Ongoing Exhibit
In The Studio Sculpture Garden

CONTEMPORARY SELECTIONS:

A LOOK AT ABSTRACT AND FIGURATIVE SCULPTURE

Armonk, NY...

The Studio Sculpture Garden features an on-going installation of contemporary sculpture in a suburban setting. Abstract and figurative works are interspersed among the perennial plantings, creating a perfect place for the enjoyment of art and nature. The presentation of diverse sculptural expressions – from the exploration of abstract forms in space to the representation of the human body – reflects the tremendous variety that is characteristic of contemporary artistic practice .

Emil Alzamora states, "The human form is a constant within my work. I often exaggerate or distort it to reveal an emotional or physical situation, or to tell a story. Limitation and potential are as human as the flesh, yet hardly as tangible. In my works, I strive to make visible this interaction."

Jo-Ann Brody works in clay and cement. Her work involves the female form. Ms. Brody states, "All my work is done as an emotional and instinctive response to the world around me. I cannot explain them intellectually; they grow from my hands and my heart."

Lord Nightingale by Dan Bergman is part of a series of beams dissected, twisted and spread to conjure up images suggested by ancient Sumerian (ca 2300BC) cylinder seals. These seals, with their elegant composition and graceful images of dancing animals and gods, impressed me as constituting the elements of all visual art to this day.

Krish looks at her art as a journey through multiple meanings and interpretations. She states, "It is about choosing a clear simple gesture to express a potpourri of thoughts and feelings ...a visual representation through metaphor."

The sculptors J. Pindyck Miller, Drew Klotz work in metal in a way that suggests an appreciation for the rhythms of nature. Klotz harnesses the actual force of the wind to animate his kinetic structures. His piece entitled Blue Eclipse may be seen at the Public Art Site in front of North Castle Town Hall at 15 Bedford Road in Armonk.

Miller utilizes the language of engineering to construct objects with simultaneously familiar and surprising elements and viewpoints. Youbie-Obie is part of this viewpoint. Mr. Miller states, "The experience of making art, looking at art, is all about ideas; visual, psychological and philosophical and ideas can come out of the contemplated past, the daily rush of the present, or the imagined future."

Susan Manspeizer creates wood assemblage constructions, continually striving to bring the two-dimensional painted stroke out into the viewer's three-dimensional space. Spring, a sculpture in painted steel is an intimate piece that compliments the artist's endeavors in wood.

Chris Meyers makes constructions from sewn stretched fabric (Lycra) and keeps the final form in place by using various industrial polymers and fiberglass techniques. The result is a three-dimensional airbrushed sculpture that gives the viewer a unique and colorful optical experience.

Cathrin Hoskinson's sculptures have a starting point from nature but the materials become a metaphorical element in her work. Cathrin states, "For example, aluminum evokes the satiny grayness of a cloudy day, copper suggests the red glow of the setting sun, and brass recalls the illumination of medieval paintings."

Sarah Haviland states, " My work seeks a balance between abstract form and human identity, between the physical body and spiritual presence." In Curl, there is a reverence for the female form with a sense of reflection.

Having an affinity for using torch and flame to work metal, Michael Poast finds welding is a very direct process for creating space. The artist fashions non-objective art from the found detritus of our industrialized society. Color adds the 4th dimension as seen in Venus it "unfolds-in-time" similar to a music composition.

Harry Gordon states, "In my studio, I assemble wood or stone and carve it, making decisions in response to what I observe." As can be seen in Cockatoo, the chisel marks and shapes that evolve as the artist works in the marble result in a unique depiction of a bird.

Each sculptor sets the parameters for their work; each determines the issues of perception and interpretation before them. The finished sculpture is the answer.

THE STUDIO Sculpture garden is open by appointment. For further information or to make an appointment please contact Katie Stratis: (914) 273-1452 or visit the gallery’s Web site at www.thestudiony-alternative.org.

Copyright: The Studio 2008