Annie Vought: Between the Lines
Date/time:
February 4 through March 21; Gallery Hours: M-F 9:00AM-6:00PM (except
holidays)
"Over the past few years part of my practice as an artist has been to make
lists of my thoughts as a way of narrowing down what it is I am trying to
convey in my work. These lists are ideas, concepts, and materials,
meandering misspelled words and phrases. But if someone took the time to
read it it would be fuller and more precise than any artist statement I
could ever write."
For this exhibition, artist Annie Vought continues her painstaking process
of recreating handwritten text by enlarging the document and dissecting
the intricate negative spaces with an X-ACTO knife. While recent work has
focused on the artist's collection of letters - found, written and
received - for this installation Vought is exploring her own creative
process, the lists that fill her sketchbooks. In an age of instant
messaging, Twitter and emailed correspondence, the focus on the
idiosyncrasies of penmanship feels like a intimate portrait of the writer
and a broader contemplation of language.
Raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico in a family of artists and musicians, Annie
Vought is now based in Oakland, California, where she lives with her
husband and large dog. Annie has a far-reaching presence on the web and
has exhibited extensively throughout California.
About The Arts at CIIS:
This is the visual arts exhibition arm of the California Institute of
Integral Studies. Our focus is on the work of emerging and established
artists taking integrative approaches to the social and ecological
questions facing contemporary society. CIIS is a small urban university
with a unique educational vision. We've grown to encompass 20 leading-edge
graduate programs of international renown.
When:
Sunday March 21, 2010
9:00 AM -
6:00 PM
Pacific
Where:
CIIS Minna Street Center,
695 Minna Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103
475-575-6201
Organizer:
The Arts at CIIS
Cost:
Free.
Contact:
415-575-6100
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