Friday, July 4, 2014

Exploiting the Expected

THROUGHOUTSIDEWAYS
Taryn Plumb

PORTLAND MUSEUM OF ART
7 CONGRESS STREET
PORTLAND, MAINE
THROUGH AUGUST 24



SULZER SETTING HER OWN PAPER TRAIL

When we see paper hanging on a wall in a gallery, we expect nothing less than perfect; stains, dimpling, buckling, rips or wrinkles all seem like faults.
But this is where Andrea Sulzer challenges the conventional; the Brunswick, Maine artist purposely manipulates and exploits paper to its very limits, transforming it from a flat, formless and blank canvas for other ideas and materials into its very own unexpected and complex 3-D sculpture.
Her most recent creations, inspired by both experimentation and improvisation, are on display in “throughoutsideways” at the Portland Museum of Art through August 24. The show is part of the museum’s ongoing “Circa” exhibitions, featuring the work of local living artists.
The solo exhibit showcases a range of pieces that defy the traditional rules of paper.


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