Two exhibits opening at Tulsa’s Living Arts Friday
On Friday, April 3, Tulsa’s Living Arts opens two exhibits: Karen Janes’ sculpture, Hangin’ in the Park, and Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek’s Sweet Pea’s Gestation. Both exhibits are at Living ArtSpace, 307 E. MB Brady St., in Tulsa, OK.
Margaritte Arthrell-Knezek’s installation in the West End Gallery will be up until April 23rd. Margaritte will be giving an artist talk at 6:30pm the night of the opening.
Sweet Pea’s Gestationis a combination of the embodied experience of being pregnant and the imagined and real sensations that arise within. Putting together the art forms of installation, sculpture, projection, time based art, video and sound-scape, the artist connects the viewer to her many insights on being pregnant.
Addressing the topics of nightmares, eating, first movements, connection to animals, earth knowledge and sensual experience with a growing baby that occur during the gestation process. This piece is a daily reflection. You are invited to enter into a conversation with the baby and artist as they grow together and learn the beginning skills of becoming a mother.
She states, “The first time I found out I was pregnant was January 1st, 2010. With the dawn of a new year and a new being growing inside of me, I could hardly imagine what a life transforming experience pregnancy could be.
“Now, after five years of mothering and my second child developing inside me, I can reflect more on the holding period that is pregnancy. The beauty, honor and horror of having everything change dramatically inside of you. The longing and patient waiting for your little one to arrive. I invite you to feel and contemplate the poetry of my experience.”
Karen Janes’ sculpture, Hangin’ in the Park will be available for viewing in the Corner Installation Space until April 23rd. Janes will be giving an artist talk at the opening, April 3 at 5:45pm.
She states, “I want to convey that everyday objects, seldom thought about but frequently used, can become art in the mind and hands of an artist. Raw materials for art do not need to be purchased in a store, but can be as readily available as a walk around the house.
Hanging in the Parkperfectly represents me as an artist and a person. The cheap materials satisfy my frugal side. I went into the closet and pulled out hangers to make the people and the tree. The pipe for the park bench was found in the yard. The wood platform was made from trashed shipping crates. The kid hanging upside down in the tree and the man playing the guitar illustrate my playful and musical sides.”
For additional information, please visit: livingarts.org, or call us at (918) 585-1234.
Brought to you in part by: The George Kaiser Family Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
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