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May 16 - July 12, 2009 Changing Gallery
"Vetri // Alt: Glass Alternatives" Jackie Pincari - Untitled - Glass
Opening reception 7 p.m. May 16
A group exhibition, presenting five West Coast artists: Bonnie Bigs, Ruth King, Mark Zirple, Amy Pruzan, and Therese Lahaie; and four East Coast artists: Kenneth Daley, Jackie Pincari, Alan Klein and Michael Rogers.
Ken Daley, "MythTime 2", Neon
Jackie Pincari - Untitled - Glass
May 9th- June 21st, 2009
Jogakbo: Traditional Korean Patchwork
The Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries present a Korean vernacular textile art form, Jogakbo: Traditional Korean Patchwork, from May 9th- June 21st, 2009. A venerable tradition, these textiles offer a beautiful and engaging vehicle for cross-cultural exchange between Korean artists, the Old Dominion University campus and residents of Hampton Roads. Such an exchange would not have been possible without the dedicated efforts of the Ssamzisarang Boudoir Craft Research Center located in Seoul, the capitol of South Korea.
Bojagi (wrapping cloths), from which jogakbo have developed, are perhaps the most unique form of Korean textile art. This tradition occupied a prominent place in the daily lives of Koreans of all classes. Though traditional, it is strikingly contemporary in form. The designs and colors of bojagi remind one of the works of some modern artists and have been described as a true form of abstract expressionism. Patchwork bojaki, called jogakbo, were made exclusively by and for the common people using various colors of small remnants. The aesthetic sensibility with which these discarded scraps of cloth are manipulated makes jogakbo excellent and appealing works of art. The artists in this exhibition work in this vernacular form in order to carry a traditional Korean art into the future.
Jogakbo represents another collaborative international art exchange presented in the Atrium of the Gordon Art Galleries that follows an exhibition of World War II Era International Military Posters from the Czech Republic Military History Institute in Prague, for Norfolk's 56th International Azalea Festival's "A Salute to NATO-Czech Republic" showing April 17th -May 5th, 2009.
March 21 - Sept. 21, 2009
In Depth: the Hand of the Self-Taught Artist
Baron and Ellin Gordon Self-Taught Art Gallery
Curator: Ramona Austin
Opening reception 7 p.m. March 21
To look at an artist's work critically involves the opportunity to look at a number of works that artist has produced. Old Dominion University is fortunate to have the Baron and Ellin Gordon bequest of self-taught artists of the 20th and 21st centuries in which works by a number of the artists have been collected in-depth by the Gordons. For this third installation of the Baron and Ellin Gordon Collection of Self-Taught Art, members of the ODU art faculty discuss diverse artists in the collection and his/her place in contemporary art. These contributions give scope to the collectors' vision that has shaped this unique body of contemporary self-taught art and add insight to this field of study. These discussions address the concept that self-taught art should be approached with the same seriousness and inclusion as the work of academically trained artists.