color play
August 10 - September 5, 2014
Closing Reception September 5th, 7:00pm
Jon Vogt and
Abby Sherrill, graduate students at the University of North Texas, collaborated
to produce color play, currently on view at Oil and Cotton through September
5th. Their window installation explores the interplay of color relationships
through formal abstraction and pattern. The relatable materials of tissue paper
and string are used in consideration of the active learning community of
artists young and old who participate at Oil and Cotton. Viewers are invited to
contemplate and interact with the piece from both outside and inside the space.
Light is an important part of the installation, as the visual interaction
created by layers of colored tissue paper is transformed according to the
position of the viewer and the time of day. A grid pattern is applied and
translated between each window display through use of materials to create
organizational clarity and movement. In contrast to the playful color of color
play, negative space and absent color reflects and celebrates the creative
potential of each viewer.
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Greetings!
I would like
to introduce Raza Cosmica to the Oil and Cotton community. Raza Cosmica is a
window gallery devoted to collaborations between craft and fine art. Installations
this year will feature artists of all ages, backgrounds, and nationalities.
Located both in the classroom and on W. 7th Street, artwork on display will aid
in the education of Oil and Cotton students and Oak Cliff visitors.
This Friday,
September 5th at 7 pm will be the closing reception of colorplay, an installation by Jon Vogt
and Abby Sherrill. Guests are invited to create their own color study inspired
by Josef Alber’s Homage to the Square.
To see more
works by Jon Vogt and Abby Sherrill, please visit their sites.
For more
information or inquiries about Raza Cosmica, please contact:
-or-
Oil and
Cotton Creative
Exchange of Dallas
214.942.0474
info@oilandcotton.com
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