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LeRoy Neiman Gallery gets metaphysical in newest exhibit
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Dodge Hall’s Leroy Neiman Gallery has a new exhibit called “Metaphysical Interventions.” The display highlights the work of eight artists in their ability to manipulate abstractions. The pieces are intended to display something metaphysical through physical means.
Oscar Santillan, an Ecuadorian artist, created a work featuring an encased Jaguar’s yawn. Other works play with the idea of perspective. “Stand Back” is a video about the Mormon polygamist marriage that shows a woman in a long, pink, flowing dress; Jesse Bransford’s “Magic Square” showcases Hebrew letters and the numerical equals on a cube. Both works of art play games with depth perception and human spatial understanding.
One of the most interesting parts of the exhibit is Matthew Ronay’s “Hoof Head Abdomen Hoof.” The installation shows a white liquid dripping into a wooden bowl, which seems simple enough. But what the viewer does not know is that the artist crouches in the piece for hours on end to keep it running. The piece is intended to represent the human respiration system and ideas of meditation while promoting the idea of balance. There are benches in front of the installation for viewers to sit on that have been stacked with books of the artists choosing, inviting the audience to connect the words in the book to the art in front of them. The benches bring the exhibit together and make the entire experience more interactive for the audience.
The exhibit is on trend in the contemporary art community. Exhibits that promote audience interaction have become increasingly popular during the past two decades as artists seek a new, more direct way to communicate with the viewer. This exhibit also shows a lack of hubris: No longer are artists trying to speak to the viewer, but instead they are leaving their work up to interpretation as a means to speak with the viewer. The artwork on displays opens up a commentary on modern life, instead of issuing a didactic statement on the current state of affairs.
Also in line with contemporary art themes, the Leroy Neiman Gallery exhibit presents a global perspective. While much of modern art has been dominated by European and American masters, the contemporary art movement focuses on the international community with great artists hailing from across the planet. “Metaphysical Interventions” presents work from artists predominantly from Latin America and Italy.
The artwork displayed in the gallery is meant to be boundary pushing and interactive. It is meant to be conflicting, and difficult for the viewer to understand. The artwork is open to a number of possible interpretations. The exhibit’s effect is disorientating. It is intended to simultaneously promote understanding and the willing suspense of disillusion. Viewed from different perspectives, the work can look completely different take on entirely different interpretations, exposing human understand and gaps within it in terms of perspective, depth, and rationality.
“Metaphysical Interventions” will be on display until February 15th in the Leroy Niemen Gallery in Dodge Hall. Open Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00. The Gallery is located at 310 Dodge Hall.
Story by Columbia Spectator
LeRoy Neiman Gallery gets metaphysical in newest exhibit
www.originalartbroker.com/blog/artwork/original_art/leroy...
Dodge Hall’s Leroy Neiman Gallery has a new exhibit called “Metaphysical Interventions.” The display highlights the work of eight artists in their ability to manipulate abstractions. The pieces are intended to display something metaphysical through physical means.
Oscar Santillan, an Ecuadorian artist, created a work featuring an encased Jaguar’s yawn. Other works play with the idea of perspective. “Stand Back” is a video about the Mormon polygamist marriage that shows a woman in a long, pink, flowing dress; Jesse Bransford’s “Magic Square” showcases Hebrew letters and the numerical equals on a cube. Both works of art play games with depth perception and human spatial understanding.
One of the most interesting parts of the exhibit is Matthew Ronay’s “Hoof Head Abdomen Hoof.” The installation shows a white liquid dripping into a wooden bowl, which seems simple enough. But what the viewer does not know is that the artist crouches in the piece for hours on end to keep it running. The piece is intended to represent the human respiration system and ideas of meditation while promoting the idea of balance. There are benches in front of the installation for viewers to sit on that have been stacked with books of the artists choosing, inviting the audience to connect the words in the book to the art in front of them. The benches bring the exhibit together and make the entire experience more interactive for the audience.
The exhibit is on trend in the contemporary art community. Exhibits that promote audience interaction have become increasingly popular during the past two decades as artists seek a new, more direct way to communicate with the viewer. This exhibit also shows a lack of hubris: No longer are artists trying to speak to the viewer, but instead they are leaving their work up to interpretation as a means to speak with the viewer. The artwork on displays opens up a commentary on modern life, instead of issuing a didactic statement on the current state of affairs.
Also in line with contemporary art themes, the Leroy Neiman Gallery exhibit presents a global perspective. While much of modern art has been dominated by European and American masters, the contemporary art movement focuses on the international community with great artists hailing from across the planet. “Metaphysical Interventions” presents work from artists predominantly from Latin America and Italy.
The artwork displayed in the gallery is meant to be boundary pushing and interactive. It is meant to be conflicting, and difficult for the viewer to understand. The artwork is open to a number of possible interpretations. The exhibit’s effect is disorientating. It is intended to simultaneously promote understanding and the willing suspense of disillusion. Viewed from different perspectives, the work can look completely different take on entirely different interpretations, exposing human understand and gaps within it in terms of perspective, depth, and rationality.
“Metaphysical Interventions” will be on display until February 15th in the Leroy Niemen Gallery in Dodge Hall. Open Monday-Friday 09:00-17:00. The Gallery is located at 310 Dodge Hall.
Story by Columbia Spectator