Babson Art Exhibit April 16 – May 20

Delicate Terrestrials – Sculpture and Painting

What: The Sorenson Center for the Arts at Babson College will present Delicate Terrestrials.

Who:         Sculpture by Deborah Baldizar and paintings by Maggie Connors

When:       Exhibit: April 16 – May 20, 2009; Hours: 9 am-7 pm Monday – Sunday

                  Artists’ Talk: Thursday, April 16, 4 pm

                  Opening Reception: Thursday, April 16, 5-7 pm

Where: Babson, College, Hollister Hall, Main Lobby

Info: Contact Artist in Residence, Danielle Krcmar, dkrcmar@babson.edu, 781-239-5888, for more information.

There is an ethereal quality to the work of both artists; everyday people are represented through marks and materials that remind us of the temporal nature of existence.

Deb Baldizar’s cast paper portraits of her family and of herself are both ephemeral and tactile. The sculptures’ raised seams, evidence of the casting process, evoke auras or halos that set them apart from their surroundings. These textured edges suggest a physical connection to a previous context. The introspective gaze of each sculpture combines with the metaphors of the seams to endow each figure with a sense of personal history.

Maggie Connors’ early work evolved from action drawings composed of marks that traced the path of her body’s movements. Within them, she would find various figures and pull them to the surface. Her current paintings are based on photographs of friends, neighbors, and co-workers performing activities of daily life and sport. Personalities are made visible through the specific play and execution of a gesture. The expressive quality of the gestures and the subtly handled surfaces draw one in close, creating a sense of intimacy as the viewer imagines getting to know these subjects.