SHARON LICATA PRESENTS SCULPTURE IN BLOOM
In Collaboration with the Arrangers of Dimension in Art
Sharon Licata Presents Sculpture in
Bloom, an unusual collaborative exhibition combining the sculpture of
Sharon Collings Licata and the floral artistry of arrangers from
Dimension in Art, a Judges Study Group of the SC Garden Clubs, Inc. is
scheduled for September 6-11, 2012. The show will be at Gallery 80808 of
Vista Studios, 808 Lady Street in Columbia, SC, with an opening
reception on the 6th from 4-8 pm. Gallery hours will be 11am-5pm daily.
The sculptor, Sharon Collings Licata of Vista Studios (www.vistastudios80808.com)
has invited the talented floral designers of Dimension in Art to each
create an artistic arrangement as their response to one of her
sculptures. Dimension in Art is a group of 25 Nationally Accredited
Flower Show Judges (National Garden Club, Inc.) with members from Cayce,
Chapin, Chester, Columbia, Greenwood, Florence, Hopkins, Johnston,
Kershaw, Lexington, Santee and Sumter. They meet monthly in Columbia to
promote advanced creative expression through the study of
experimentation in horticulture, floral design and allied arts.
Artistic designs of the floral
arrangement type are purposely a temporary creative expression. As such,
this work can be considered in the same artistic vein as more the
recognized installation or performance art. However, this has not
usually been the case. This exhibition will give visitors a chance to
enjoy an art form that is rarely seen in a gallery setting. It is
especially fascinating given the juxtaposition of responding to stone
sculpture which has a classical history.
The designers are taking two different
approaches to the sculptures. A number are doing an arrangement which
incorporates the sculpture while others are creating a stand-alone
design inspired by the stone work. Pat Abercrombie's red and black
interaction with a large unfinished limestone sculpture will be the
first to come into view as people approach Gallery 80808. Ruth Bowers
will be combining a floral sea scape with the bronze sharks "Into the
Deep" as Donna Donnelly works with the twists and turns of
"Intertwined". Janice Hull takes on "Whirling Dervish" and all that it
inspires. Helen Samantha Martin will have lots of Lighting flying around
the alabaster piece "Thunder", while Marcia Montgomery will also be up
in the air responding to "Blue Clouds Sailing". Joy Salter will be
taking a look inside with "Inner Shelter" as Betty Smith works her way
around "Twisted Lady". Pat Setzer will be dropping in on the southern
hemisphere with her Aztec Artifact including the limestone sculpture
"Ancient Eight". Standing Tall by Ann Yonce influenced by "Epiphany"
will provide yet another way to look at sculpture.
A web site http://licatasculptureinbloom.blogspot.com/
has been created that the arrangers visited to choose the sculpture
that most inspired them. Once they committed to a sculpture, the
designer's name was posted by that image with a notation that it is
"taken". As of this date, Pat Abercrombie, Ruth Bowers, Donna Donnelly,
Janice Hull, Sammy Martin, Marcia Montgomery, Joy Salter, Pat Setzer,
Betty Smith, and Ann Yonce have made their selection.
We are excited to be offering an
exhibition at Gallery 80808 that combines two different art forms to
help "kick off' Columbia's Fall gallery season. Please note that we
are also collaborating with First Thursday on Main St. (also on
September 6th) to create a major Art evening for the metro area.
Come see us early, (4-8 PM) then head up to Main St. (6-9 PM).
Come see us early, (4-8 PM) then head up to Main St. (6-9 PM).
Tapps Arts Center (1644 Main) -
"Channeling Myself and Other Goddesses - Revival" by Michel McNinch
"Channeling Myself and Other Goddesses - Revival" by Michel McNinch
Frame of Mind (1520 Main) - "Finding Common Ground" by Nikolai Olskokov
Wine Down on Main (1520 Main) - Paintings by Lauren Maurer
Anastasia & Friends (1534 Main) - " Perpetuating the Myth" by Mathew Kramer
Weddings 101 (1537 Main) - "Uncork the Creativity In You" with Nathalie Gregg
S&S Art Supply (1633 Main) - "Emptied" by Gwen Pevonka
Plus a Cruise In with "Art in Motion" and much more.
