Hutchins Library is hosting an exhibit of Robert Boyce's fiber work art during the month of June. Robert Boyce is a graduate of Berea College (1966, BA Art). He has an MA in Art History from IU Bloomington and a PhD in Art History from University of Wisconsin-Madison. He was a tenured faculty member at Berea College from 1982 to 2008. Dr. Boyce has provided the following artist statement:
"For years, I have been interested in the fiber work of the American artist, Sheila Hicks. Born in Nebraska, trained at the Detroit Art Institute and later Yale U. under Joseph and Anni Albers, Hicks has studios in New York City and Paris. From weavings that hang on the wall to wrapped pieces that move away from the wall, her site specific art is colorful, sculptural and almost architectural in its size and mass.
Using Hicks wrapping techniques, I use analogous colors of wool and synthetic yarns that are as tightly wound around a warp as I am able to wrap them. This tight wrap with interior metal allows the units to move away from the wall as sculptural structures to play with interconnected negative and positive spaces. I explore shape, movement, and color with my domestic scaled sculptures, and entice the viewer with evocative titles."
The following pieces are featured on the display:
- "Three Button Coat for a Cephalopod" (April 2016)
- "Starry Night" (March 2016)
- "Garden Gate" (February 2016)
- "Bittersweet" (January 2016)
- "Bougainvillea" (January 2016)
- "Green Iguana" (August 2015)
The exhibit can be viewed in the library's main floor during regular library hours. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
