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September Issue
2008
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Loul Samater and Jarod Charzewski
The Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, will present the exhibit, Faculty Spotlight, featuring works by Loul Samater and Jarod Charzewski, from Sept. 5 through Oct. 10, 2008.
Loul Samater
Loul Samater was born in Saudi Arabia and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dickinson College (1999) and a Masters Degree of Fine Arts in Painting from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2004). She became a Visiting Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing at the College of Charleston in 2005. Samater has exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide.
Samater's installation, Diving Dunce, will be in the first floor gallery of the Halsey Institute. Her work is derived from memories of growing up outside of America. She uses materials that connote parties - balloons, glitter and party hats arranged in intimate settings that create a tension for the viewers, leaving them to question whether the party is over, or has yet to begin. This environment challenges the viewer to consider whether they are a participant or observer.
Jarod Charzewski
Jarod Charzewski was born in Winnipeg, Canada and received his Bachelors of Fine Art from the University of Manitoba (1996) and a Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture from the University of Minnesota (2005). Charzewski has been included in several solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Canada, and has lectured as a visiting artist at the College of Visual Arts in St. Paul, MN, Pitzer College in Clearmont, CA, University of Missoula, Missoula, MT, and at Trinity Square Video in Toronto, Ontario. The artist has been a Visiting Assistant Professor of Sculpture at the College of Charleston since 2006.
For his installation on the second floor of the Halsey, Charzewski has created Scarp, which references the earth and our place in it. There is what appears to be a geological formation made out of several tons of carefully folded clothing. The various strata reveal dense deposits of denim, corduroy, cotton, and different synthetic fabrics united by color and type. The artist states, "This project is about fabricating history with our own synthetic and fleeting artifacts as the medium."
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Institute at 843/953-5680 or visit
(www.halsey.cofc.edu).
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