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The Bruce S. Kershner Art Gallery Committee invites the public to a reception for its current show, "Structural Dimensions," on Thursday, June 16, from 5:30-7:30pm at the Kershner Gallery at Main Library. The show features sculpture in the mediums of fiber, metal and paint by artists Sooo-Z Mastropietro, Louise Cadoux and Alan Neider. The artists will speak at 6:15.
"Structural Dimensions" runs from June 11 through August 6, 2022.
Louise Cadoux was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and now lives in Bridgeport, CT. A graduate of Uppsala University in Sweden, and FIT in New York, she worked as a textile/surface designer before devoting herself to her art full time. She exhibits in Sweden, New York, and Connecticut, and is a guild member of Silvermine and a gallery member at Upstream Gallery in New York.
Louise says, “My art is an exploration of the human mind. I’m interested in how dreams, current events and history affect us. I use a variety of materials--wire, clay, wood, concrete, and paper mache. Many of my pieces are mobile.”
Sooo-z Mastropietro has a degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. She has done costume design, interior design, art direction, and apparel design. Her unique fabric pieces have been exhibited regionally and throughout the country at craft shows and other venues. She lives in Westport.
Sooo-z says, “As a mixed media artist, I gather inspiration through color, texture, composition, humor and irony, which are essential elements to my work... My unique style is an open curiosity which lends itself well to themes from the irreverent to profoundly conceptual."
Alan Neider has degrees in ceramics and sculpture. He has had many solo and group shows in galleries, museums and at art fairs in Europe, Canada, and the United States. He has received grants and commissions, and currently is represented by galleries in New York, Atlanta, and Vienna. He lives in Hamden.
Alan says, “My work has always been about painting. Even when creating 3-D sculpture the most important issues involved painting the object... I am invested in making art that is visually, emotionally and psychologically complex. I want my work to grab your attention, to make you come closer, to examine and research what you are seeing, to hold your attention and make you stay awhile..... looking.”