Description
Call by Audrey Jakab & Alejandro Berlin
plastic whistles, mulberry paper
6 x 6 inches
Artist Statement: Like when cells multiply, we combine figurative plastic toys to make a new, single piece. The scattered become whole in the form of a stable, circular, abstract pattern suggesting the natural world. Covered with paper, individual details are obscured and their edges softened creating a sense of the passage of time through wear. The paper casing also invokes a unifying element that mimics the process of healing. Floating fibers in the mulberry paper make uneven patterns in contrast to the piece’s over-all symmetry and allude to the nerves and arteries of a live being. The manner in which we use repetition, pattern, shape and texture are part of how we leave our mark in this piece.
Call
This whimsical, hexagonal piece is made up of water whistles, the kind that warbles when partially filled with water. These objects eco the whistle languages used traditionally for communication in certain parts of the world. The sculpture’s bright color and the alert-bird postures capture a sense of delight with a brightness that is as appealing and hopeful as the advent of spring.
Bio: Audrey Jakab
Jakab earned a BFA from the Philadelphia College of Art and a MFA at Yale University. A multidisciplinary artist with a focus on sculpture, she has participated in many group exhibitions and collaborates with her husband, Alejandro Berlin, when creating assemblages. Jakab has had solo shows at A.R.C. Gallery in Chicago, IL, the Metropolitan Gallery in Philadelphia, PA, and the Resource Exchange also in Philadelphia, PA. Jakab lives and works in West Windsor, New Jersey.
Alejandro Berlin
Born in Argentina, Berlin earned a MS in Physics at the University of Connecticut. After graduating, Berlin turned to three-dimensional creative pursuits as a self-taught artist. He has participated in many group exhibitions, some of which include: the DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park in Lincoln, MA, Artist Space and Franklin Furnace in New York City, and the Contemporary Artists Center in North Adams, MA. Berlin has also had solo shows at the New Britain Museum of Art in New Britain, CT and at Pindar Gallery in New York City. Berlin lives and works in West Windsor, NJ.
$350*
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