On The Wall Exhibition
The second of our four annual shows (September – September) is designed
to highlight the work of local emergent artists. For this year …
UO MFA Candidates: “On The Wall”
Watershed Arts at Fertilab is pleased to present a group exhibition of new
works by seven
University of Oregon MFA in Art:
Ron Linn
Mandy Hampton
Alex Wurts
Andrew Douglas Campbell
Sumer Kham
Stephen Milner
Daniel Miller
“On The Wall” runs from December 17, 2016 through February 25, 2017,
9-5 weekdays located at the Fertilab Space: 44 W 7th Ave, Eugene, OR 97401.
Events:
First Friday Art Walk: Friday, January 6, 2017, 5:30 – 8 p.m.
Formal Artist Reception: Friday, January 13, 2017, 6 – 8 p.m.
Student Panel Discussion: Tuesday, February 7, 2017, 7 p.m.
TOPIC: “The Role of Artists in Contemporary Times”
In a contemporary art context, the wall, with its long-standing
connection to two-dimensional media, is sometimes viewed as a limiting
space which can only serve to bind a work and fix it within a specific
(literal and symbolic) frame. The familiar phrase “off the wall” is
used to denote something eccentric and unconventional, wild or
untamable. With those two ideas in mind, “On the Wall,” an exhibit
of new works by University of Oregon graduate students in art, is an
attempt to catalog the way in which framed work does not necessarily
need to be polite or tamed, but can continue to engage with questions
that artists face in a contemporary setting.
Expanding upon traditions in drawing, painting, sculpture, photography,
and digital mediums, these artists take on what it means to make a work
that is meant for display on a wall, yet at the same time might upend
expectations about what that work might be. This diverse collection of
art speaks to the wide array of interests and methodologies at work
within the academic and artistic community at the University of Oregon.
We are thrilled to share a unique body of work from these special,
emerging artists.
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