GALLERY The Shape of the Air 2012, Aluminum screen, cotton thread 12 feet x 6 feet x 5 feet
ALUMNI ARTIST
Name: Katy Gilmore Graduated: 2011 BA in Art, BA in Mathematics, BA in Spanish
After Graduating from Greenville, Katy moved to southern California to begin the Master of Fine Arts program at Azusa Pacific University. Her recent solo exhibition, “The Shape of Air” took place in Heritage Art Gallery from September 10 - October 4, 2012. Katy works at the university in the missions department and will graduate in 2014.
A Note from the Artist: I collect data through daily rituals, mathematical formulas, and seemingly mundane information. These are quantifiable, observable phenomena. The shape of the air, essentially the negative space around objects, fluctuates in time. In an effort to visualize this fluid, invisible substance, I set permeable barriers for the air. At any point in time, the shape of the air inside the screens is observable and calculable. Moving air nudges the wires. Elements pass, move, leave. New air enters, pushes elements out of the way, waits to be pushed out.
“I want to collect the shape of air in time.”
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