William Shearburn Gallery: Wednesday, 9 June 2010
Mary Judge New Sculpture | Urformen: Past and Present
Opening Reception June 9, 5-7p
Shearburn Gallery presents new three-dimensional works by New York based artist Mary Judge. Best known for her powdered pigment drawing and sculpture in cast concrete, here the artist will present granite and limestone sculptures based on botanical forms. This work spins off from the sculpture bench designed for the Japanese Garden of the Missouri Botanical Garden, dedicated to Courtney Bean Obata to be dedicated in June 2010.
The title of the exhibition "Urformen" (meaning archetype) is the title of a book published by Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) a German instructor of sculpture who used his remarkable photographs of plant studies to educate his students about design elements in nature.
Judge's work is about transformation through repetition and the border between image and object. Her works are sensual and easy to access but complex and invite contemplation. Her drawings, prints and sculptures use a modular structure format that both constrains and liberates the work. Often beginning with a central point, her most recent work explores the emotive power of the circle.
Prints included in Urformen: Past and Present were produced at Wildwood Press. These are unique print based works on handmade paper
Opening Reception June 9, 5-7p
Shearburn Gallery presents new three-dimensional works by New York based artist Mary Judge. Best known for her powdered pigment drawing and sculpture in cast concrete, here the artist will present granite and limestone sculptures based on botanical forms. This work spins off from the sculpture bench designed for the Japanese Garden of the Missouri Botanical Garden, dedicated to Courtney Bean Obata to be dedicated in June 2010.
The title of the exhibition "Urformen" (meaning archetype) is the title of a book published by Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) a German instructor of sculpture who used his remarkable photographs of plant studies to educate his students about design elements in nature.
Judge's work is about transformation through repetition and the border between image and object. Her works are sensual and easy to access but complex and invite contemplation. Her drawings, prints and sculptures use a modular structure format that both constrains and liberates the work. Often beginning with a central point, her most recent work explores the emotive power of the circle.
Prints included in Urformen: Past and Present were produced at Wildwood Press. These are unique print based works on handmade paper
William Shearburn Gallery
4735 McPherson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
4735 McPherson Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63108
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