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The Livingston Center for Art and Culture is proud to host a new exhibit LOOK DOWN: A View From Above. LOOK DOWN will be on display September 29th through October 17th. It explores what it means to be looking from “above” in literal, emotional, metaphorical, and/or spiritual senses—at distances from miles to millimeters. A mix of artists working in a variety of media will display their interpretations of the theme.
Nancy Kessler, co-curator for this exhibit says, “Perspective is such an integral facet of artistic expression, affecting how each viewer perceives each work. A straight-on stance will evoke a different response than an oblique view, as will looking at a subject from below or around an edge. I was intrigued by the idea of selecting a single perspective, LOOK DOWN presenting only what is below, and leaving everything else to interpretation. The focus was intentionally broad, to encourage depiction of the theme in works from macro to micro and every distance in between. I was also eager to see what artists would choose to portray as they look down—people, places, the natural world, structures, events, abstractions and more.”
Jennifer Boccadori, also a co-curator and participating artist adds, “There’s something to be said about a call for art that has such an interesting and unique prompt like LOOK DOWN. It was a call that could have been taken so many different ways, literal to metaphorical, miles to millimeters. When I looked at my own body of work, I was able to see that I often LOOK DOWN in different ways.”
Participating artist Ruby Hahn commented, “These pieces are especially meaningful to me because I created them with the intention that they could be viewed and hung in multiple orientations, allowing each viewer to find their own perspective within the work. I’m incredibly grateful to have these pieces included in LOOK DOWN and have the opportunity to show them together in this space.”
Come meet the Artists and see their perspective during a Reception on Friday, October 9th from 6 to 8 pm. The Center is located at 119 South Main Street in historic downtown Livingston. For more information on exhibits and classes, call (406) 222-5222 or visit http://www.livingstoncenter.org.