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FOR FEBRUARY 19

FIVE ARTISTS SCULPTURE & WORKS ON PAPER AT KENDALL w/ cut

SET 2/10 CBS

HUDSON, N.Y. - Kendall Art and Design, 609 Warren Street, will present the

work of five sculptors from Saturday, March 13 through Sunday, April 18. In

addition to their sculpture, all five artists in the show create some form of

two-dimensional work, sometimes as an aid in the process of making sculpture

but often as separate work which exists on its own or in dialogue with their

three-dimensional work. The show will explore the relationship between the two

disciplines.

Nancy Bowen's latest work is based on Chakral systems which are derived from

Hindu and Buddhist thought. Using mixed media, Bowen has created abstract

three-dimensional works in the context of this system, which has been used in

two dimensional Hindu and Buddhist art for centuries.

Bowen considers it a way of doing something schematic while staying connected

to her interest in non-literal representations of the body. Her drawings

explore the same set of concerns but are meant to stand on their own outside

the context of her three dimensional work.

Joe Smith begins working on a piece with no preconceived ideas about what it

will become, following the dictates of his materials and using drawings during

the creative process as away of sorting out his thoughts and ideas. Smith's

work walks a fine line between abstraction and representation, between the

conceptual and the physical. Smith thinks of his materials, which include

wood, glass, concrete, steel and color, as mute, and that it is his job to get

them to speak.

The imagery in Pamela Wallace's work is inspired by what she sees in both the

natural and industrial environment around her. She is particularly interested

in the impact nature and the elements have on deteriorating industrial

landscapes. As such, she uses concrete, plaster, steel, beeswax and wood to

convey this in her work.

Wallace has always used drawings as sketches for her sculptural work but she

recently began making drawings that translate the three dimensional aspects of

her work into two dimensions.

Bob Van Erve doesn't like to make a distinction between his two-dimensional

and three-dimensional work. Although he considers his drawing work connected

to his sculpture, it is meant to be seen on its own terms.

The imagery in Van Erve's sculpture/installations is inspired both by his

favorite literature and by what he sees in his dreams, which he then tries to

realize in physical terms.

Albert Gibbons' wall sculpture is about landscape and thought. He uses open

welded steel shapes painted with transparent pieces of color to convey a sense

of light and weightlessness despite the inherent heaviness of the material.

Gibbons is more interested in the pedestal than the object that goes on it and

explores that concept in his work.

Kendall Art and Design is open from Friday through Monday, 11 am to 5 pm.