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November, 2006
Adaptive Re-use
Mixed media constructions by |
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Eva M. Capobianco |
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Ann Welles |
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Loving, 2006
Wood, glass, ceramic, text on paper
12" h x 20" w x 6" d |
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Sojourner, 2006
plaster, silk thread, oil on hard board
71/2 " h x 91/2 " w x 91/2 " d |
On Friday, Nov.3, from 5:00 to 8:00pm, State of the Art Gallery (SOAG) will host an artists' reception for "Adaptive Re-use". The exhibit will run from Nov. 1 through Nov. 29, 2006 and will feature the work of two sculptors: SOAG member Eva M. Capobianco and her guest Ann Welles. The State of the Art Gallery, located at 120 West State Street, is a non-profit, cooperatively run gallery owned and operated by visual artists from the Finger Lakes region of New York State. They have operated continuously for over sixteen years, specializing in the presentation of new works of fine art that express a unique personal vision.
Ms. Capobianco first met Ms. Welles in 2003. They discovered such a common sensibility in their use of found artifacts and finely crafted work, that it made sense to look for an opportunity to show their work together.
For years Eva M. Capobianco's work has combined found objects in ways that she feels give them new life. Focusing on repeated shapes and patterns, recent pieces have turned toward exploring the figurative nature of those elements. These combinations can often feel like couples connected by playful, loving and intimate gestures.
Ms. Capobianco states: "When the anti-gay backlash began to be used in this country to divide people for political purposes, I felt so disturbed that I began exploring ways to use my work to address the issue. I started my research, looking for quotes from the arguments against gay marriage and comparing them with those used to oppose inter-racial marriage earlier in our history. After all, for centuries politicians have used wedge issues like these in order to divide groups with otherwise common interests. For me, combining these quotes with my 'couples' has been like creating three dimensional, contemporary illustrated manuscripts." MORE |
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After Ann Welles' art school training as a metalsmith, she focused on wearable art for much of her career. While retaining elements reminiscent of past small scale pieces, like rivets, chains, fabricated movable metal parts, and the use of animals as allegorical elements, she is now exploring her ideas on an ever increasing scale.
Her visual vocabulary incorporates mechanical imagery and toy imagery to comment on human nature. Our tools, toys and machines speak of physiological and intellectual realities. Their contextual effect adds credence to observations about human endeavors and about the passage of time.
"My work draws on the power of artifacts, materials, and time, and considers the reality that we are tenacious yet temporal beings."
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This exhibit is funded in part by a grant from the
New York
State Council on the Arts Decentralization Program.
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