Convergence/Divergence:
Laila Voss + Bruce Edwards June 28, 2014 – August 17, 2014
We are proud to present a new exhibition of the work of two exceptional artists – Laila Voss + Bruce Edwards. These artists share more than just their lives together as husband and wife, they also share a passion for creating incredible art – together and separately. While they have frequently collaborated, they also create their own very unique and individual work – often working in very divergent media and concepts. Convergence/Divergence will highlight some of these similarities and differences.
The exhibition will also include a video documentation of collaborations that Bruce + Laila have done. Although they have not worked together for an exhibition or performance in a long time, they have continued to work together by making gifts for family and friends. For this exhibition they are collaborating on a book that is a different iteration of one of those projects.
Laila’s series of sculptures are reliquaries for mundane objects, with many of them focusing on Cleveland’s industrial history. Others are inspired by her residency in Prague and the Czech Republic. They relate to other installations that deal with the urban environment and projects that explore mundane materials through art, memory, accumulation and juxtaposition.
Bruce’s prints are meant to initiate an understanding and discovery of personal memory and narrative. They are also intended to expose the nature of screen-printing, which employs a value scale with limited pallet. Each of his images is produced with only four colors, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black, a technique developed in the mid 20th century for mass production of the printed media. His work is nostalgic in many ways, the images come from a mid-century movie shot on film, a disappearing media. The still is captured by camera directly from the television and translated with a computer into a form that can be printed.
During our previous exhibition, Flower Power!, we held a Spring Celebration at the gallery and around the Waterloo Arts District. The family-friendly event lasted throughout the afternoon and had many people excited about Spring! Below is a slideshow of some images of the plantings made around Waterloo, and the Sky Garden balloon release! More photos will become available soon (along with a video, too).
Many thanks to our photographers Cynitha Penter, Deborah Pinter, and Daiv Whaley for their creativity and grit!
Many thanks to our photographers Cynitha Penter, Deborah Pinter, and Daiv Whaley for their creativity and grit!
