On view through September 3, 2007
The studio craft movement developed in the U.S. during the years after World War II and has flourished internationally over the past 40 years. During this period, craft artists have experimented with non-traditional materials and new techniques, producing bold, abstract, and sculptural art, as well as continuing to make utilitarian objects.
One of a Kind will feature works by 47 artists, including such established figures as Ken Price, Robert Arneson, Wharton Esherick, Albert Paley, Ed Rossbach, and Ruth Duckworth, as well as younger artists such as Kyung-hee Hong, Axel Russmeyer, and Bonnie Seeman. In the studio craft movement, artists are directly involved in the actual process of making the object, not just conception and design. The handmade "woven walls" of Olga de Amaral (b. 1932) are remarkable for their technical finesse and their deeply felt references to the artist's native Colombia. In her intricate tapestry of silver leaf, the richly embellished ultramarine blue and silver strips are reminiscent of the rivers and waterfalls of her country.
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