past exhibition
Twiddle, Poke, Hold
Liz Nurenberg
04.09.07 - 04.29.17
Opening reception
Sun,
April 9th, 2-6 PM
In
the 21st
century we have become accustomed to holding our social interactions
in our hands. These interactions are slick and technological; they
limit the physical intimacy that is possible through touch. In
Twiddle, Poke, Hold, Liz Nurenberg exhibits
a series of hand held forms. These sculptures explore texture and
handmade form through material play, both hard and soft. The objects
suggest ambiguous function and are meant to illicit moments of
intimacy between two people or between a person and an object. These
hand holds reference product design, representation, and ergonomic
form. Participants are asked to interact and investigate the objects
in order to find moments of comfort and awkwardness through touch.
Liz
Nurenberg (b. 1978) is a Los Angeles based artist. She received a
Bachelor of Fine Art from Grand Valley State University (2003) and a
Masters of Fine Art from Claremont Graduate University (2010.) She is
currently a Part Time Lecturer at California State University
Northridge and Otis School of Art and Design. She was awarded a
fellowship to Ox-Bow School of Art and Artist Residency in 2002, a
Helen B. Dooley Fellowship at Claremont Graduate University in 2010
and received a California Community Foundation Emerging Artist Grant
in 2014. She has exhibited work in Southern California, the
Midwest, the UK and Austria.
On view April 15th,
22nd,
and 29th,12-4
PM or by appointment
