February 12, 2009 – March 19, 2009
Reception and Artists' Talk: Thursday, February 12, 4:30pm – 7:30pm
SunTek Chung, Ben Grasso, Daina Higgins, Larry Lee, Miyeon Lee,
Andrea Loefke, Rita MacDonald, Alejandro Almanza Pereda
Curated by: Eun Young Choi
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery
Campus Center, Main Level
SUNY College at Old Westbury
Route 107, Old Westbury, NY
516.876.3056/2709
Gallery Hours: Mon-Thu, 12 - 5pm
and by appointment
Amelie A. Wallace Gallery is pleased to present The Grand, an
exhibition organized around the idea of beauty and the sublime in
a contemporary context. We often associate beauty and the sublime
with eighteenth-century concepts despite their prior histories.
However, depictions of grand cathedrals, sublime landscapes,
mythical legends, monumental events in history, and heroic
portraits are very common themes explored throughout history. Such
grand subject matter aim to evoke feelings of pleasant adoration
or quiet wonder. According to Kant the sublime can be divided into
three kinds: noble, splendid, and terrifying. The artists in The
Grand explore ideas of the monumental that evoke joy and splendor
while toying dangerously close to the idea of sublime terror.
Andrea Loefke's large multifaceted site-specific installations enchant
the viewer with curious narratives by building environments that are
whimsical, fanciful, and humorous. They provide a splendid visual
journey filled with surprise, wonder and delight.
http://www.andrealoefke.com
For more information please contact Gallery Director, Hyewon Yi,
at YiH@oldwesbury.edu or the Visual Arts Department at (516)
876-3056.
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