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Spirit of the Horse Prospectus
Juried All-Media Prospectus
All Palos Verdes Art Center galleries
are open from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Mondays – Saturdays and 1 – 4 p.m.Sundays (except major holidays).
Docent tours are available from 1 – 4 p.m. Mondays – Saturdays.
School and community groups can arrange tours at other times by calling (310) 541-2479, ext.
305.
(All receptions are free and open to the public. Join us!)
5 – 8 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2008
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Symmetric Hat & Gloves by Margarete Palz of Zweibruecken, Germany,
sculptured high gloss photo paper and fabric backing.
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February 22 - April 20, 2008
Beckstrand & Walker Galleries
WEARABLE EXPRESSIONS 2008
Art doesn’t only hang on the wall or sit on pedestals. It also finds expression in the clothing, jewelry and accessories with which people adorn their bodies. This is wearable art—art that combines aesthetics and function as it adds a fourth dimension of animation and personal expression, through the movements of the people wearing it.
The best in wearable art from around the world is on display in Wearable Expressions, the Palos Verdes Art Center’s sixth biennial international juried wearable art exhibition
Clothing is essential to keep people warm and dry. However, from earliest times, man has embellished basic body coverings by using feathers, beads, color and unique styling to express his personality. And true fiber and jewelry artists, like those in this exhibition, make aesthetic statements going far beyond the norm.
As some of today’s most exciting and unique examples of wearable art from next door and around the world, all these pieces are truly unique; most are for sale. All are in competition for $3,200 in cash awards, which will be announced during a free public reception from 5 – 8 p.m. Friday, February 22, 2008.
“Art-to-wear is the unique creation of an artist seeking a fresh alternative to the conventional media of painting and sculpture,” said Gabrielle, curator. “Each exhibition brings works made with new technology as well as pieces created with unexpected materials used in unusual ways. Yet many are also very serious conceptual works of fiber or jewelry art expressing the concerns and viewpoints of our time.”
This year’s exhibition includes 250 fiber and jewelry creations from a total of 166 artists. They represent 30 states and 15 countries, including Australia, Canada, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom. In all, 53 of the artists are from outside the United States.
Their work includes many traditional materials, such as silk, cotton, wool, precious metals, beads and gemstones, embellished in dramatic and often unorthodox ways. Even more drama and creativity is shown in the more unconventional materials used, including sea sponges, currency, food wrappers, silk-wrapped stainless steel, romance novel covers, syringes, used motor oil, chili peppers, crayon shavings, plywood, live plants, salmon skin, newspaper, computer components, latex tourniquets, automobile tires and a rubber goldfish. Popular techniques this year include felting and digital printing.
This year for the first time, the selection committee, which completed its work via the internet, was as international as the entrants. Jurors for the fiber competition were Glenys Mann of Australia, a fiber artist, teacher and writer; Sunita Patterson of the United States, editor of FiberArts magazine,and Beatrijs Sterk of Germany, publisher of Textile Forum magazine and founder of the European Textile Network. Jewelry jurors were Arline Fisch of the United States, professor emeritus, San Diego State University; Charles Lewton-Brain of Canada, distinguished fellow of the Society of North American Goldsmiths, and Rebecca Brown-Thompson of New Zealand, bead artist and author.
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Abstract Kimono and Dress by Alexia Abrams, Los Angeles, CA, silk crepe dechine.
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Ice Storm: Broken Limbs and Hidden Beauty by Carol Bormann, Springfield, MO,cotton fabric with appliqué, free motion embroidery and quilting.
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Day Glo Weave by Lynne Bruning, Denver, CO,hand-woven synthetic string.
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Repel: Aprilophobia by Alexandra Chaney, Ellensburg, WA, fishing line, plastic hose and syringes.
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Exiting Eden by Karla Schmidt Commins, Redondo Beach, CA, pierced, hand cut
and hammered copper.
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Be in Flower by Minna Karhu, Lappeenranta, Finland, recycled plastic, glassbeads and fishing line.
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Evening News by Nekia Hattley and Ja’ire Hattley, Los Angeles, CA,
newspaper, paper hardener, elastic belting and reused stones.
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Shimmering Free by Elaine Unzicker, Ojai, CA, stainless and anodized aluminum.
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Tire Sandals from Uzbekistan by Lily Poran, Carmeil, Israel, automobile
tires.
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Velvet Coat, by Cheri Reckers, Jarales, NM, silk/rayon velvet and silk crepe
de chine.
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Vanitas 4: Night Creatures by Lisa Temple-Cox, Colchester, Essex, United
Kingdom, wire, cloth, paper, bone, dried flowers, snail shells, watch face
and moth.
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Symmetric Hat & Gloves by Margarete Palz of Zweibruecken, Germany,
sculptured high gloss photo paper and fabric backing.
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Norris Gallery
THE WOVEN IMAGE
Also at the Palos Verdes Art Center during this time period is The Woven Image, featuring a sculptor, a painter and a quiltmaker. The common thread tying their work together is weaving. Susan McGehee weaves metal fibers and strips into contemporary wall hangings and sculptures, many inspired by Japanese kimonos. Hiroko Momii paints abstract forms that weave together opposites: day and night, mind and body, the universal and the personal. Quilter Susan Willen employs fabrics to re-interpret in graphic form the world around her. |
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“Selene Kimono” by Susan McGehee, woven anodized aluminum, 13 x 13 x 3
inches.
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“Maelstrom” by Susan Willen, fiber quilt, 57 x 50 inches.
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“Mapping Universe” by Hiroko Momii, oil on canvas, 32 x 36 inches.
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Palos Verdes Art Center exhibitions are sponsored, in part, by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission.
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