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Highwater Sculpture Exhibition
"HIGHWATER SCULPTURE INVITATIONAL 2008"
Curated by Michelle Post and Dave Carrow
Hostias, bronze, by Julia Stratton, 15" x 12" x 4."
2008 INVITATIONAL SCULPTORS
Hank Murta Adams, Troy, NY
Dave Carrow, Lawrence Twp, NJ
Clay Ervin, Lawrenceville, NJ
David Gamber, Moorestown, NJ
Sam Geer, Millville, NJ
Steve Layne, Philadelphia, PA
Bill Logan, Upper Saddle River, NJ
Greg Nangle, Philadelphia, PA
Patrick Parsons, Millville, NJ
Michelle Post, Lawrence Twp, NJ,
Christoph Spath, Lambertville, NJ
Sarah Stengle, Princeton, NJ,
Julia Stratton, Philadelphia, PA
Shane Stratton, Philadelphia, PA
Curatorial Statement
In our third annual Highwater Sculpture Invitational, proudly hosted by Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center, our aim is to expose new artists and their work to the Millville area and Millville to new artists and audiences, thus fostering a positive experience for all.All invited sculptors are people we have worked with professionally or who we have come to know and respect over the past 25 p;us years in our dealings with the art scene in Central Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and most recently in South Jersey.
The sculpture exhibited will vary widely in style - some using recognizable images, symbols and subject matter and others being more non-objective/abstract. Some pieces are sophisticated- intended to be taken seriously- while others have a humorous or whimsical nature. Techniques and materials that include modeled forms, cast bronze, aluminum, glass and paper, carved and fabricated stone, constructions of wood, styrofoam, metal or clay and mixed media works, should provide great variety and interest to audiences.
What ties all the artists together is that they are all technically proficient in their work. They have practiced their craft, worked through the problems, and the results are mature and seasoned works of art. All are artistically knowledgeable, technically proficient, highly inventive, and are confronting the many problems and challenges sculpture presents. The results are mature, seasoned and engaging pieces that will form a resonant ensemble and encourage cultural interaction.
Michelle Post and Dave Carrow have both
worked for many years at the Johnson Atelier Technical Institute of Sculpture
in Hamilton, NJ, where they established relationships with many of the artists
that are invited to exhibit. The Johnson Atelier was a sculpture
production facility that drew countless number of artists to learn, work,
party, and have nervous breakdowns, with the common bond of making art. The
JA closed it doors in 2005 and left a void in the production of sculpture in
New Jersey.
