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September 1–October 16, 2010
The over 140 faculty at the School—all practicing artists themselves—inspire and motivate our students through open dialogue, individual teaching philosophies and personal experiences as artists. "Faculty Show: David Davison, Mags Harries, and Warren Mather" celebrates these three faculty artists who are returning from sabbaticals taken during the 2009–2010 academic year.
A robust representation of the of the media disciplines taught and experimented with at the Museum School—including sculpture, photography, video and installation—this exhibition offers insight into Davison, Harries and Mather's work as artists and their teaching philosophies.
About the artists
Throughout his long career David Davison has worked in a variety of media. This exhibition presents Breath, an installation combining a video of the endless "breath" of a windmill juxtaposed with and a digital print of a face of a young child. He offers a poignant perspective of the fragile, yet hopeful, sense of the future as the child and the windmill face and measure time, breath and momentum of life. Video footage was shot in the U.S. as recently as a month ago, while the concept, sound and inspiration originated during trips to Spain and India.
To Mags Harries, public art is much more than placing large objects in public places. She and longtime collaborator Lajos Héder create location-specific projects that offer visitors unique opportunities, challenges and experiences. Community environments are shaped and enhanced as projects are seamlessly integrated into locations around the country; Glove Cycle, installed at the Porter Square MBTA station in Cambridge, is a local example of how their public art works in harmony with its surroundings. Projects documented with video, photographs and scale models in this exhibition include Zanjero Line (Phoenix), SunFlowers, An Electric Garden (Austin) and Moon Tide Garden (Portland, ME).
Warren Mather has worked with clay for 30 years and within the last five has developed the technical means to fire photographic, video and computer-drawn images in ceramic glaze. This incredible process of transferring digital images to silk-screens, then to clay, allows him to present his unique way of seeing the world. The inspiration for many of the ceramic sculptures in this exhibition came from observations, experiences and musings during a five-week residency in Jingdezhen, China.
Opening Reception: Sept 9, 5–7 pm
Mags Harries, Artist Talk: Sept 20, 12:30 pm
Warren Mather, Artist Talk: Sept 23, 12:30 pm
David Davison, Artist Talk: Sept 29, 12:30 pm
Press release
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