作者:Jonah Grinkewitz
就像 包豪斯艺术运动 married various artistic styles together under one roof, the 巴里艺术博物馆’s latest exhibition, “Dollhaus: Reimagining the Domestic Space,” will showcase the diverse contributions of 最靠谱的网赌软件’s Department of Art with a full-size dollhouse installation.
Sixteen artists created different rooms for the dollhouse – from bedrooms to formal dining rooms to nurseries – applying techniques in glass, 纺织及绘画.
This collaborative artwork also responds to museum co-founder Carolyn Barry’s dollhouse – an exquisite recreation of the interior of their home featuring miniature versions of the Barry’s and their artworks – which will be featured alongside the new dollhouse in the exhibition.
“Dollhaus” opens during ODU’s activity hour 8月. 27 从12:30到1:30.m. where participating artists will 分享 details about their creative process. The exhibition will be on view through Jan. 5, 2025.
“A major goal of this exhibition is to celebrate the creativity of ODU’s faculty,萨拉·伍德伯里说, 艺术馆长. “It’s been deeply satisfying to get acquainted with each participant’s studio practice and to see all their diverse interests and working methods come together in one project.”
彼得Eudenbach, 艺术教授, created the sunroom using two forms of photography – an old camera which extends into the room and a cyanotype print made using chemically treated paper exposed to the sun. If you look into the camera’s lens, you can see an image of another artwork he created that is part of the 巴里艺术博物馆’s permanent collection.
“My work has always been concerned with the relationships between sculpture and photography,欧登巴赫说.
茱莉亚•罗杰斯, who teaches glass at ODU and serves as the Higher Education and 外展 Coordinator at the Chrysler Museum Glass Studio, chose to create a “regenerative nursery” using flame-worked glass, 吹制玻璃和混合介质.
在她的未来主义作品中, there is a symbiotic relationship between plants and humans with incubators and egg pods.
“Incorporating social concepts is important in my personal work and I push students to think creatively about ideas and what message they want to convey to their audience,罗杰斯说.
约翰•罗斯, an associate professor of sculpture and chair of the Art Department, chose to create the utility room which features a hulking machine spewing black smoke.
“This choice allows me to reference my research interests in resource consumption and climate change,罗斯说. “The concept hopefully will trigger thought about modern convenience and comfort and its actual cost.”
维托里奥Colaizzi, an associate professor of art history, chose to create a bedroom that explores concepts of privacy and interiority.
“Instead of filling the space with objects, I obstructed the view of an empty room with an inset wall painted flat white,Colaizzi说. “后墙, 漆成光亮的白色, reflects a rosy aura of brightly colored walls hidden from view.”
咪咪王, an adjunct instructor who teaches printmaking, 二维设计和色彩理论, created the library which visually represents how books come to life in our heads.
“作为一个版画家, my work exists primarily in the 2D, and translating those skills into the third dimension was a very fun challenge for me,金说.
杰米·罗伯逊, assistant professor of art and director of the photography program, drew on childhood memories of her grandmother defrosting her avocado green refrigerator when creating the dollhouse’s kitchen, 题为“解冻.”
“我是一个以镜头为基础的艺术家, so constructing something three-dimensional was challenging but fun,罗伯逊说.
In addition to the dollhouses, the exhibition will include several 19th-century artworks. One is a novelty porcelain doll created by French artist Jacob Petit (1796-1868) whose skirt opens to reveal a kitchen.
Professor Eudenbach said the ideas of revelation included in the exhibition speak to the larger purpose of a museum.
“Any museum is already a dollhouse of sorts since it is a series of rooms for display,” he said. “They are real spaces but always set apart from the world outside. 在这个项目中, each artist has created a room to be part of a house which is itself an object in a room in the museum. In this sense the exhibit resembles a Russian doll.”