| Joseph Shaeffer at Artyard |
| Written by Ken Hamel | |||
| Posted: May 12, 2008 | |||
CONFRONT(A)VOID:An Exhibition of new work by Joseph ShaefferArtyardMay 23 - June 29, 2008Opening reception Friday May 23rd, 6:00 - 9:00 pm
(from the press release) Artyard Contemporary Sculpture presents an exhibition of a new body of work by Colorado artist Joseph Shaeffer in an exhibition titled, CONFRONT(A)VOID. This is Shaeffer’s 3rd solo exhibition at Artyard. A reception, with the artist in attendance, will be held on Friday, May 23rd, 2008, from 6 - 9 p.m. This exhibition continues through June 29th, 2008. Artyard Contemporary Sculpture is open Thursday through Saturday from 1:30 to 5:30 p.m., and by appointment. Confront/(a)void is a new body of work resulting from Shaeffer’s psychological meanderings in the Void. The presence of Voids first began to appear in his work during the …Manifest as Tension series and it was there that he began exploring the Void and what it might contain. It was soon discovered that these particular Voids were not the empty spaces associated with commonly understood Voids, but places in the sub-conscience mind where the traumatic events that manifest as psychological tension within the human condition are concealed. The same events that create this tension are also responsible for the evidence of layered Voids that are formed deep within the human psyche. These Voids are confronted in this body of work through a process similar to how they were formed; slowly over time, layer by layer. Void create – Void fill. This seems like a redundant exercise at first, but upon further investigation it presents an elegant solution to the conflicting elements of the problem; the creation of a physical Void to fill a psychological Void. This new series of work concerning the Void began as an attempt to reference geological formations through the use of satellite images and layers of cut paper. As layer upon layer of paper was cut Shaeffer began to realize the process was becoming an exercise in understanding the psychology of the Void. These cut paper study’s led to a more in depth exploration into the Void through painting, photography, and some work that incorporates techniques of contemporary graphic design. Confront/(a)void, is the result of these explorations.
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