Art exhibit impresses
By Wes Woods II
Daily Forty-Niner
When walking through
the doors of the University Art Museum to view the exhibit "Sculptors on
Paper," the first impression is the use of space.
From the immense
floor to the seemingly skyscraper-high ceilings, everything seems to tie
into space.
Luckily, the exhibits
donít make one stare into space.
Instead, the various
works from 1915 through 1998 intrigue, yet, puzzle the viewer with their
meanings from careful observation.
One artwork, "Grain
of Wood," which was made by John Storrs in 1918, dazzled with his attention
to detail with a black and white triangle backdrop and engulfed the side
of a woman in woodcut.
Another of Storrs'
work, "Head," was an unique dimensional view of a warriorís head, again
done with black and white in woodcut.
Ellsworth Kelly's
lithograph of "Red Curve (Radius of 8í)" from the Second Curve Series in
1973 is a somewhat plain red curve on a white backdrop. The work stands
apart from its more cluttered counterparts in its simplicity.
Jannis Kounellisí
"Senza Titola (Trittico)," which was finished in 1998 features three separate
lithographs with nearly the same design. Each lithograph has a folded newspaper
section drenched in black on top of a white backdrop that was painted black.
The description of
the exhibit reads that the image represents ìfragments of lost culture
and art Ö ."
There is also a
computer for people to view other exhibits not displayed in the museum.
"[Some of the exhibits]
have been stored for decades and this is the first time theyíve been viewed,"
said Marina Freeman, curator of the collections. "It's been a great learning
experience. It's a pilot project and [this type of display] has never been
done before."
"Sculptors on Paper,"
the last of six theme based shows made possible by a National Museum of
American Art and Smithsonian Institution loan, which consisted of 132 art
pieces, is on display through Oct. 24.
The work, located
in the University Art Museum, has free admission.
The gallery is open
from Tuesday through Thursday 12-8 p.m. and Friday through Sunday 12-5
p.m. |
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