Standing Still
Jefferson-based artist Mary-Ann Prack’s figurative sculptures are on display at ASU’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts.
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“Standing Still … in the Abstract” isn’t just a
title.
It describes the essence of the 51 figurative works by Canadian-born artist Mary-Ann
Prack.
On display at Appalachian State University’s Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (TCVA)
through March 23, Prack’s sculptures and paintings have been described as “crisp and powerful
abstractions of the human figure … (that) strongly resonate the very real emotional experience of
being human.”
What makes Prack’s work distinctive is how she transforms raw clay and metal
into artwork, each with its own individual presence, spirit, timelessness and mystery.
Her
stoneware clay and metal sculptures and mixed media paintings are shaped and colored intuitively,
but have an infinite range of shapes, colors, details and sizes; no two alike nor with a normal
front and back.
This exhibition has brought together several different design
directions that Prack has followed over the past 30 years, including works with primary color and
monotone surfaces, sculpture with fired glaze, cold colors and patina oxidized metal surfaces, as
well as paintings with mixtures of oil, acrylic, oil pastel and graphite.
The Turchin Center
is located at 423 W. King St. in downtown Boone. Hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through
Thursday and Saturday, and noon to 8 p.m. Friday. The center is closed Sunday and Monday and
observes all university holidays.
For more information, call (828) 262-3017 or
visit http://www.tcva.org.
Gallery Times
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For more information or to make a submission, contact editor Frank Ruggiero at (frank@mountaintimes.com) or (828) 264-6397.
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