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Winthrop
University Galleries
Fall 2012
Exhibitions
News Release:
Emphasis on Textiles
Industry,
Fiber Continues in Two New Exhibits
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Current Exhibitions
December 10 - January 18, 2013
Senior Art Education
Lewandowski Student Gallery
November 12 -
January 18, 2013
“SelvEDGE”
Nava Lubelski
Rutledge Gallery
Lubelski embroiders on used fabric over stains
and rips, contrasting the accidental with the
meticulous, constructing narrative from
randomness and mistake. Her hand-stitched
designs combine traditional sewing techniques
and abstract painting which remove the object
from functional purpose and elevate to art.
November 12- January 18, 2013
Factory Floor
Libby O’Bryan
Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery
O’Bryan’s artwork is informed by her previous
career in apparel production and current work as
an “industrial seamstress.”
She
explores the relationship between maker, machine
and consumer. The environments she creates act
outside the commodity driven marketplace as a
means for contemplation about everyday decisions
and cultural norms.
Winthrop University Galleries (WUG)
is located in the Rutledge Building
(1898 Alumni Drive) and
McLaurin Hall (1896 Alumni Drive) on
the campus of Winthrop University in
Rock Hill, South
Carolina.
WUG is funded in part by the
College of Visual and Performing Arts
with additional funding from
Winthrop’s
Patrons of the Galleries,
the Elizabeth
Dunlap Patrick Endowment, and
the Edmund D. Lewandowski Endowment
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Art Education Student – Sarah Walker
School - Sullivan Middle School, Rock Hill,
SC
Mentor Teacher - Ms. Susan Barnette
The goal of the project above was to focus on the
process
of drawing and collage creating works of
art
that
are finished yet unfinished with
the ability
to grow.
The students watched a video of the artistic process
of illustrator Eric Carle (The
Very Hungry Caterpillar)
a
nd then made collages based on his
process.
The students painted paper, chose sill-lifes,
and collaged the paper choosing areas of
their
pieces to emphasize.
This project was also influenced by the
work of
Jean Auguste Dominque Ingres whose
drawings
looked unfinished, but he chose certain
areas of
his pieces to emphasize.
“SelvEDGE”
Nava Lubelski
'Factory Floor'
Libby O’Bryan
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Previous
Exhibitions & Events
August 13 – 17, 2012
MFA Works in Progress
Rutledge Gallery
Rutledge Building
Through September 7, 2012
MFA Works in Progress
Lewandowski Student Gallery
McLaurin Hall
September 7, 2012
Opening Reception
6:30 – 8 p.m.
Rutledge and Patrick
Galleries
Rutledge Building
WUG hosted an opening reception
for the fall
exhibitions
Between the Springmaid Sheets
and
Remnants: A Collection of
Rock Hill’s Visual Alterations.
These two shows inform the historic context for
a yearlong series of
exhibitions exploring
contemporary
ideas regarding textiles and the
textiles industry in art and design.
September 17 – October 3, 2012
Interior Design Rendering/Drawing
Lewandowski Student Gallery
McLaurin Hall
September 10 –
October 26, 2012
Between the Springmaid Sheets
Rutledge Gallery
Between the Springmaid
Sheets
examines gender and social standards through the visual culture of
the 1940s and 1950s.
Colonel Elliott White
Springs,
owner of the South Carolina Springs Mills textile company, masterminded innovative
and provocative ad campaigns combining suggestive imagery with clever texts
and double
entendre to establish the successful brand -
“Springmaid” solidifying his legacy in
advertising history. The original advertising
maquettes from well known illustrators such as Russell Patterson, E. Simms Campbell,
Fritz
Willis, and James Montgomery Flagg are on view
along with the advertisements as seen in Esquire, Colliers and Look magazines.
September 10 – October
26, 2012
Remnants: A Collection of Rock Hill’s Visual
Alterations
Photographs by Mara Kurtz
Elizabeth Dunlap Patrick Gallery
Remnants:
is an exhibition of photographs by
New York designer and photographer, Mara Kurtz,
which captures a
visual language of Rock Hill during
the early 1970’s prior to its
participation in a federally funded
“beautification program.”
The photographs demonstrate the evolving
industrial impact on the community’s urban
landscape underscoring the ability buildings,
signage and structures have to give meaning to
space and establish its identity. As change
occurs,
part of a former existence remains; leaving
behind remnants of these alterations. Kurtz’s
photographs capture the remnants and impact on
Rock Hill’s urban landscape.
October 8 - 19, 2012
Monumental On Site
Lewandowski Student Gallery
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Exhibitions,
lectures, and
receptions
are open and free to the public.
Winthrop University Galleries is
located in the Rutledge Building
and
McLaurin Hall on the
campus of
Winthrop University
in
Rock Hill, South
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Remnants: A Collection of
Rock Hill’s Visual Alterations
Photographs by Mara Kurtz
Between the Springmaid Sheets
October 29 - November 9, 2012
Foundations Exhibition
Lewandowski Student Gallery
McLaurin Hall
November 9, 2012
Opening Reception
6:30 –
8 p.m.
Rutledge and Patrick Galleries
SelvEDGE by
Nava Lubelski and
Factory Floor
by
Libby O’Bryan
These two shows
are part of
a
yearlong series of exhibitions exploring
contemporary ideas regarding textiles and
the
textiles industry in art and design.
November 19 - November
30, 2012
Painting & Drawing
Lewandowski Student Gallery
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