October 19, 2005
Purdue Galleries presents paper sculptures, science photos
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Purdue University Galleries will present a participatory exhibit of designs for paper sculptures and photographs illustrating the physical properties of water in two new exhibits that will be on display from Oct. 24 to Dec. 4.
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"The Paper Sculpture Show," featuring designs for three-dimensional paper sculptures by 29 international artists and artist teams, will be presented in the Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Purdue Memorial Union. The artworks are completed only when visitors have assembled them. The artists’ designs, along with instructions, will be stacked on work tables in the gallery along with a limited set of tools – such as scissors, a utility knife, tape and glue – to be used in the "transformation" of the work.
Visitors are encouraged to allow their creations to remain on display after they leave (to be picked up after the show closes) to enable the exhibition to grow and change throughout its presentation. Subsequent visitors will have the opportunity to see multiple versions of the same piece, each made unique by the hand of its fabricator.
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"'The Paper Sculpture Show' is designed to be interactive, nonconformist and witty," said Craig Martin, director of Purdue Galleries. "The artwork raises many questions: Who is the author of these three-dimensional objects – the artists who designed them or the museum visitors who assemble them? If numerous museumgoers utilize the same design, can one paper sculpture be better than another? At what point is a work complete? Which is the original and which the copy? Or, is there an original?"
Instead of providing answers, "The Paper Sculpture Show" suggests flexible definitions of a work of art that accommodates the variety of creative practices that now constitute contemporary art and culture.
"The Paper Sculpture Show" is organized by Cabinet magazine, Independent Curators International (iCI) and SculptureCenter. It is curated by Mary Ceruti, Matt Freedman, Sina Najafi, and accompanied by "The Paper Sculpture Book," which contains the entire exhibition in unassembled, take-home form. The traveling exhibition is organized and circulated by Independent Curators International. The exhibition and its accompanying publication are made possible, in part, by support from the Peter Norton Family Foundation.
On Oct. 27, the Galleries will present an opening reception from 5-7 p.m. to kick off the sculpture-making activity. The Ringel gallery will remain open until 8 every Thursday night of the exhibit.
In the Stewart Center Gallery, "Art/Science: The photography of David Goldes" will present the photographic work of Minneapolis artist and Guggenheim Fellow David Goldes, a scientist- turned-artist whose work elegantly illustrates the physical properties of science. "Art/Science" is organized by the Wright State University Art Galleries in Dayton, Ohio.
"Goldes creates photographic still lifes from scenes of scientific experiments that explore water, electricity, air movement, wind and breath," Martin said. "He manipulates and documents the phenomena to illustrate science's omissions, invoking metaphor, memory, narrative and emotion."
The artist's first book, "Water Being Water," will also accompany this exhibit and will feature essays from prominent science and art writers Philip Ball and Vince Leo.
Goldes received a master's degree in molecular genetics from Harvard University before turning his interests to the arts. He is on the faculty of the Minneapolis College of Art and Design and a recent recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship. His work is found in many permanent collections, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York City; Whitney Museum of American Art; Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Yale University Museum; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; and Musée Nicephore Niepce, Chalon—sur-Soane, France.
The artist will present a lecture at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in Stewart Center, Room 206. Goldes will discuss the many similarities between the minds of scientists and artists as they conduct the creative act of discovery. The lecture will be immediately followed by a reception in the Stewart Center Gallery.
The Robert L. Ringel Gallery and the Stewart Center Gallery are open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday; from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday; and from 1-5 p.m. on Sunday. For class or group visits, contact Mary Ann Anderson at (765) 496-7899. All Purdue Galleries exhibitions and events are free and open to the public.
Writer: Kim Medaris, (765) 494-6998, kmedaris@purdue.edu
Source: Craig Martin, (765) 494-3061, cdmartin@cla.purdue.edu
Purdue News Service: (765) 494-2096; purduenews@purdue.edu
PHOTO CAPTIONS:
Aric Obrosey's "Paper Work Glove" at Recto Verso in 2003. The artwork will be part of the "The Paper Sculpture Show," on display Oct. 24 to Dec. 4 at the Robert L. Ringel Gallery in Purdue Memorial Union. (Photo provided by Purdue University Galleries)
David Goldes' gelatin silver print "Bridge" is seen in 2001. It will be included in "Art/Science: The Photography of David Goldes" on display in the Stewart Center Gallery Oct. 24 to Dec. 4. (Photo provided by Purdue University Galleries)
Publication-quality photos are available at https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2005/obrosey-glove.jpg and https://www.purdue.edu/uns/images/+2005/goldes-bridge.jpg
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