Randy Wray
HANG, 2012, Paper, wood, fabric, geode, glass, quartz crystal and acrylic, 25 x 19 x 5 inches.
Randy Wray recycles and transforms humble materials such as junk mail, polystyrene packaging, discarded clothing, and furniture to explore ideas about alchemy and faith. His sculptures and assemblages mix Americana imagery with passages of material-driven abstraction and balance seemingly opposite sensibilities.
http://www.randywray.net/
Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Space Program 2012 Open Studios
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, April 27th from 6–9:00 p.m.
INTERVIEW: Irving Sandler will interview Chris Martin on Saturday, April 28th from 12–1:30 p.m.
OPEN STUDIOS: Saturday, April 28th from 2–6:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 29th from 2–5:00 p.m.
The Space Program, offered by The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation along with a consortium of funders, including Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation, Inc., The Robert Sterling Clark Visual Arts Space Award, The Richard Florsheim Art Fund Award for Older Artists, The Greenwich Collection Ltd., and Agnes Gund, announces grants of studio space to 17 visual artists selected from more than 1,100 applicants. A jury consisting of artists Tara Donovan, Janet Fish, Robert Kushner, Tracy Miller, and Fred Tomaselli selected the grantees for The Space Program.
The Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation Space Program is located at
20 Jay Street, 7th Floor, Room 720
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 858-2244