Vague Appliances and Utilities
Works by Andrew Geddes
On View Sept. 1 - Nov. 11, 2023
Opening Reception: Aug. 31, 6 - 8 p.m.
这些组合和雕塑的焦点已经演变为一种不完全怀旧的感觉，但仍然植根于俏谑的乐观主义. 当我根据颜色和形状整理新制作的和旧的铸件时，感觉就像在玩一样. 我目前的过程包括创建多个几何和不规则的形式, cast in colored resin or thermoformed plastic. As I amass a varying collection of these molded and cast forms, a selective matching process develops. During this process, 选择的赠送件类似或代表商业产品的畸形复制品, novelty items, or toys.
Papahanaumoku: A Panoply of New Island Cultures
Works by Solomon Robert Nui Enos
September 15 – December 16, 2023
Opening reception: September 14, 6 – 8 p.m.
所罗门·罗伯特·努伊·伊诺斯是夏威夷土著艺术家、插画家和梦想家. Born and raised in Makaha Valley (O‘ahu, Hawai‘i), 他来自著名的埃诺斯奥哈纳，从事艺术创作已有30多年了. Papahanaumoku references one of the foundational mo‘olelo or stories, telling of the mother, Papa, who birthed the islands, from Hawai‘i island to Kaua‘i and beyond. 为本次展览创作的作品提供了岛屿居民的概念延续, as the effects of climate change reshape our planet’s land masses, ecologies, and societies.
Recently On View
Feb. 3 - May 6, 2023
Sam Bartlett: Low Stakes, Plywood Cutouts & Everyday Comix
Opening Reception: Feb. 2, 6 - 8 p.m.
Sam Bartlett is an American folk artist, public-art instigator, cartoonist, performer, musician, and composer.
作为一名艺术家，Sam擅长用回收的木材绘画和雕刻. 他从使用免费材料的自然低风险中获得灵感.
Sam does virtually no planning or sketching for his artwork, preferring to try to harness the energy of a first take. 他作品的共同主题包括人与人之间复杂的身体关系, things on top of other things, things being bitten and eaten, old-time and Irish music communities, and mortality. 他深受艺术家彼得·舒曼、霍华德·芬斯特和古斯塔夫·维格兰的影响.
2023 Juried Student Exhibition
Mar. 3 - Apr. 8
Opening Reception: Mar. 2, 6 - 8 p.m.
“在ODU艺术学生的这次展览中，我们可以看到他们对材料的关注, a sensitivity towards ecology, and complex emotional registers. These works spin thread lines that tie to one another, engaging ideas of the self, environment, memories, commodities, shared anxieties, and longings. 这项工作是通过独特的视角向外看更广阔的世界. 通过这种极端的内在性，我们可以看到一种“纠缠的不稳定性”.这个短语是由人类学家Anna Lowenhaupt Tsing创造的，它解释了“纠缠在一起的生活方式的开放式组合”, 我们人类在很多方面都生活在彼此之间以及与非人类物种之间的脆弱之中. Chaos ensues all around us, evidenced by the extreme changes of climate, animal extinctions, and further spurned on by free-market capitalism. 尽管存在这些不确定性，但我们发现的不是脆弱，而是自我主张. There is power in being vulnerable with each other. 我们可以连接并创建我们自己的网络和支持网络，就像这些艺术家所做的那样. These works seem to converse amongst themselves. In what ways do they speak to you?"
- Juror's statement by Chelsea Pierce, McKinnon Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Chrysler Museum of Art
Gordon the Robot
Jan. 21 - May 7, 2022
Art from Guantánamo Bay
RESCHEDULED Opening Reception Jan. 27, 6 - 8 p.m.
被称为Guantánamo Bay的美国军事战俘营的囚犯从他们到达的那一刻起就开始创作艺术. The Art from Guantánamo Bay exhibition features 101 of these evocative works, made by men held without trial, some for more than 15 years. 这六位艺术家包括现任(Moath Al Alwi和Ahmed Rabbani)和前任(Muhammad Ansi), Abdualmalik (Alrahabi) Abud, Sabri Al Qurashi, Mansoor Adayfi) detainees, none of whom have been charged with committing a crime.
展览中的大部分作品都是由被拘留者的律师在经历了艰难的搜索过程后，从Guantánamo上获得的, scanning, and analysis for hidden messages by Guantánamo officials. 印有“美国军队批准”字样的邮票表示这项工作已经通过, and the stamp's ink often bleeds through to the image on the other side, creating a ghostly mix of art and authority.
Art from Guantánamo Bay 包括素描、油画和雕塑，这些都是用少数允许被拘留者使用的材料制作的, including model ships made from shirt scraps, prayer caps, razors, and mops. 正如前囚犯曼苏尔·阿达菲(Mansoor Adayfi)在他的《bet8九州登录入口》(New York Times)文章《bet8体育娱乐入口》中所解释的那样," the sea "means freedom that no one can control or own, freedom for everyone." Although detainees were held close to the sea, tarps blocked their view until they were removed for four days in 2014 in anticipation of a hurricane; after that, Adayfi recalls, "all of those who could draw made drawings about the sea."
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Aug. 30 - Nov. 12, 2022
DesignHer: Works by Contemporary Women Graphic Designers
Closing Reception Nov. 10, 6 - 8 p.m.
DesignHer是一个关注女性从业者的当代平面设计展览. 强调女性如何站在定义和挑战设计概念的最前沿, 这次展览展示了设计在我们文化中的各种用途，以及促使其使用的动机. 参加者从建立声誉的年轻艺术家到该学科的国际知名领导者, and works range from individually crafted objects to mass media campaigns.
Apr. 28 - May 7, 2022
Best If Used By
Opening Reception Apr. 28, 6 - 8 p.m.
The Baron and Ellin Gordon Galleries present Best If Used By, bet8体育娱乐入口美术专业学士学位2022年春季毕业班的作品展.
一件艺术品可以永远存在，但每一次展览都有一个截止日期. As our time at ODU comes to an end, we are conscious of time passing, and can sometimes feel like items on a shelf. An expiration date is a reminder of our finiteness. Our wide variety of media, including paintings, photographs, drawings, and screen/ relief prints explores themes of nostalgia, personal development, and the experience of life itself. 在我们开始新的篇章之际，我们鼓励观众庆祝这一转变.
Participating artists are:
- Mylahn Parsons
- Eric Smith
- Roger Evans
- Grace McCrery
- Holly Castle
- Emily Vassar
- Cheryl Cushing-Oman
- Gabby Barnett
- Shemeka Daniels
- Akira Barnes
- Dominick Bellamy
- Jada Wilson
Follow @bestifusedby22 on Instagram for information on upcoming virtual events.
Gain insight from juror Carl Floyd Medley III 和2021年受伤学生展览的学生们一起深入了解这场展览! Congratulations to students Lyn Dowling ('21), Andre Jacobs ('21), 还有Korrine Maher(21届)，她的作品被ODU校长和第一夫人从受伤学生展览中挑选出来，在2021-2022学年在雅各布森总统官邸展出!
About the Baron and Ellin Gordon Art Galleries
巴伦和埃林戈登艺术画廊展出的作品由国内和国际公认的自学成才的艺术家, contemporary artists working in all media, and local and regional artists connected with Old Dominion University.