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Installation Art

Taking off in the 1970s as a dadaist branch of conceptualism, installation art is all about using the relationship between space, material, and viewer to create meaning. Key components of this art form are non-linear movement and the materials used.

Pushing the definition of art and our idea of time and permanency, installation art forms an abstract conversation between artist and viewer. Los Angeles based artist Alex Paik uses installation art to highlight the ever changing nature of life in his piece Right Triangle (Curve) in the Schneider Museum of Art’s Exhibition Sensate Objects. Check the link below for more information about the history of installation art and come see it in action today.

Art as Conversation

Multiple visitors have described Mel Prest’s exhibition The Golden Hour as a conversation. This conversation is found between the art pieces themselves communicating with one another, and the art communicating with the viewer. The idea of art as a conversation is not new, it is a part of what draws us into the work. But why?

Virginia born artist, designer, and activist Sahara Clemons describes the ways in which art and artists invite us into an open dialogue and conversations about greater themes in her TedTalk Art as Conversation. Watch the video with the link below and converse with the pieces within The Golden Hour at the Schneider Museum of Art.

Mica Powder

Both natural and synthetic mica powder is used in pigments to give that iridescent, shimmery finish. From cosmetics to candles, this ground up substance is clear, so it only adds to the colors of the base pigment. This shining finish can be seen in many of Mel Prest’s works in the exhibition The Golden Hour at the Schneider Museum of Art, most notably in her piece Sky Diamond. Learn more about the origins and uses of mica powder, and come see its glittering effect in person.

The Schneider Museum of Art is located within the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the United States, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western Oregon were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (http://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage you to learn about the land you reside on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people.

Installation Art

Art as Conversation

Mica Powder

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