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September Issue
2010
University of
South Carolina in Columbia, SC, Offers Works by Mary Edna Fraser
The University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC, is presenting the exhibit, The Art of Environmental Awareness: The Batiks, featuring works by Mary Edna Fraser, on view at the McKissick Museum through Dec. 14, 2010.
Fraser uses batiks,
a form of earthworks and an ancient medium of waxing and hand
dyeing cloth to express climate change and its long term effects
on the environment. Earthworks, a new style of environmental art,
emerged in the 1960's drawing parallels between traditional art
in museums, gallery and the environment.
Early in her career, Fraser recorded landscapes as an artistic
expression and focused on the coastlines of the Carolinas. She
noticed changes in the earth and became inspired by the land,
water and sky. Her works are topographical, and reflect large
to scale pieces like barrier islands, coastal regions and in-land
rivers, which reflect the dynamic look and feel of the diversity
the landscapes.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery
listings, call the Museum at 803-777-2876 or visit (www.cas.sc.edu/MCKS/).
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