Opening 6 October 6-8pm
Open Friday - Sunday 7 - 22 October 2017
Artist's talk: Sunday 15 October 2pm
Open Friday - Sunday 7 - 22 October 2017
Artist's talk: Sunday 15 October 2pm
Late
in 2014, a notebook was returned to me out of the past – my first notebook,
begun in 1969 in senior high school. As an artist, I have always used a
notebook to organize, think, remember, and the return of this genesis of the
books made me view them differently, objectively. I remembered the reason for
the first notebook’s creation. We were required as senior students to keep
separate files for each subject and I found breaking experience up into
isolated chunks to be counterproductive. So I began the notebooks and started
mixing study, life and ideas all together as they occurred. The visual/design
aspect of each page helped thought and memory.
After
a hiatus, I returned to the use of notebooks when I began study at art school
and have maintained one ever since. The books contain everything – ideas,
sketches, shopping lists, money (lack of usually). They have become a part of
my brain, and a way to assess each day how steady my hand and mind are.
Logically
this leads me to think of the end of the series. I would want to destroy them rather
than leaving them behind after my death to be dealt with by my relatives, but
to choose the time of their completion is akin to choosing the time of my own
death.
As
only one double page of each book will be displayed at any one time, the pages
will be turned each week so that 3 different viewings are
possible.
Wendy Howard Concertina |
Wendy Howard gli alieni |
Wendy Howard Gondola |
Wendy Howard Indian Drum |
Wendy Howard Seagulls |
Wendy Howard babar & alligator |