Landscapes of the American West Exhibit by Professor Caroline Lavoie
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uhrimans Framing and Art Gallery in downtown Logan, Utah hosted a special exhibit during Logan’s annual Gallery Walk, from September 17 – October 8, 2010. Landscapes of the American West by LAEP’s own Professor Caroline Lavoie displayed a series of hand sketches, drawn directly on site in order to capture the relationship between the artist/designer and the landscape. The show examines the process involved in drawing on site: seeing, interpreting and internalizing the qualities and variations of the landscape to facilitate a form of interaction with the viewer.
Ms. Lavoie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at Utah State University in Logan, Utah. She joined the Department in 1995. She holds both a Master of Landscape Architecture and a Master of Planning in Urban Design Studies from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She received a BLA degree from the Université de Montréal. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors. She has been a Fellow of the Mountain West Center for Regional Studies in Utah (1999-2001).
For Lavoie, “drawing in the landscape creates an awareness of place that is a distinct form of information gathering and of understanding the landscape. The act of awareness in drawing involves our imaginative perception of space: an active visual, physical and cultural relationship to the land. Thus, each drawing is a unique re-construction of one’s perception of space, a critical aspect of how one proceeds with visual research and design.”
Attendees enjoying the opening of the exhibit on September 17, 2010
InSites 2010
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