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Voices from the Temple Mound a collaboration with Preston Singletary and Marcus Amerman

Catalog Data

Author:
Singletary, Preston 1963-  Search this
Author:
Amerman, Marcus 1959-  Search this
Blue Rain Gallery  Search this
Physical description:
24 unnumbered pages color illustrations, color portraits 21 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Art
Expositions
Exhibition catalogs
Place:
United States
États-Unis
Date:
2010
21st century
21e siècle
Notes:
Caption title
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Blue Rain Gallery, Santa Fe, N.M., July 7-17, 2010
Unpaged; pagination provided includes covers
NMAI copy gift of Rayna Green
Summary:
"Voices From the Temple Mound by Preston Singletary and Marcus Amerman gives voice to an under documented history! Hand-blown glass objects reference an ancient art form ... Contemporary Native American glass hero, Preston Singletary fuses talents and interests with Choctaw artist, Marcus Amerman--more traditionally known for his beaded accoutrement--in a new show titled Voices From the Temple Mound. This exciting new show draws on historical Choctaw objects and archeological ceramics from the Arkansas area. The show will be on display at the Blue Rain Gallery in Santa Fe, NM from July Jul 07-17, 2010 with the artist reception on Friday July 9th, 5-8pm. Singletary and Amerman draw upon coveted, often secret, techniques for enhancing the natural state of glass in order to evoke a sense of age in the work. Other pieces are seen in hot contemporary colors, bringing the ancient ideas forcefully into the present. A desired tension exists in the work. The forms range from incised urn-like pieces with tubular layers adding vertical proportion to jars with human heads and what appears to be a form of scarification"--Blue Rain Gallery press release, June 3, 2010
Topic:
Glass art  Search this
Tlingit art  Search this
Choctaw art  Search this
Mississippian culture  Search this
Mound-builders  Search this
Indian art  Search this
Indian sculpture  Search this
Artistic collaboration  Search this
Glass artists  Search this
Art du verre  Search this
Art tlingit  Search this
Art choctaw  Search this
Culture du Mississippi  Search this
Collaboration artistique  Search this
Verriers d'art  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1118274