Research and Graduate Studies @ KU

Art reception to celebrate works of three faculty artists

The second "Art @ MRB" faculty artists' reception will be held Friday, Nov. 16 at the Multidisciplinary Research Building, 2030 Becker Drive, from 4-6 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and the public is invited to attend.

The reception features installations from three KU faculty artists. Carol Ann Carter will display at least four pieces of expanded media entitled "Touch Home Journal," "Landscape with Blue Glove," "Grounding Her" and "Handscapes."

“I see surfaces as skins that reveal the character of a thing’s experience," Carter said.  "I collect distressed materials with the impulse to bring them back (or forward) to life.  I often force associations between seemingly uncomfortable or disparate partners to explore their possible compatibility."

Gerald Lubensky will display three paintings, entitled "Camaron de la Isla," "For Ursela" and "Tabrriz II." Lubensky said his paintings promoted a retinal response, where the viewer begins to see the painting differently over time because of the color interaction.

"You make a mark, and there is a response to the mark," Lubensky said. "There’s a gesture and then another gesture.  It’s balance/counterbalance, action against action.  I’m looking at all different kinds of forces."

Alison Luoma displays a sculpture "Flask-Head Dolls," which is made from glass flasks, yarn and buttons.

"The work that is happening in that building seemed magical, mysterious and very experimental, and so I wanted to design a sculpture that had these same qualities,” Luoma said. 

All three artists will be on hand at the reception to talk about their works.

"Art @ MRB" is a joint effort of the Office of Research and Graduate Studies and the School of Fine Arts. For more information, contact Kevin Boatright at kboatright@ku.edu or 864-7240.