We are finally going to The Clay Studio to see the Surface/Structure show. Great news... They repaired the damage and I got a call while they were installing last Thursday. (It comes down on the 31st.) We will postpone our in progress crit scheduled this Wed. until next week. All students will meet me at The Clay Studio at 4pm on Wednesday, Oct. 27. If you are taking public transportation, you will need 4$. Take the Market/Frankford line East bound to 2nd Street. The Clay Studio is at 2nd and Arch, one block from the station. (Detailed location info at bottom of message) Please email me ASAP so I know you have this information!
The artists included in this group exhibition use, as the basis for their work, architecture or architectural elements and in some instances elements from the landscape within which they exist. Whether from skyscraper or domestic living space, the elements of interiors and exteriors, from foundation to surface, from structure to ornament, are found in the sculpture of the participating artists both literally and abstractly. Each has developed significant bodies of work influenced by these various elements.
Tom Lauerman and Fabio Fernandez’s sculptures from their In Love With Architecture Series, closely examine architectural form and structure. For Surface/Structure they created new works inspired by Louis Kahn, an architect whose ties to Philadelphia run long and deep. Jason Green’s tiles incorporate decorative motifs from the past, and explore ideas of decoration and decay, ornament and structure. Kim Dickey’s beautifully realized topiary like sculptures impose structure on the natural world, while Cynthia Ginachetti’s Chandelier, celebrates excess and disorder. Andrea Marquis explores in both two and three dimensions, mirrored imagery and repeated pattern, while Rob Raphael’s sculptures beautifully morph the feminine with masculine, floral motifs with 2 x 4’s, unifying surface with structure.
There is also other work worth seeing in other sections of the Gallery, particular to some of our assignments. Again, I am hoping that all students will meet me at The Clay Studio at 4pm on Wednesday, Oct. 27. Please email me your response ASAP. We will dismiss from the gallery.
(My regrets that I must attend a funeral of a close friend who passed away this weekend from 7-9)
The Clay Studio is located at 139 N. 2nd Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
· p 215.925.3453 · f 215.925.7774
The Gallery and Shop are open 11am - 7 pm Tuesday through Saturday and Noon - 6pm on Sundays.
