Fall 2009 UNC School of Art & Design
Mariani and Oak Room Galleries Shows and receptions
August 24 – October 14
Reception September 2, 4 – 6 pm
Incendiary Iconography: The Legacy of the Cold War in America
Mariani Gallery
A.W. Thompson’s photographs of the former Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant and related waste disposal sites, 2000 – 2006
Shorty after the 1989 FBI and EPA 18-day raid of the Rocky Flats Nuclear Weapons Plant, the Clinton administration decided to tear down the facility. The findings related to allegations of environmental abuses and worker health and safety concerns, were never released by the Federal Grand Jury. It was then that “I knew I needed to photograph what had been inaccessible to the eye of most citizens and what would soon disappear,” said Thompson. Were these places, where toxic
remains went, worth the costs to health, environment, treasury, and potentially to humanity?
This exhibition of 25 photographs, tells the story of the corporate military industrial complex, our national culture, and shows the true legacy of the Cold War. (Above BW photo by Thompson)
a thousand, but more - seth hunter
Oak Room Gallery
An installation of 1,000 ceramics, and some prints, will be on display by Seth Hunter, a recent graduate of the School of Art and Design. “This show is a culmination of my work thus far, a strong emphasis has been placed on words and our relationship to them. I am interested in making things that give viewers the opportunity to determine their own ideas about the work in spite of the fact that I have very specific ideas about meaning embedded in the work,” said Hunter. (Above Porcelaine with Copper Red Glaze)
October 21 – December 4
Reception October 21, 4 – 6 pm
Here on Earth Lynn Cornelius/Lauren Eisen
Mariani Gallery
Lynn Cornelius’ tapestries reflect her interest in repeating patterns in nature: the macro view of the earth’s peaks and valley’s appear similar to the micro view of leaves’ veins or inner working of the body. Through the inherent grid of woven cloth, she explores how nature’s patterns and the architectural organization of space can be a metaphor for our vast interior landscape and emotional terrain. (Below Untitled Tapestry, Detail)
Reflecting on the relationship between our natural ecosystem and human-modified environment. Lauren Eisen integrates natural materials into the surface of her painting, plant fragments suspended in a sea of wax showcasing their fragility. Contrasting elements of copper, wire, and mesh suggest an infiltrating mechanical/industrial presence, alluding to our consumption of natural resources and development of the landscape. (Below Seed Cycle)
Painting and Fibers - Student Show
Oak Room Gallery
Blurring the boundaries between painting and fibers, UNC students create a wide range of works weaving images with paint and painting images with fibers. This exhibit will showcase the Painting and Fibers students of Lynn Cornelius and Lauren Eisen, as they investigate image, pattern, and texture in a variety of media.
Graduate Student Weaving: Rhonda Crosman
Caroline Dyes, Greeley Night
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