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November Issue 2005
The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC, Features Works by Dorothy Gillespie
The Louise Wells Cameron Art Museum in Wilmington, NC, is presenting the exhibition, Dorothy Gillespie: Reflections, in the Museum's Samuel Hudson Hughes Wing through Feb. 19, 2006. Two site-specific installations encompass the exhibition including: Water Sculptures I-X1V, colorful ribbons of painted aluminum most recently exhibited at Disney World's Epcot Center will be floating in the museum's pond as you turn onto Museum Drive, then located in the Sculpture Court is the art environment Color, Light and Motion comprised of nearly 200 painted sculptural components originally created for Rockefeller Center.
Since the 1980s, Gillespie's abstract sculptures have been fueled by a passionate commitment to accessibility, community, and educational outreach. Her site-specific sculptures include Entrance to Enchanted Castle displayed in the museum's reception hall, and an installation in the lobby of Thalian Hall. She constantly approaches her art with a fresh outlook experimenting with material, color, and form, moving from painting on canvas to painting on aluminum. Her large-scale, colorful sculptures made by applying enamel paint onto aluminum, are alive with movement and color. They hang from ceilings, cascade down walls, stand in gardens, float in ponds and roll along the ground. The energy in her work is infectious, reflecting her lively personality.
"I have a thing when asked to show my work - I say 'Yes,'" Gillespie said. "Not everyone can get to New York or Miami. And the most wonderful things can happen when I say 'Yes.' I might see someone I once knew. And I like to see the expressions on people's faces."
Born in 1920 in Roanoke,VA, Gillespie graduated from the Maryland Institute's College of Art in Baltimore and later attended The Art Students League in New York City. After returning to New York, she became engaged in feminist activism and involved in women's art organizations. Gillespie's artistic expression extends from sculpture into painting, works on paper, room-sized installations, jewelry and wearable art.
Gillespie's work is in major public and private collections around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, LincolnCenter, the Tel Aviv Museum in Israel and the Frankfurt Museum State Collection in Germany.
For further information check our NC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Museum at 910/395-5999 or at (www.cameronartmuseum.com).
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