tina linville creates sculptures that seem to have a mysterious connection to bodies. Her work often begins with salvaged objects that are wrapped in a patchwork skin of fabric and netting that acts to partially conceal the objects within, but never fully erases thier original identity. These found objects then carry their complex histories with them as they become part of a new body. In this way, collections of salvaged material, with fabric, netting, paint, and thread, take on a shape of relatable anthropomorphic forms that seem to have thier own storied histories worn plainly on their skin and subtly visible just below the surface. JAIME scholnick challenges us to re-examine the common polystyrene forms that we have all encountered protecting our precious new consumer goods. Scholnick adopts this often overlooked and quickly discarded material as her primary canvas, meticulously covering the complex surfaces with varying colors and textures. The result is often surprisingly beautiful abstract forms that are a joy to behold, but there is also a darker implication. As they gather in such massive clusters in the gallery, the sculptures also begin to appear as tumbleweeds of waste, a byproduct of our intense appetite for more and more stuff. By drawing our attention to this ubiquitous material, Scholnick both marvels at the beauty of functional forms while also raising questions about the future cost of our rabid consumption habits. JR URETSKY incorporates mixed media sculpture into a performative practicewhich directly engages the body. Through the integration of the figure with abstract sculptural forms her subjects are stripped of a specifically human identity (and along with it, any specific gender identity). They are transformed into something strange and unfamiliar, but they maintain a relatable and strongly emotional presence. The specific experiences seem to have an autobiographical component, as the expressions of pain and loss are deeply felt, and the apparent responses alternate between courage and despair. Though we are not provided any clear resolution to the challenges faced, in the face of such vulnerable displays we are moved by these unique creatures to empathize with the Other.
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