Valerie Mann
Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy
February 5 – March 16, 2019
Opening Reception :
Friday, February 8, 7-9 pm
WSG Twentieth Anniversary Artist Lecture
Sunday, February 10, 3 pm
Sunday, February 10, 3 pm
Artist’s Statement :
With this body of work, I continue my pursuit of interesting shadows. I get back to some basics like line, shape, color, value (shadow density), movement, texture. The pieces are joyful and playful. Making art is joyful and playful! In the making of this work, I allowed myself to make mistakes and experiment, which is harder to allow yourself than you think.
Pay particular attention to the shadows in the sculptural pieces. For instance, in ‘The New Normal’, I consider the lines I created by crocheting wire, leather, etc. to be 3-dimensional drawn lines. They create different densities of shadows against the wall. The shadows become a drawing, as well.
I come from a background of both painting and sculpture. I am constantly thinking of how those 2 worlds connect, cross over and diverge. This new body of work comes closest to melding 2-D and 3-D ideas for me, while still allowing those ideas to maintain individual integrity.
— Valerie Mann