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November Issue 2006
USC-Aiken in Aiken, SC, Offers Mixed Media Works by Susan Lenz
The Etherredge Center on the USC-Aiken campus in Aiken, SC, will present an exhibition of mixed media work by Columbia, SC, artist Susan Lenz in its upper gallery from Nov. 1 - 28, 2006. The exhibit entitled, Masks and Markings, will feature twenty-two new works based on West African artifacts.
Lenz's interest in tribal art stems from travels to Kenya and has been fostered by visits to notable museum collections. She says, "I began working on this series as a result of a wonderful opportunity to photograph and sketch a truckload of African artifacts. I admire the craftsmanship of people who use materials in their midst, the notion that each tribal member is an artist in his own right, and the function of creativity in spiritual matters. I am seeking to interpret these images using the materials with which I have always worked, with the understanding that my lack of a formal arts education is not a deterrent but possibly a "tribal" bonus, and in the spirit of experimental creativity. Each piece provides an opportunity to try a different approach or application order."
The work includes collaged polyester sheers and velvets, Expanda-paint, oil pastels and crayons, silk filaments, snippets of threads, and free-motion machine embroidery. Some works also include hand stitching, beads, textural gels and paint. The series is ongoing.
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