The Schmidt Art Center: Thursday, 16 October 2008
The Schmidt Art Center presents two environmentally-inspired exhibitions.
PUBLIC RECEPTION Thursday, October 16 6 8 p.m.
B.J. VOGT created "A Human Geology" specifically for the Schmidt Art Center. For this
installation, he overlaid images of brain slices onto the gallery floor plan to create the installation's layout. This detailed and time-consuming process required extremely precise measurements, light observations and anticipation of the visitors' movements. B.j. then
stacked cardboard and foam board shapes to create a cavernous topographic landscape that links earth systems with brain processes.
"'A Human Geology' is comprised of works that explore the concept that human evolution and structure of the human body are directly linked to processes inherent in geology, plate tectonics and vulcanology," says B.j. "These are all tied together by the histories of their structures and biological compositions."
KEN WORLEY's rich landscape paintings are featured in the Marsh Gallery at the Schmidt. He creates his works by using oil pastels to make sketches and then milling his own oil sticks in the studio for painting. By applying layers of color and then scratching into the
surface, he arrives at his final image, which is extremely vivid in color and texture.
Ken's paintings have been described as very theatrical. His landscapes frequently feature trees shown in a very dramatic light, which gives them a surreal, quiet and almost lonely feeling. Reminiscent of Giorgio de Chirico and Edward Hopper, his artworks are like stage
sets, frozen before impending action. "Landscapes are sensory things," says Ken. "They are always changing. One has no control over a landscape. And there's a mystery to them. Viewing a landscape is like looking at chaos and discovering order by making some sense of it. There's so much adventure in there, so many possibilities."
The exhibition continues through December 13, 2008.
PUBLIC RECEPTION Thursday, October 16 6 8 p.m.
B.J. VOGT created "A Human Geology" specifically for the Schmidt Art Center. For this
installation, he overlaid images of brain slices onto the gallery floor plan to create the installation's layout. This detailed and time-consuming process required extremely precise measurements, light observations and anticipation of the visitors' movements. B.j. then
stacked cardboard and foam board shapes to create a cavernous topographic landscape that links earth systems with brain processes.
"'A Human Geology' is comprised of works that explore the concept that human evolution and structure of the human body are directly linked to processes inherent in geology, plate tectonics and vulcanology," says B.j. "These are all tied together by the histories of their structures and biological compositions."
KEN WORLEY's rich landscape paintings are featured in the Marsh Gallery at the Schmidt. He creates his works by using oil pastels to make sketches and then milling his own oil sticks in the studio for painting. By applying layers of color and then scratching into the
surface, he arrives at his final image, which is extremely vivid in color and texture.
Ken's paintings have been described as very theatrical. His landscapes frequently feature trees shown in a very dramatic light, which gives them a surreal, quiet and almost lonely feeling. Reminiscent of Giorgio de Chirico and Edward Hopper, his artworks are like stage
sets, frozen before impending action. "Landscapes are sensory things," says Ken. "They are always changing. One has no control over a landscape. And there's a mystery to them. Viewing a landscape is like looking at chaos and discovering order by making some sense of it. There's so much adventure in there, so many possibilities."
The exhibition continues through December 13, 2008.
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