Contemporary
Art Furniture:
Sam Maloof, John Cederquist, Wendy Maruyama
March 3 through June 10, 2001
GALLERY TALK WITH
WENDY MARUYAMA
March 16, 2001
12 noon
RECEPTION
March 16, 2001
7-9 P.M.
In conjunction with the Annual Furniture Society Conference
taking place on the Arizona State University campus.
LECTURE BY SAM MALOOF
March 18, 2001
2 P.M.
SOUND PERFORMANCE BY STEVE RODEN
April 3, 2001
7:30 P.M.
Sound performance with components of furniture by contemporary Los Angeles
artist Steve Roden.
John Cederquist, Conservation Chest 1, 1997, mixed media, courtesy of Mitchell Berliner Collection.
Contemporary Art Furniture
This exhibition will present the work of three
contemporary furniture makers -- Sam Maloof, John Cederquist and Wendy
Maruyama -- who work in widely varying styles. Each has had significant
impact on the field and continues to do so. Maloof creates functional
furniture with uncluttered design, rhythm and flow. Cederquist's works
combine elements of historic furniture with illusionistic effects of tromp
l'oeil ("fool the eye") surface painting, references to art history,
and humor. Maruyama's work combines training in traditional techniques
with a commitment to sculpture shapes, painted surfaces and expressive
content.
About the Artists
Sam Maloof (b.1916) started making furniture immediately after World War II, when there was little demand for the handmade object. His functional work appears deceptively simple with its uncluttered design, unassuming and natural qualities, and its exceptional technical mastery. John Cederquist (b. 1946) references historic furniture in his work but freely interprets traditional forms with illusionistic effects of trompe lõoeil surface painting, references to art history and humor. Wendy Maruyama (b.1952) discovered woodworking in the late 1960s, when craft programs were expanding throughout the country. Her work combines training in traditional techniques with a commitment to sculptural shapes, painted surfaces and expressive content.
ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by Heather Sealy Lineberry, Contemporary Art Furniture will be installed in the 2,500-square-foot Turk Gallery of the Arizona State University Art Museum at the Nelson Fine Arts Center.
Duration
Contemporary Art Furniture (March 3 - June 10, 2001) is open Tuesday from 10 am to 9 pm, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm.
Support
The exhibition is supported in part by Friends of the Arizona State University Art Museum.
Sam Maloof (b.1916) started making furniture immediately after World War II, when there was little demand for the handmade object. His functional work appears deceptively simple with its uncluttered design, unassuming and natural qualities, and its exceptional technical mastery. John Cederquist (b. 1946) references historic furniture in his work but freely interprets traditional forms with illusionistic effects of trompe lõoeil surface painting, references to art history and humor. Wendy Maruyama (b.1952) discovered woodworking in the late 1960s, when craft programs were expanding throughout the country. Her work combines training in traditional techniques with a commitment to sculptural shapes, painted surfaces and expressive content.
ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by Heather Sealy Lineberry, Contemporary Art Furniture will be installed in the 2,500-square-foot Turk Gallery of the Arizona State University Art Museum at the Nelson Fine Arts Center.
Duration
Contemporary Art Furniture (March 3 - June 10, 2001) is open Tuesday from 10 am to 9 pm, Wednesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, and Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm.
Support
The exhibition is supported in part by Friends of the Arizona State University Art Museum.
For more information contact John Spiak at
spiak@asu.edu.
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