Reflections on Making: Sara Fine-Wilson talks about Sara Sze

This is another in a series of occasional blog posts, where we've asked a member artist to talk briefly about an artist who's profoundly influenced their work. Here, associate artist Sara Fine-Wilson talks about her fascination with the work of Sara Sze.

photo courtesy of : artsmarttalk.blogspot.com/2012/03/sarah-sze-our-artist-invenice.

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Paying attention to what is there can often prompt questions about whats not there and why. This is where I begin. I try to take notice of what I might have missed, ignored or dismissed as irrelevant. Often times this act can lead me to discovery. As an artist I can set up parameters and manipulate materials that act as a map to guide the viewer but I donʼt tell the whole story. I am interested layered connections, how they form and what they look like.

Inspiration for the objects I make can come from a broken bit of something glossy, a collection of parts waiting to be purposed, a desire to manipulate a certain material and the way things interact with each other. Inspiration also happens when I have conversations with students, colleagues and other artists.

Most recently I have been paying attention to the work of Sara Sze. I am interested in the way she explores the idea of being thrown of center and out of one comfort zone. She creates situations in which the viewer has an experience of interacting that provokes questions and exploration. If you want to read more about her work check out this piece in the NY Times.

And now a bit about Sara Fine-Wilson...

Levitate, sculpture by Sara Fine-Wilson

Sara Fine-Wilson is an artist and teacher who works primarily in sculpture and also in photography and painting. She attended The Maryland Institute college of Art and earned a BFA with a Major in Ceramics.  She went on to the Massachusetts College of Art and earned a Master of Science in Art Education with a studio focus in clay. She then spent a year as a resident artist at The Worcester Center for Crafts. She completed her MFA in Ceramics at The University of the Arts in Philadelphia.PA. Her work has been shown at The Concord Art Association, Fitchburg Art Museum, Danforth Art, Gallery 540 at Urban Outfitters World Headquarters. She is an associate member of the Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery in Framingham Ma where her work is represented regularly. She currently teaches art at Lincoln SudburyRegional High School. She continues to work in her studio in Millbury Massachusetts where she lives with her husband Bruce and her dog Arlo. See more of her work at sarafinewilson.com.

Internal Combustion: a gallery transformed

transformation complete!

Special thanks to the all the artists who submitted work, to juror Joseph Carroll, who selected and curated the exhibit, 

and to the three fabulous interns whose assistance made this happen in record time.

See more images of work on exhibit at 

images-fountainstreetfineart.blogspot.com

Internal Combustion/ Juror Selections

INTERNAL COMBUSTION:

 152 entries

+ 76 artists

 x 1 juror =

a very strong show!

We spent the better part of the day watching quietly while Joseph Carroll carefully examined each piece, as he made his selections for the show. Earlier, we had randomly arranged the submissions  along the walls and on every surface of the gallery, in order to make each piece visible at first glance without introducing any bias.

Joseph may have experienced a bit of sensory overload when he walked in (as you might expect from the above images), but was undaunted as he methodically studied each piece. If several pieces had been submitted by a single artist, he often considered them together. By the end of the day, he had selected and arranged 50 pieces by 38 artists.

Joseph told us later that he likened the experience to "walking into a party where you didn't know anyone", and trying to get a feeling for which people you'd like to get to know a little better. He commented that as he grew a little more familiar with the individual pieces, he noticed common themes in work that was executed with different media and of different styles.  He curated the show to reflect this interplay and create a conversation between the disparate elements of individual pieces, with the intent that the exhibit as a whole comes together in a way that is greater than the sum of its parts.

Come see for yourself!

Internal Combustion runs from June 22- August 4.

Please join us for the

  Opening Reception, Saturday June 23, from 5 -7pm

or visit us anytime-

Gallery hours are Thursday-Sunday 11-5

Our summer hours are as follows:

Closed July 6-7, Independence Day weekend

July 13- Aug 4, Fri-Sat 11-5 

and as always, by appointment

508-879-4200