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WOODBURY INVITATIONAL
November 7, 2008 - February 20, 2009
The invitational exhibition this year brings together a group of
artists whose work represent a diversity of styles as well as artistic
intent. The art works presented range from the clean aesthetic of
restraint exercised in Robert Stuart’s explorations into material and
simple geometric form - through the complex content laden images of
Harvey Breverman - to the elaborate fantasy compositions of James C.
Christensen.
Each of the artists may be said to be at the
mid-career to senior status in the production of their oeuvre. As a
result, there is a certain clarity of idea, form and intent that has
been cultivated over years of critical thought, experimentation and
earnest effort. Each artist has exhibited and published widely on a
national and in some cases international level, garnering many awards
and achievements along the way. The Woodbury Art Museum is grateful for
the support of each of the artists and their families. It is equally a
pleasure to introduce them and their works to our patrons, and the
students of Utah Valley University.
(image: Harvey Breverman, Levi: Lamentation, copyright, all rights reserved, collection of Utah Valley University)
UVU Student Show & BFA Final Projects
April 3 – 30, 2009
The annual show of student works brought together many fine examples of works done at Utah Valley University. Juror, Gary Barton, selected from over 150 entries to edit a commendable exhibition. For a list of award winners, click here.
SHAOLIN: TEMPLE OF ZEN
August 14 - October 9, 2009
Over the past eight years, photographer Justin Guariglia has slowly
but surely won the trust of the notoriously secretive warrior monks of
the Shaolin Temple, a unique Chinese Buddhist sect dedicated to
preserving a form of kung fu referred to as the "vehicle of Zen." With
the blessing of the main abbot, Shi Yong Xin, Guariglia has earned the
full collaboration of the monks to create an astonishing, empathetic
record of the Shaolin art forms and the individuals who consider
themselves the keepers of these traditions. It is the first time the
monks have allowed such extensive documentation of these masters and
their centuries-old art forms - from Buddhist mudras to classical kung
fu - in their original setting, a 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple.
This exhibition is printed on Hahnemuhle Bamboo 290. Also included
in the exhibit are several video installations demonstrating the art in
a time-based medium. The exhibit of approximately 99 works is promoted
by the Aperture Foundation.
For a look at some images and video from the exhibitions click the following link: http://www.aperture.org/shaolin
National Invitational Postcard Exhibition
November 6, 2009 - January 15, 2010
Opening reception November 6, 6 - 8 p.m.
Through a network of artists, an artist from each of the fifty states was invited to make a postcard size (5" x 7") image dealing in some respect with the place in which they live. This exhibit was assembled by Jeanne Voltura, Director of the Bridge Gallery, City of Las Vegas, NV, and was exhibited there in the summer of 2009. It is now traveling to these other venues: Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University School of the Arts, Orem, UT; McCutchan Art Center, University of Southern Indiana; A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; USCB Gallery, University of South Carolina, Beaufort SC. Other venues are under consideration.
The art pieces represent visual contexts and environments with diverse impetus and purpose. While the concept of postcard art is not new, this iteration of such an event presents serious works of art on a miniature scale, as opposed to simply images that has transited the country through the US mail. Many of the works on paper are two sided - and are installed in such a manner as to permit the patron to examine both surfaces.
The image here is by Wyoming artist, Mark Ritchie
Lewis Sorensen Dolls from the McCurdy Doll Museum
November 6, 2009 - January 15, 2010
Shirley Paxman founded the McCurdy Doll Museum in 1978 in Provo, UT and named it for Laura Christensen McCurdy who provided more than 3,000 dolls. Paxman commissioned the set of figures in this exhibition directly from Lewis Sorensen. Correspondence between Paxman and Sorensen regarding the set began in 1979 and concluded in 1985 shortly before his death.
Born in 1910, Sorensen became one of America's premier creators of wax dolls. The subject of numerous newspaper articles, Sorensen gained a broad reputation for his life-size wax figures, and a general reputation as an outstanding sculptor.
He invented a unique wax technique that is soft enough to carve, but firm enough to resist melting.
Appearing in this exhibit is a series of 24" – 30" tall “Father Christmas” dolls (3 of whom, interestingly, are female) representing traditions from a variety of nations.
The life-like, and individual character of each ornately clothed figure adds charm to the stories of their origin.
(Photo: Father Frost, Russian legend, detail)
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WOODBURY INVITATIONAL
November 7, 2008 - February 20, 2009The invitational exhibition this year brings together a group of
artists whose work represent a diversity of styles as well as artistic
intent. The art works presented range from the clean aesthetic of
restraint exercised in Robert Stuart’s explorations into material and
simple geometric form - through the complex content laden images of
Harvey Breverman - to the elaborate fantasy compositions of James C.
Christensen.
Each of the artists may be said to be at the
mid-career to senior status in the production of their oeuvre. As a
result, there is a certain clarity of idea, form and intent that has
been cultivated over years of critical thought, experimentation and
earnest effort. Each artist has exhibited and published widely on a
national and in some cases international level, garnering many awards
and achievements along the way. The Woodbury Art Museum is grateful for
the support of each of the artists and their families. It is equally a
pleasure to introduce them and their works to our patrons, and the
students of Utah Valley University.
(image: Harvey Breverman, Levi: Lamentation, copyright, all rights reserved, collection of Utah Valley University)
UVU Student Show & BFA Final Projects
April 3 – 30, 2009
The annual show of student works brought together many fine examples of works done at Utah Valley University. Juror, Gary Barton, selected from over 150 entries to edit a commendable exhibition. For a list of award winners, click here.
SHAOLIN: TEMPLE OF ZEN
August 14 - October 9, 2009
Over the past eight years, photographer Justin Guariglia has slowly but surely won the trust of the notoriously secretive warrior monks of the Shaolin Temple, a unique Chinese Buddhist sect dedicated to preserving a form of kung fu referred to as the "vehicle of Zen." With the blessing of the main abbot, Shi Yong Xin, Guariglia has earned the full collaboration of the monks to create an astonishing, empathetic record of the Shaolin art forms and the individuals who consider themselves the keepers of these traditions. It is the first time the monks have allowed such extensive documentation of these masters and their centuries-old art forms - from Buddhist mudras to classical kung fu - in their original setting, a 1,500-year-old Buddhist temple.
This exhibition is printed on Hahnemuhle Bamboo 290. Also included in the exhibit are several video installations demonstrating the art in a time-based medium. The exhibit of approximately 99 works is promoted by the Aperture Foundation.
For a look at some images and video from the exhibitions click the following link: http://www.aperture.org/shaolin
National Invitational Postcard Exhibition
November 6, 2009 - January 15, 2010
Opening reception November 6, 6 - 8 p.m.
Through a network of artists, an artist from each of the fifty states was invited to make a postcard size (5" x 7") image dealing in some respect with the place in which they live. This exhibit was assembled by Jeanne Voltura, Director of the Bridge Gallery, City of Las Vegas, NV, and was exhibited there in the summer of 2009. It is now traveling to these other venues: Woodbury Art Museum, Utah Valley University School of the Arts, Orem, UT; McCutchan Art Center, University of Southern Indiana; A.D. Gallery, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; USCB Gallery, University of South Carolina, Beaufort SC. Other venues are under consideration.
The art pieces represent visual contexts and environments with diverse impetus and purpose. While the concept of postcard art is not new, this iteration of such an event presents serious works of art on a miniature scale, as opposed to simply images that has transited the country through the US mail. Many of the works on paper are two sided - and are installed in such a manner as to permit the patron to examine both surfaces.
The image here is by Wyoming artist, Mark Ritchie
Lewis Sorensen Dolls from the McCurdy Doll Museum
November 6, 2009 - January 15, 2010
Shirley Paxman founded the McCurdy Doll Museum in 1978 in Provo, UT and named it for Laura Christensen McCurdy who provided more than 3,000 dolls. Paxman commissioned the set of figures in this exhibition directly from Lewis Sorensen. Correspondence between Paxman and Sorensen regarding the set began in 1979 and concluded in 1985 shortly before his death.
Born in 1910, Sorensen became one of America's premier creators of wax dolls. The subject of numerous newspaper articles, Sorensen gained a broad reputation for his life-size wax figures, and a general reputation as an outstanding sculptor. He invented a unique wax technique that is soft enough to carve, but firm enough to resist melting. Appearing in this exhibit is a series of 24" – 30" tall “Father Christmas” dolls (3 of whom, interestingly, are female) representing traditions from a variety of nations. The life-like, and individual character of each ornately clothed figure adds charm to the stories of their origin.
(Photo: Father Frost, Russian legend, detail)
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