11/11/2022 0 Comments State of decay 2 legacyHer sculptures act as palimpsests, unearthing lost artifacts and art forms while bringing to light what has been concealed or hidden in a state of deep storage. Her rubber crates, workshop dollies, lamps, and light bulbs are imbued with cast rubber weeds, vines, and insects, becoming humorous, comedic versions of their authentic counterparts. If the walls of the dilapidated studio collapse, nature takes over-a nature oblivious of human concerns, with its own cycle of destruction and renewal.”Įmbracing this notion of her studio as a metaphor for abandonment, collapse, and entropy, her sculptures nod to the absurdity of social constructs and the misguided perceptions of stability and constancy. Suddenly, a wasteland is teeming with microscopic life. As Silverthorne explains, “its debris, if enlarged and cast as sculpture, becomes biomorphic. The natural forms depicted in her work, such as dandelions, sunflowers, and insects contrast the remains of the studio that are both metaphorically and literally frozen in a state of collapse and decay. The exhibition runs now through January 8, 2022. Full of layered meanings that are at times conflicting and ambiguous, Silverthorne’s sculptures act as archeological excavation sites-unearthing the “vanished voices” of deceased artists, family, friends, and studio assistants that have traced through her studio. (GLASSBORO, NJ) - Rowan University Art Gallery presents What’s Going On Here?, a solo exhibition of NY-based artist Jeanne Silverthorne’s cast rubber sculptures.
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