Lyco Curatorial Practice: October 2015

RE: Purposed

October 21-23, 2015

CO-CURATED BY

Courtney Hayden and Rachel Bowman

RECEPTION

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 2:00PM

Gallery Talk at 2:15PM

LYCOMING COLLEGE CAMPUS ART SPACE

Located in the Fine Arts Building

Next to Rose Dirocco's office

FEATURED ARTISTS:

Alexandrian Hartman, Job Johnson, Jennifer Monico, and Worth Rawson

Nature is in a constant cycle of birth and decay. It is no wonder that this relationship inspires artists in their creations. Nature is the essence of the world we belong to, and, as humans, we draw inspiration from its natural progression. This recurring cycle of birth and decay is seen in nature, man-made materials, and synthetic substances. Artists are drawing from this sequence because these materials have had some form of a purposeful life prior to their current uses in aesthetic creations. Whether the material once grew naturally or was created through a chemical process, these objects are being reinvented.

RE: Purposed begs the question, can humans of this world escape this cycle, or are they forever destined to utilize the natural world in the creation of “new” works? Is any material that is being used actually new or, rather, some form of a reimagined medium? RE: Purposed takes the viewer through the progression of life through the use of several types of artistic expression. This show portrays nature’s cycle of birth and decay through reused materials, whether they are derived from the Earth, man, or synthetic substances.

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