What: Recalling, an exhibition at the University of North Texas Art Gallery featuring three different artists whose works remember origins, journeys and people. The artists featured are Faith Jessup of Denton, Chris Ramsay of Stillwater, Oklahoma, and Frank Hamrick of Ruston, Louisiana.
When: Aug. 30 (Tuesday) – Oct. 22 (Saturday). Opening reception is from 5 to 7 p.m. and Artist Talks is at 6 p.m., both on Sept. 15 (Thursday).
Where: UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St., Denton.
Cost: Free
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- A new exhibition at the University of North Texas brings in three artists who put their unique perspective on their subjects – whether they be stones, found objects or photographs.
Recalling will run from Aug. 30 (Tuesday) – Oct. 22 (Saturday) at the UNT Art Gallery, 1201 W. Mulberry St. in Denton. On Sept. 15 (Thursday), the opening reception will run from 5 to 7 p.m. and artist talks are at 6 p.m.
Tracee W. Robertson, UNTGalleries director and curator for the event, said she brought these artists together because of the shared way they use visual language to proclaim what inspires them, even though their works are very different.
"The artworks have a beauty in their craftsmanship, in the importance the artists place on small details, and in the clarity and simplicity of the subjects," Robertson said. "The images and forms communicate calm and strength, and also vulnerability, like something fragile is being purposely exposed."
The artists are:
Dentonite Faith Jessup will show One Hundred Stones, a series of paintings of individual stones that will be shown in a continuous line for the first time.
Jessup, who retired from Denton ISD after teaching art for 18 years, began the project in 2014. Friends would bring her baggies filled with stones, while she collected others on her daily walks. Some were found on her travels to the Pacific Northwest.
She was intrigued by their variety and history, and she hopes visitors will be too.
"I found myself thinking about time, the forces that shaped each stone and how each stone can embody the whole world," she says. "I hope they find it to be a contemplative experience."
Chris Ramsay, professor of art at Oklahoma State University, will display metal objects that reflect upon the cycle of life in the form of brooches, wall pieces and sculptures. His artwork uses manmade and natural objects that have been eroded or aged with time and that he has found while walking outdoors or exploring second-hand shops.
"I integrate collected objects into my work as a metaphor for the cycle of physical change by which all materials and objects are affected, including myself," he says. "This process provides a vehicle for me to consider my place on earth and my part in nature."
Frank Hamrick, an associate professor at Louisiana Tech University, of Ruston, Louisiana, will present tintype photographs, one of the oldest forms of photography, and artists' books that celebrate archetypal relationships.
Although the people in his portraits are from the present day, the tintype photographs force viewers to pause and reexamine what they believe to already know.
"So the tintype being monochrome, the way it presents cool colors as highlights and warm colors as dark shadows, and the fact that these images are long exposures rather than split second captures, remove subject matter from reality more than contemporary photographic processes."