Bryant
Holsenbeck is an environmental artist who makes large-scale installations that
document the waste stream in our society.
During the first week in November, she will create a large
scale-exhibition in the High Point Public Library using discarded water bottles.
With the help of the larger community, Ms. Holsenbeck will create a sculptural
installation that references the natural world and surprises us all. She is a
community artist who likes to work with groups of people to make large-scale
installations using the everyday “stuff” of our society.
She states, “For
over a decade now, I have been documenting the “stuff” of our society that we
use once and throw away. Americans continue to create more garbage, per capita,
than any other culture, yet we are blind to our waste. I believe this is a
function of our wealth, and the vastness of our country. We have the room to
hide our waste, and the money to make more. I collect many things, among them,
bottle caps, credit cards, plastic bags, straws and lids, beach plastic and
chop sticks. I use these everyday items to make work, which transforms the
objects and surprises us. I am an environmentalist, receiving great joy from
the natural world. This makes me aware of how we take what we have for granted.
We are used to using “stuff” once and then throwing it away. We may throw it
away, but my work makes me aware of its continual impact.”
Bryant
Holsenbeck began her art career as a basket maker and has evolved into an
environmental artist. She has shown her work and taught throughout the United
States. She has been the recipient of 2 North Carolina Arts Council
Fellowships, a Project Grant and an NEA Arts and Learning Grant that she worked
on in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Public Arts Commission. She is
currently attempting to live one year without disposable plastic and writing a
blog about it titled “THE LAST STRAW: A RELUCTANT YEAR WITHOUT DISPOSABLE
PLASTIC”. She is also an independent studio artist who makes books, birds, and
sculptures out of recycled materials.
She will be
teaching a 2 session Animal Workshop for Adults at Theatre Art Galleries on October
28th and 30th from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. During the 2 sessions, each participant
will design and craft an animal of their choosing using wire, scraps of
material, yarn, and plastic bags. The workshop fee is $65 for TAG members and $75
for Non-members. Visit www.tagart.org to register.
Theatre Art
Galleries is located in downtown High Point at 220 E. Commerce Ave. Gallery
hours are Tuesday through Friday from 12:00-5:00 p.m. For more information
contact the TAG office at 336-887-2137 or visit www.tagart.org."
- A Press Release
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