Wonderwall (Fluorescent Fuchsia Labyrinth)

Wonderwall (Fluorescent Fuchsia Labyrinth)

by Andréa Stanislav

June 14 – September 18, 2014

Pelham Art Center

Sculpture In the Courtyard

Public Art Program

Pelham Art Center is thrilled to announce the continuation of our Public Art Program, In the Courtyard, with a new monumental sculpture by New York City based artist Andréa Stanislav.  Wonderwall will be on view in our 2,300sq.ft open courtyard from June 14 – September 18, 2014 with an opening reception on July 11, 2014 from 6:30-8pm. This
experiential and interactive sonic installation responds to the
architecture of the Pelham Art Center’s courtyard, exterior light and
visitors to the space. The sculpture is made from cast concrete
reinforced with steel rebar, steel tube, and recycled transparent
fluorescent vinyl. The participants will experience a minimalist
transparent construction that references a labyrinth form and is
activated by it’s glowing florescent fuchsia color and light. The cement
and florescent vinyl work off each other towards a material duality.
Motion sensors are hidden in the trees, and when triggered by visitors,
play an original atmospheric remixed audio work from hidden audio
speakers,  which deconstructs the Oasis song Wonderwall. The installation aims to strike a balance and synergy between a physical form, light, color and sound for the visitor/participant.

Admission is free and open to the public.

About the artist

Andréa
Stanislav (b. 1968, Chicago) is an American artist, based in New York
City, whose practice includes sculpture, video installation and public
projects. Ms. Stanislav received a MFA from Alfred University, New York;
and a BFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Her work
considers themes of harmony and deconstruction in the natural world,
popular culture and, by extension, regards the sublime -- realized
through unexpected visual manifestations, multi media installations and
monumental sculpture.

Selected
solo exhibitions and projects include: 21c Contemporary Art Museum,
Louisville, KY; Bemis Center for Contemporary Art, Omaha, NE;
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, MN; Redux Contemporary Art
Center, Charleston, SC; and The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, UK.

Ms.
Stanislav has recently received a 2014 Art-centre Pushkinskaya-10 St.
Petersburg International Residency Award, 2013 Imagine Fund Award, The
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council - Swing Space Artist Residency, New
York, NY, among many other awards.

Public
and private art commissions and project locations include: Weisman Art
Museum, Minneapolis, MN; New York, NY; University of Oregon, Eugene, OR;
Morningside College, Sioux City, IA; Mon Serrat, Spain; Key West, FL;
Louisville, KY, and Washington DC.

Andréa
Stanislav’s work is represented by The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London,
UK; Packer Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL; and Jonathan Shorr New York,
NY. She is an Associate Professor of Visual Arts at the University of
Minnesota - Minneapolis, where she is the head of the Sculpture Area.