Monday, December 01, 2008

Shadows Exhibit Opens Dec. 4

Above: Jeffrey Schuessler, "On Edge, Again" photo study

When viewing lighted objects it's easy to overlook the shadows they create. At Delavan Art Gallery, Director Bill Delavan has expanded on this concept to produce a first of its kind (to the best of our knowledge) exhibit devoted entirely to shadows and featuring works by a host of noted Central New York artists.

The exhibit will open at the Gallery on Thursday, December 4, from 5-8 PM and continue through Saturday, January 31, 2009. (The Gallery will close for the holidays between December 24 - January 14).

The idea for the Shadows Exhibit was conceived with two thoughts. The first was how shadows are made (by an object, a light source and a background). The second came from Bill Delavan's special Professional interest in lighting the Gallery's exhibitions, sometimes playfully turning shadows into their own art form.

Thus, in July, the Gallery released a call for entries, sparking the interest of artists working in a variety of media and encouraging them to incorporate movement of the object, the background and colored and varying light sources.

Artists whose works will comprise Delavan Art Gallery's Shadows Exhibit include Arlene Abend, Reginald Adams, Anahid Ajemian, Barbara Conte-Gaugel, Hilary Gifford, Barre Hunt, Lauren Ritchie, Jeffrey Schuessler, Andrew Schuster and Matthew Vural.

Delavan Art Gallery is a 3,800 square foot showcase and sales venue for fine art created by area artists. Located in a convenient, downtown location at 501 West Fayette Street, Syracuse, the gallery is free and open to the public. Off-street parking is available and the gallery is handicapped accessible. Delavan Art Gallery holds regular gallery hours on Thursday and Friday afternoons from 12-6 PM Saturdays from 10 AM- 4 PM and at other times by appointment. For more information, visit www.delavanartgallery.com.


Above: Matthew Vural, untitled, sculpture

Video on Syracuse.com

Check out a Syracuse.com video of Delavan Art Gallery as part of the November Th3 art hop at http://videos.syracuse.com/post-standard/2008/11/th3_november_edition.html