Michelle Droll: Landslide - Between a Rock and a Place
Date: Saturday October 29, 2011 - Sunday February 19, 2012
Time: Wed – Sun: 11 am – 5 pm, Thurs: 11 am – 9 pm, Closed Mon and Tues and all major holidays
Location: Akron Art Museum
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Judith Bear Isroff Gallery
Presenting landscape in a situation of self-survival, Michelle Droll’s Landslide Between a Rock and a Place will be on view October 29, 2011 – February 19, 2012, in the museum’s Judith Bear Isroff Gallery.
Kent area artist Michelle Droll uses paint scraps from her studio, Styrofoam and other recycled man-made materials to construct objects that represent landscape as both a physical and imaginary place. Droll will transform the Isroff gallery with a vibrant sculptural installation that brings landscape painting to life while at the same time referencing present-day environmental concerns.
Captivated by the idea of “building” a landscape painting out of the junk that’s found in the contemporary landscape, Droll questions, “What do we actually see when looking at landscape?” Droll states, “There are natural elements, but also the manmade environment. This is what inspired me to make my landscapes come alive by making them free-standing, three dimensional works. I love giving value to scraps that others would discard. When I combine all these scraps, I can transform them into something meaningful.”
This exhibition was organized by the Akron Art Museum and is supported by the museum’s Evelyne Shaffer Endowment for Exhibitions.
