When Trees Dream, New Work by Brian Pardini Opens at Erie Art Museum
Erie, PA, May 17, 2008 --(PR.com)-- The Erie Art Museum opened When Trees Dream, new work by Brian Pardini in the Museum’s Annex Gallery, 423 State Street on Monday, May 5, 2008 and is on view to the public through July 5, 2008. A public reception is scheduled for Friday, May 16 from 6-9 p.m. and then again during Gallery Night on Friday, June 13 from 7-10 p.m.
Since the 1960s, Brian Pardini has been walking the shores of Lake Erie gathering objects that strike his fancy as he comes upon them. A builder who has constructed several unique houses, Pardini has always been interested and involved in art. He has spent a lot of time thinking about the Erie Indians, the original inhabitants of Lake Erie’s shores, trying to imagine what their lives must have been like, as they have traveled the same paths he does today.
Pardini’s sculptures seem invested with life. Weathered roots and branches lift their arms and dance. There is a sense of elegance, vitality, and personality evident in all of his works, and the mood runs the gamut from somber to whimsical. Perhaps all this life and movement is not so much created as discovered, an idea Pardini encourages, admitting he sees upraised arms in every tree.
“What drives me with this work is the feeling of doing something ancient,” said Pardini. For Pardini, his work not only connects his various interests, but also creates connections between him and the indigenous peoples he finds so interesting, connections to an older way of life and the ancient history of humanity, connections to a spirituality that is left out of our modern conception of the material world.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz festival.
The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 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.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at http://www.erieartmuseum.org/ or call (814) 459-5477.
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Since the 1960s, Brian Pardini has been walking the shores of Lake Erie gathering objects that strike his fancy as he comes upon them. A builder who has constructed several unique houses, Pardini has always been interested and involved in art. He has spent a lot of time thinking about the Erie Indians, the original inhabitants of Lake Erie’s shores, trying to imagine what their lives must have been like, as they have traveled the same paths he does today.
Pardini’s sculptures seem invested with life. Weathered roots and branches lift their arms and dance. There is a sense of elegance, vitality, and personality evident in all of his works, and the mood runs the gamut from somber to whimsical. Perhaps all this life and movement is not so much created as discovered, an idea Pardini encourages, admitting he sees upraised arms in every tree.
“What drives me with this work is the feeling of doing something ancient,” said Pardini. For Pardini, his work not only connects his various interests, but also creates connections between him and the indigenous peoples he finds so interesting, connections to an older way of life and the ancient history of humanity, connections to a spirituality that is left out of our modern conception of the material world.
About the Erie Art Museum
The Erie Art Museum anchors downtown Erie’s cultural and economic revitalization, occupying a group of restored mid-19th century commercial buildings, including an outstanding 1839 Greek Revival Bank. It maintains an ambitious program of 15 to 18 changing exhibitions annually, embracing a wide range of subjects, both historical and contemporary and including folk art, contemporary craft, multi-disciplinary installations, community-based work, as well at traditional media.
The Erie Art Museum also holds a collection of over 6,000 objects, which includes significant works in American ceramics, Tibetan painting, Indian bronzes, contemporary baskets, and a variety of other categories.
The Museum offers a wide range of education programs and artists’ services including interdisciplinary and interactive school tours and a wide variety of classes for the community. Performing arts are showcased in the 24-year-old Contemporary Music Series, which represents national and international performers of serious music with an emphasis on composer/performers, and a popular annual two-day Blues & Jazz festival.
The Erie Art Museum is open Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 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.
For additional information on the Erie Art Museum, visit online at http://www.erieartmuseum.org/ or call (814) 459-5477.
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