A Word After A Word
Language and the written word are integral to our ability to communicate with one another, to share our ideas, thoughts, and feelings, in both an informative and expressive way. We utilize language in very basic ways, but also manipulate it for creative purposes. In the Art Jewelry Forum article article “Tilling Time/Telling Time,” gallerist and writer Karen Lorene says, “Ideas appear, and then words, and then, strangely enough, a novel”; this progression is also mirrored in the work of visual artists. This exhibition showcases work by metalsmiths, jewelers, and artists who use text and language in their work, to visually and literally communicate their ideas, as a method of mark-making, or as an inspiration point. The body serves as a landscape and meeting ground, inviting intimate exchanges of words between the viewer and wearer.
Participating artists are: Catherine Blackburn, Ekaterina Ziborova, Eric Loubser, Evan Dent, Jane Partner, Jason Thomson, Jennifer Moore, Katia Rabey, Kerianne Quick, Laura E. Adams, Laura Graham, Maja Stärna, Mary Fissell, Siobhan Wallace, Sishi Wang, Stefanis Alexandres, Xiangyin Shi, Yotam Bahat, and Zoe Brand
Exhibition dates: February 11 - March 26, 2022. An opening reception was held on Friday, February 18, 2022 from 5 -8 pm.
Postcard Image: Jane Partner
