Laurie Beth Clark
University of Wisconsin-Madison Professor of Art (4-D).
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Erica Hess
2015
Commonwealth Gallery
5/1 – 5/12 2017
The arc appears in a variety of ways in the world. Sine waves, architectural elements, arch top doors, windows, bridges, aqueducts, arches, weaving, bowls, semi circles, geometry, parabola, bike racks, mathematical symbols, alphabets, horseshoes, paperclips, magnets, rainbows, logos, neck pillows, road signs, computing codes, and more.
The ubiquitous nature of the arc offers a freedom of interpretation and an opportunity for poetic interpretation. My work and research explores line and iterations of a single form that transition between two- and three-dimensional states. From form to experience and back to form, this line is mutable, abstract, and speaks to a symbolic language of exploration and evaluation.