CURRENT EXHIBITS

Marius Lehene and Ray Tomasso, April 26 – May 19, 2012.

Opening Reception, April 27, 6 – 9 PM

Marius Lehene: Sum Over Histories

In “Sum Over Histories”, Marius Lehene presents mostly three-dimensional works developed through an analogy with the construction of identity.

Romanian born, Lehene is interested in the simultaneity of perspectives inherent in the condition of the immigrant. The precarious-looking, scaffolding-life, forms reflect how precarious, stratified, and fluid identity itself is. In these works Lehene colapses multiple perspectives into singular constructions (or drawings). These multiple points of view often correspond to the cultural environments that contribute to Lehene’s own sense of identity: Romanian, American, and Indian.

Distinct systems of landmarks are overlapped into individual works and the viewer is positioned ambiguously, just like the artist, relative to all. The works reflect this multiplicity also in the accumulation of
side-of-the-road visual events that suggests a perpetual re-orientation.
As such, dislocation is a hinge-concept motivating Lehene’s practice.
Sometimes these works have gone to a point where dislocation is pushed so far that they imply no location at all (like in the Sum Over Histories drawings).

Marius Lehene is an Associate Professor in the Art Department at CSU.

Ray Tomasso: Luminous Flux

Luminous Flux displays Ray Tomasso’s exploration of aggressive and intense new hues that vibrate and pulse on his sculptural cast paper forms.
In this show, he investigates the use of these dynamic color combinations on increasingly simple abstract compositions, with excursions into larger works of higher relief.
Cast archival rag paper continues to form the basis of Tomasso’s work, a form he has developed and made his own during a career spanning over 35 years as a professional artist.
His studio serves as center for students and professionals interested in the exploration of paper as a medium for fine art.