“2D-3D Organics” Opens in Alexander Gallery

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

“2D-3D Organics” featuring artists Rex Silvernail and Mark Perry, opens in the Alexander Gallery at CCC on Monday, April 6, and continues through May 8. An artist’s reception will take place on Thursday, April 9, from 3-6 p.m.

Most of the materials Rex Silvernail uses in his sculptures are commonly associated with industrial applications. He writes in his artist’s statement, “The structural concepts reflect an interest I have in the art of joinery. I became interested in primitive methods of combining materials while studying and observing past and present original peoples in the western coastal region of Canada.”

Perry is an artist printmaker who works primarily in etching, relief, intaglio and woodcut methods. For the past two years, he has worked with a theme based on “fate.” Perry writes in his artist’s statement, “I hope to comment on how life is a process, just as my printmaking is a process.”

The Alexander Gallery is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, and during special events in the Niemeyer Center. For more information, call Rick True at 503-657-6958, ext. 2541.