Mark Sengbusch, Blue Bird, 2019, acrylic on Baltic Birch plywood, 20 x 20 x 24 in., courtesy of the artist
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Japanese Joinery
Have you ever looked at sleek, wooden furniture and realized that there’s not a screw in sight? This effect mostly likely comes from Japanese joinery, the cutting of connective wooden pieces to interlock with each other. This technique uses no metal fasteners or adhesives. The structures rely completely on tension and precise cuttings to achieve a sturdy and durable design. Everything from jewelry boxes to temples have been built using Japanese joinery. Tying together function and aesthetics, the decorative designs and intricate cuts of wood have become a distinct craft. Artist Mark Sengbusch was inspired by this form of woodworking, and began utilizing it in his sculptures. His pieces are a realization of 2D forms using 3D models. With bright colors and delicate joinery, Sengbusch’s pieces are a wonderful balance between abstraction and craftsmanship. His work is on display in the Heiter and Treehaven galleries as part of our fall exhibition, Intuitive Nature: Geometric Roots & Organic Foundations. Learn more about the practice of Japanese joinery with the link below, and come see the art that it has inspired at the Schneider Museum of Art.
https://japanobjects.com/features/japanese-joinery
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Heather Day, Scattering Light no.7, 2023, mixed media on stitched canvas, 56 x 72 in., courtesy of the artist and The Pit, Image: Aaron Farley
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Heather Day
Mojave Desert, CA-based artist Heather Day specializes in atmospheric, map-like paintings. After taking ambient colors to her canvas, Day cuts up the fabric and rearranges the pieces, creating harmonious but disjointed works. She incorporates personal symbols and emotive spills of color in her balance between control and chaos. She also experiments with animation, taking her paintings and bringing a new range of motion and movement to them. Her work can be found in galleries in Berlin, Texas, California, and now Oregon at the Schneider Museum of Art. Learn more about Heather Day and her work with the link below, and visit the museum to see her fascinating storytelling in the Heiter gallery.
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Jan van der Ploeg, PAINTING no. 22-64 Untitled, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 29 x 29 cm., courtesy of the artist
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Josef Albers and Command Records
German-born artist Josef Albers is most known for his orderly geometric patterns and bauhaus-inspired style. During the late 50s to early 60s, Albers designed record sleeves for Command Records. His most recognized work from this time is from the “Terry and the All Stars” albums Persuasive Percussion, volumes 1 through 5. His simplistic shapes stood as abstract stand-ins for instruments, creating movement in interesting ways. This grabbed the attention of music enjoyers and artists alike. Jan van der Ploeg, a
Dutch artist known for his site-specific wall paintings uses Albers’s covers as inspiration in his latest pieces. His use of shape takes Albers’s form and builds upon it, testing the limits of simplicity and space. Learn more about the album art that inspired Ploeg with the link below, and visit the Schneider Museum of Art to see his multi-scaled work in the Heiter and Treehaven galleries.
https://proxymusic.club/2018/07/19/josef-albers-command-records/
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