about each piece. Other wall pieces recall museum-like cabinets of curiosities. Civilization as They Knew It is the collection of objects and crypts found in Stephen Paulsen’s mind.
Admission is free. Donations are appreciated and facilitate the Center's work with the art community.
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Have your own woodturning question or announcement? Post it on our Bulletin Board!
Press Releases:
2007-2008 ITE RESIDENT FELLOWS SELECTED
Mar. 20, 2007 Press Release
ROLL CALL: Wood Art from Current Teachers and Students
Mar. 17, 2007 Press Release
Or, a more detailed Acrobat document with images.
COMING OF AGE: EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED WOOD ARTISTS
Jan. 16, 2007 Press Release
Past Press Releases
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