2016 SYMPOSIUM for NEW ART ARCHEOLOGY
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CONTEMPORARY ARTS INTERNATIONAL (CAI)
Acton, MA –
Contemporary Arts International (CAI) is
staging the sixth annual Symposium in the realization of the “New Art
Archeology” idea at the Quarry. The previous 5 years we have been focusing on
the stone carving solely on the “Archeology” stone pile. This year, in
addition to artists Jen Ta-Hsien from Taiwan, Abel Kotorman from Hungary, Ted
Castro and Mark Smith from Massachusetts, we have also invited Richard Metz
from Pennsylvania to create artwork that is site-specific to the forest environment
of the Quarry ground. Together, we will continue the creation of this New
England landmark. The Opening reception
will be held on August 7, Sunday at 2:00PM; and Closing Exhibition on August
28, Sunday at 2:00PM.
Echoing Richard Metz’s tree painting in the Quarry
woods, our indoor Gallery will feature exhibition of Metz’s prints and
watercolors. Most of the prints
and more recent watercolors began as drawings of his magnified observation of
flowers and buds, and allowing these shapes to suggest faces. As Metz stated “…I
wanted a wild, untamed feeling to exude from the works. They are not like
conventional nature works but more icons, or drawings. The style comes from
certain expressionist woodcut ideas, comic book designs, and the strange
otherworldly shapes of the plants themselves.”
During the Symposium we are open to the public
every day from 2-5PM. CAI’s admission fee is $5 for students and $10 for adults,
which will include a tour of the studio and the sculpture park.
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Contemporary Arts International (CAI), also known as The Quarry, is a
non-profit located in a 12.9-acre quarry in Acton MA. The mission of CAI is to
promote the creation, understanding and appreciation of contemporary arts in
the global context through art education, artist-in-residency, exhibition, and
international symposium. For more information, visit the CAI’s
website.
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