4/20/07: For Immediate Release. Download PDF.
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Blue Cells |
Blue Cells, an installation of ceramic, nylon, and light, oscillates betwe en ethereal and eerie, soft and solid , heavy and light. The a rtist, Syracuse-based Erin Lyden Murphy, capitalizes on the ever-changing lighting unique to The Warehouse Gallery's Window Projects space: Daylight shines upon an airy web of delicate white membranes, while the nighttime reveals the cavernous architecture of a strange organism bathed in dramatic blue light.
Artist Statement: "Containment, color, form, space, perception, and materiality are all integral tools used to facilitate my exploration of the body and human experience. The premise of Blue Cells is understood within a person's disengagement with one's self. I exam the cell as the primary element of the body and utilize an abstracted representation to engage the viewer in an alternate understanding of the human body in conjunction with the physical environment."
About the Artist: Erin Lyden Murphy was born in Syracuse, NY, where she currently lives. She received a BFA in Ceramics from Syracuse University and an MFA in Ceramics from the University of Tennessee. She has exhibited widely across the United States, as well as in Jingdezhen, China and Cortona, Italy.
About the Window Projects: The Warehouse Gallery offers
artists from Central New York a unique opportunity to create an installation
for a stunning new venue in downtown Syracuse. We invite you to create
something for us.
The Warehouse Gallery is a new contemporary art space exhibiting and commissioning work by international and local artists in a variety of media. It is located on the edge of downtown Syracuse 's Armory Square, south of the I-81/I-690 highway intersection.
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2/9/07: For Immediate Release. Dowload press release here.
ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT: THE WINDOW PROJECTS INAUGURAL EXHIBITION
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LOGOS |
The
Warehouse Gallery has launched Window Projects, one
of four satellite galleries located on the busy stretch of West Fayette
Street between Franklin and West streets in downtown Syracuse . The unique
Window Projects venue is viewable at all hours, through three enormous,
12-foot-high windows that are lit from sundown to sunrise. The Warehouse
Gallery commissions Central New York artists to create distinctive installations
for this space, which is perfect for large-scale 2D, 3D, or video work.
The first Window Projects exhibition is LOGOS, by Utica-based artist Jason
Nickel. An arrangement of minimal wooden shelves supports broken and painted
panes of glass layered in s ets. The artist writes, “I am seeking a contemporary
context for the cosmos that was once painted on temple walls and ceilings.
My intent is shift that subject from pictorial depiction toward visceral
and personal experience, encouraging the viewer to reflect inward.” Appropriately,
this exhibition is viewed through large windows whose reflective and transparent
qualities flicker throughout the day as cloud and light conditions change.
It is located in a heavily trafficked district where commuters and pleasure
seekers alike pass by on their way in and out of Armory Square . Nickel's
Artist Statement : “The title of this work, LOGOS, is Greek for
‘word' or ‘language', but also connotes thought, reason, proportion, principle,
standard and logic. The impetus is my meditations on the creation of language
from abstract sounds and utterances, and the manner in which these sounds
create meaning. It is commonly thought that a particular language leads
to a particular conception of the world. “The formal construction of the
piece is related to my interests in music, particularly improvisational
jazz. I sometimes view this work as visual music. Evidence of this is
apparent in the manner by which I rethink it and install it in a new way
each time — I improvise on the spot, creating a new version of the piece
each installation. “Installing this piece in the Window Projects adds
a new layer, as outside spectators have a broken view of the work across
several windows. This new framing is similar to comic book panels.” About
the Artist: Jason Nickel was born near Buffalo and grew up in
Scranton and Philadelphia , PA , and Rochester , NY . He earned a B.F.A.
at the Columbus College of Art and Design in Ohio in 1994 and an M.F.A.
at Stony Brook University in 1997. He has exhibited in solo and group
shows at the Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Albany Center Galleries,
Artemesia Gallery in Chicago , Cynthia Broan Gallery in New York and the
Everson Museum of Art Biennial, and has work in several private and corporate
collections.
Nickel works with themes of spirituality and metaphysics. His media have
included painting, printmaking, sculpture, webcomics and installation
art. For more information on the artist, visit www.JasonNickel.net
About the Window Projects: The Warehouse Gallery offers
artists from Central New York a unique opportunity to create an installation
for a stunning new venue in downtown Syracuse . Reaching morning commuters
and last-call revelers, our street-level windows on the busy intersection
of West Fayette and West streets are lit all night to display commissioned
art. We invite you to create something for us.
The Warehouse Gallery is a new contemporary art space
exhibiting and commissioning work by international artists in a variety
of media. Housed in a former furniture warehouse, it is located on the
edge of downtown Syracuse 's Armory Square, south of the I-81/I-690 highway
intersection.
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