In recognition of our constantly changing visual world, In Motion celebrates the myriad ways artists explore time and movement - actual, implied, imaginary or otherwise.
This subject of time and motion has interested artists throughout history, from the earliest examples of overlapping animals running on the cave walls of Lascaux and Nike of Samothrace leaning into the wind. But it is in the 20th Century, fueled by technology and rapid societal change, that time and motion become essential subjects for exploration within contemporary art.
The 37 artists in the exhibition employ a variety of media, including photography and video, found objects, mobiles and puppets, paint and mixed media. Some artists evoke movement solely through formal means – carefully chosen shapes, color juxtapositions and mark-making or digital manipulation – while others comment on nature as time keeper and climate change. The human body is in motion, propelled by mechanical means as well as the natural movements of water, wind, sound and light. Movement can be lightning fast, rhythmic and repetitive, or gentle and mesmerizing. Whether it is the thrill of the arcade ride or the optical play of light on water, the works activate our senses and invite us to slow down and engage with a world in motion.
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Hilary Bachelder, Katherine Bagley, David Lee Black, Jeanne Carey, Gary Carlson, Michelle Carter, Matt Cegelis, Michele Champion, Katherine Coakley, Alyssa Coffin, Dianna Daly, Francois DeCosterd, Maria Denjongpa, Ron Dirito, Carin Doben, Cheryl Dyment, Sarah Eiermann, Maria Galante, Ellen Garvey, Anne Gilson, Kata Hull, Ann Lafferty, Juliet Lockwood, Carmela Martin, Perry McIntosh, Brian Murphy, Margaret Rack, Judy Robinson-Cox, Tom Robinson-Cox, Isabel Santos, Lynne Sausele, Ruth Schneider, Sally Seamans, James Seavey, Laurie Simko, Fleur Thesmar, Helen Tory
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The juror Kim Bernard creates sculpture that is recycled, kinetic, interactive, public and involves the community. She shows her work nationally and has exhibited at the Portland Museum of Art, Currier Museum of Art, Fuller Craft Museum, Harvard University, Art Complex Museum and UNH Museum of Art. Bernard is the recipient of the Artist Advancement Grant, Kindling Fund Grant, NEFA grant, 6 Maine Arts Commission Grants as well as funding from the Ellis-Beauregard Foundation. She was an artist-in-residence in the Physics Department at Harvard University and at the University of New England. She received her BFA from Parsons in 1987 and her MFA from Mass Art in 2010. Bernard teaches at the Maine College of Art, Colby College, Haystack and as a visiting artist.
Hilary Bachelder, In Diminishing Light; Matt Cegelis, Running-in-Circles; Lynn Sausele, Summer Rain; Laurie Simko, Secrets Kept; Katherine Coakley, Bursting; Ruth Schneider, Rhapsody; Kata Hull, On the Move; Ellen Garvey, Community; Carmela Martin, Energy Unleashed; Dianna Daly, Dancing-Man