This post was contributed by a community member. The views expressed here are the author's own.

Arts & Entertainment

Trigger and Reconfigure Opening Reception

On view: January 22–February 21

Opening Reception: January 27 / 4:45–6:00 PM

Artists: Laura Evans, Abigail Read, Antoinette Winters, Jessica Straus.
Curated by Antoinette Winters, and Jessica Straus.

A work of art begins with an encounter between an object or image and the artist. The found form, not necessarily interesting or beautiful to others, is so compelling to the artist that it must be engaged with, seized. Intuitively the artist understands the possibilities this form offers for reinvention. The making of art is a dialogue—grappling, coaxing, and nudging of form until a new light or life emerges.

Learn more about The Arts at Wellesley!
Find us on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/The-Arts-at-Wellesley/149459681744994
The Arts at Wellesley: http://web.wellesley.edu/web/Events/artevents.psml

The views expressed in this post are the author's own. Want to post on Patch?