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SPEAKING SILENCE / Contemporary Sculpture 

The Juried Exhibition is a collaboration organized by

Texas Sculpture Group and Gallery Shoal Creek

Speaking Silence presents three-dimensional work by eighteen Texas artists, all members of the Texas Sculpture Group. They were selected from over ninety entries submitted by thirty-four members.  

The exhibition opens on November 1 and runs through December 3, 2015. The exhibition will be on view during the upcoming East Austin Studio Tour, and a reception for the artists will be held on Saturday, November 14, from 6 to 8 pm at the gallery, located in the Flatbed Building.  

The exhibition focuses on the contemplative nature of contemporary sculpture and how artists use the language of silence to convey ideas. Artistically, each of the exhibiting sculptors melds form and material seamlessly to create objects that engage, spark curiosity, and stimulate inquiry.

“In defining the parameters of the exhibition, I focused on the idea of how form and material speak as one and how the artist defines his or her voice working three-dimensionally,” says Judith Taylor, owner and director of Gallery Shoal Creek and juror for Speaking Silence.

“I am particularly fascinated with the compositional connect between the object and its surround and how the sculptor uses voids and negative spaces to connect the two. Undulating lines and changing angles suggest movement while evocative patterns cast shadows and illusions take hold of our imagination. Such is the magic of contemporary sculpture.”

An online catalogue, SPEAKING SILENCE, will be available October 20. The following artists will be featured:

ELIZABETH AKAMATSU

MELISSA BORRELL

LAUREN BROWNING

VALERIE CHAUSSONNET

SUSAN FITZSIMMONS

JERRY FREID

MICHAEL FURRH

AMY GERHAUSER

KATHI HERRIN

JASON MEHL

CAPRICE PIERUCCI

CAT QUINTANILLA

PAUL SEEMAN

SABINE SENFT

JUDITH SIMONDS

MIKE STEPHEN
HANK WADDELL
JO ZIDER

TEXAS SCULPTURE GROUP

For half a century, the International Sculpture Center, based in New Jersey, has been advancing the creation and understanding of sculpture internationally. Providing resources, bringing together artists and patrons, convening conferences and publishing Sculpture, an international, monthly magazine dedicated to all forms of contemporary sculpture are just a few of the organization’s initiatives. Texas Sculpture Group is an affiliated chapter of ISC, and one of just three branch organizations. Chicago Sculpture International and the Pacific Rim Sculptors Group join TSG in promoting contemporary sculpture as an art form regionally. With 118 current members, Texas Sculpture Group works to advance camaraderie among those who make, collect, research and simply enjoy sculpture in Texas.

GALLERY SHOAL CREEK

Speaking Silence concludes the gallery’s year-long celebration 5 DECADES.  Established in 1965, Gallery Shoal has a legacy of presenting a diverse range of contemporary visual art.  Throughout 2015, the gallery has presented a series of events and exhibitions that reflect the gallery’s legacy and contributions to the Austin art community.  

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