Materiality: an ON THE WALL Installation
by Nadine Charity, Julie Glass, James Marks, Sherry Tamburo & Kathryn Usher
January 24 - February 22, 2020
OPENING RECEPTION Friday, January 24th 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM
ARTIST TALKS + “OFF THE WALL” A LITERARY RESPONSE Thursday, February 20 5:00 PM
Northwest Louisiana Artists Nadine Charity, Julie Glass, James Marks, Sherry Tamburo and Kathryn Usher take on the walls of artspace in “Materiality,” a twist on past “On the Wall” exhibitions using the walls as backdrops to multiple 3D installations in fiber, textiles, clay, metal, photography and the written word.
Costumed baby faces and masked heels populate Kathryn’s work. Utilizing a variety of substances she’s created a tall tale about her pro wrestling heritage.
The alchemy of Sherry’s Fiber Art is what keeps her enthralled with the magic of working with transfomative sustainable materials. This exhibition offered an avenue for collaboration and growth.
Following the desire of each handful of clay, James Marks builds objects to be held not just looked at. Shaped like bones, organic machines, or altars to forgotten gods,, each piece is unique.
Julie has found images of female figures in sidewalk cracks and brought them to life in steel, fabric, wool, ceramics and old photographs. Material parts of her life history are interwoven into the figures.
Living in New Orleans led Nadine to realize the sparking magic of possibilities. She has reimagined her mystical teen years with amulets and 24k gold.
