Erie Art Museum Presents Objects are Larger than They Appear: Recent Works by Ian Short
Master printmaker exhibits new work in the Erie Art Museum’s Frame Shop Gallery.
Erie, PA, January 18, 2007 --(PR.com)-- Objects are Larger Than They Appear: Recent Works by Ian Short will open at the Erie Art Museum’s Frame Shop Gallery, 423 State Street, on Friday, Jan. 12 and run through May 4. A public reception for this exhibit will be held on Friday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m.
Master printmaker Ian Short presents a selection of new works consisting of abstract drawings digitally reproduced as inkjet prints.
Short uses concepts that emerged in 20th century movements such as Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He employs the Surrealist principle of spontaneously producing art in “response to the moment”. His puzzle-like images build ambiguity and contradiction between negative and positive shapes creating different spatial planes on two-dimensional flat paper and canvas.
“Ultimately, I create a world within these small prints in which many theories, media, and vocabularies of imagery are intermeshed- a world that becomes strangely cohesive despite its chaos,” said Short.
Short received his BFA at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, in 1958 and his MFA at University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1961. He has taught at Kent State University, Ohio, and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as the chair of the art department from 1993-1996. He is the co-founder of the non-profit art organization Artists Image Resource in Pittsburgh.
The mission of the Erie Art Museum is to maintain an institution of excellence dedicated to the advancement and promotion of the visual arts by developing and maintaining a quality art collection, encouraging art in all its forms, by fostering lifelong art learning and by building community among artists, art students and the public.
The Erie Art Museum offers an ambitious, year-round schedule of exhibits, performances, classes, workshops, lectures and more. The Erie Art Museum holds a $10 million permanent collection of 5,600 cultural objects that includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Erie Art Museum is located a 411 State Street in downtown Erie, Pa. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12. One-year memberships to the Erie Art Museum are $15 for students and senior citizens, $35 for individuals, and $65 for families. Guided group tours for adults or students are available for all major exhibitions.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, call (814) 459-5477 or visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org.
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Master printmaker Ian Short presents a selection of new works consisting of abstract drawings digitally reproduced as inkjet prints.
Short uses concepts that emerged in 20th century movements such as Surrealism and Abstract Expressionism. He employs the Surrealist principle of spontaneously producing art in “response to the moment”. His puzzle-like images build ambiguity and contradiction between negative and positive shapes creating different spatial planes on two-dimensional flat paper and canvas.
“Ultimately, I create a world within these small prints in which many theories, media, and vocabularies of imagery are intermeshed- a world that becomes strangely cohesive despite its chaos,” said Short.
Short received his BFA at Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, in 1958 and his MFA at University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1961. He has taught at Kent State University, Ohio, and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, where he also served as the chair of the art department from 1993-1996. He is the co-founder of the non-profit art organization Artists Image Resource in Pittsburgh.
The mission of the Erie Art Museum is to maintain an institution of excellence dedicated to the advancement and promotion of the visual arts by developing and maintaining a quality art collection, encouraging art in all its forms, by fostering lifelong art learning and by building community among artists, art students and the public.
The Erie Art Museum offers an ambitious, year-round schedule of exhibits, performances, classes, workshops, lectures and more. The Erie Art Museum holds a $10 million permanent collection of 5,600 cultural objects that includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan paintings, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Erie Art Museum is located a 411 State Street in downtown Erie, Pa. Gallery hours are Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. and Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Admission is free for members, free on Wednesdays, $4 for adults, $3 for senior citizens and students and $2 for children under 12. One-year memberships to the Erie Art Museum are $15 for students and senior citizens, $35 for individuals, and $65 for families. Guided group tours for adults or students are available for all major exhibitions.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, call (814) 459-5477 or visit online at www.erieartmuseum.org.
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