Up-cycling Detritus

Up-cycling Detritus

Up-cycling Detritus

CURATOR: VERNITA NEMEC

• Virtual Release: Thursday April 15, 2021
• Virtual Exhibition: April 15, 2021 – May 30, 2021


Introduction:

In these times, our environment is in danger more than ever and we must do all we can to save it from further destruction. The evidence suggests that early art was created by artist/shamans who protected the hunt and blessed the harvest. The power of art continues to exist in our contemporary time, a world of machines and cybernetics, and this power continues to be available for us to implement it. Creating from the discarded materials as an alternative, however, is crucial — and the most responsible decision, to extend the use of materials and reduce the abuse of materials that require the destruction of the environment. Sculptors Alliance has the honor and privilege to be Vernita Nemec’s ally supporting the 20th Art From Detritus: “Up-cycling Detritus."

Radiance of Imagination

Radiance of Imagination

Radiance of Imagination

“在”想象中闪烁

CURATOR: SHI LAN 石兰


•Virtual Exhibition: February 16, 2021 – March 30, 2021

• Panel Discussion: March 01, 2021 at 7:00 PM (EST)

Description: The latest global changes — in terms of social relations and the physical sensation of time and space, are affecting the way we recognize, understand and relate with the world. The augmented sense of uncertainty and need for survival has threatened our sense of continuity and challenged our endurance. Imagination and creativity seem to be our only hope.

METAL

METAL — A Sculpture Exhibit

Curators: Natsuki Takauji & Anne Stanner

Open: September 9th - October 1st, 2017

Fridays/Saturdays/Sundays 11am-5pm

Reception: Saturday, September 9th 2-5pm

Closing party: Sunday, October 1st 2-5 pm

At Nolan Park - House 7B, Governors Island, NYC


About the Exhibit:

This exhibit explores a range of 3D concepts and forms of sculpture that are edgy and expressive. The medium is metal: sculptures can be all metal or incorporate metal as part of the materials used. 

The exhibit will be juried by a jury committee: a guest juror, Natsuki Takauji, a visual artist, and Anne Stanner, President of Sculptors Alliance. 

The exhibit was juried by David C. Terry, independent curator, as well as the Director and Curator of Grants and Exhibitions at New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA). 

 

Exhibiting Artists: Marc Bratman, Valerie Brochard, Marcy Chevali, Bruna D'Alessandro, Carole Halle, Lida Hamber, Markus Holtby, Eunjin Kim, Sean Landau, Haksul Lee, Geoffrey Owen Miller, Basha Ruth Nelson, Marco Palli, Chris Pietsch, Renata Pugh, Anna Kuchel Rabinowitz, Annesofie Sandal, Trudi Schleifer, Chuck von Schmidt, Ciara Stack, Anne Stanner, Annette Tacconelli, Patricia Talbot, Damien Vera

The Flyer:

GO FIGURE

GO FIGURE


Organized by Anne Stanner
Juror: David C. Terry

Dates: Jun 25 - July 31, 2016


Artists: Ricardo Arango, Caroline Bergonzi, Meg Boe Birns, Jennifer Brickman, Dave Channon, Bob Clyatt, Maria Cohen, Larry D'Arrigo, Muriel Kneeshaw, Francine Perlman, Tony Piscitello, Anna Kuchel Rabinowitz, Trudi Mara Schleifer, Chuck von Schmidt, Anne Stanner, Suprina, Melissa Tombro
Location: House 19A, Nolan Park, Governors Island, NYC

Although images from this exhibition are no longer available, we know that the work listed below was included in the show.

Artist: Bob Clyatt
Title: Three Hanging Butoh Figures (women) and Unstructured Presence

The Flyer:

Speaking Volumes… and Voids

Speaking Volumes… and Voids


Curator: Anne Stanner

Dates: August 8 - September 20, 2015

Saturdays & Sundays, 11-5, and by appointment.


Location: House 20B, Nolan Park, Governors Island, NYC


Volume and void is the language and substance of sculpture. Sculpture is a three dimensional form defined by its mass, or volume, and by the space, or void, surrounding and going through it. Without space, there can be no form, as everything would be mass, an incredibly dense universe before the big bang.

The human body, or any body, consists of its mass and the contents within. The Zen idea of the body is as an empty vessel which is then filled with spirit. Upon death, the body and spirit return to the great void. On an atomic level, the seeming "too, too, solid body" has a vast percentage of space and its mass is a high percentage of water.

"Speaking volumes" is an expression that is interpreted to mean saying a lot with few words or images. "A picture is worth a thousand words" is another way to state this experience. A single image or sculpture can present a whole constellation of ideas, thougnts, and emotions.

The 14 artists in this exhibit have works that are wide ranging in material and subject matter, but all are either 3D or give the illusion of 3D, and they all have a lot to say.

Some are purely abstract, some are geometric and other works are semi-abstract. Many of the artists choose the human or animal form to express powerful emotions and ideas, and many show concern for the human condition in both its nurturing and its aging process and for the human impact on the planet and society, whether it is the Middle East conflict, global warming, or the extinction of species. These ideas are all expressed through form - whether the full male or female body, the female torso, the human head or mask and its accoutrements, or parts of the skeleton.

The exciting and beautiful works appearing in the show were created by these highly accomplished and professional artists: Pamela Casper, Yvette Cohen, Cora jane Glasser, Susan Grabel, Tamar Hirschl, Lori Horowitz, Barbara Lubliner, Pamela Matsuda-Dunn, Yasumitsu Morito, Francine Periman, Anna Kuchel Rabinowitz, Anne Stanner, Chuck von Schmidt, and Lea Weinberg.

Free and open to the public.

Break the Mold: Honoring Walt Zucker


Break the Mold: Honoring Walt Zucker


Curator: Barbara Lubliner
Dates: July 12 – August 9, 2006


Artists: Walter (Walt) Zucker, Ailene Fields, Roy Kortick, Barbara Lubliner, Meryl Meisler, Kate Moon, Tom Otterness, Sidney Simon, Kiki Smith, Mary Ting, Trudell, Eileen Weitzman.


Location: Ernest Rubenstein Gallery, Educational Alliance, 197 E Broadway, New York, NY


Notes: Co-sponsored with the Educational Alliance Art School; Reception on July 12

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