The Dehn Gallery at MCC on Main Presents 2D3D: Contemporary Artists Working in Relief, March 16-May 14
Manchester, Conn. (March 3, 2016) — The Dehn Gallery at MCC on Main — Manchester Community College Arts and Education Center — presents 2D3D: Contemporary Artists Working in Relief. An opening reception will be held Friday, March 18, from 6 to 8 p.m. The reception and exhibition are free and open to the public. Visit www.mcconmain.org for more information.
The work will be shown in the gallery at 903 Main Street from March 16 through May 14, 2016.
About the Show
Relief sculpture — sculpture that projects in varying degrees from a two-dimensional background– has a distinguished history dating back over 20,000 years in Eastern and Western cultures. A distinguished group of six contemporary artists is featured in the Dehn Gallery 2D3D exhibition. Artists include Sue Berg of Winsted; Melanie Carr of New Britain; Christine Dalenta of Manchester; Jon Eastman of Bloomfield; Robert Gregson of Orange; Ben Parker of New Britain, and Jennifer Wroblewski, of Newark, N.J.
Berg’s delightful reliefs feature found wood scraps and lathed pieces transformed into sculptural relief.
Carr’s relief work is what she calls “Kissing the Wall.” Carr has placed (kissed) on the walls of the Gallery fanciful three-dimensional wall forms upholstered with brightly colored vinyl.
Dalenta, in collaboration with Ben Parker, creates beautiful photographs from Ben Parker’s folded photographic paper.
Eastman starts his series “ply/would” with a plywood base and adds structural elements made from painted plywood and other found objects.
At first glance, Gregson’s interactive artwork is colorful, playful and interactive, yet a closer look reveals paradoxes, contradictions and incongruities.
Parker’s folded paper tessellations are a marvel of execution and beauty.
Wroblewski describes her relief sculptures of knitted tech electrical cord the work of a “deranged housewife.” Using traditional weaving and knitting methods, her use of non-traditional materials and careful craftsmanship results in interesting and unique kinetic sculptures of obsolete technologies.
Dehn Gallery hours
Monday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday-Friday 10 a.m. –7 p.m.
Saturday Noon-6 p.m.
Closed Sunday
