Arts Center of Saint Peter to feature work inspired by domestic life and cancer survival
SAINT PETER, MINN. – The Arts Center of Saint Peter will feature “Same Face, Different Place,” paintings by Mankato artist and educator Rachel Compart, and “Dew Point,” photography by Saint Peter multimedia artist Laurie Zallek Knight, from June 13-July 13. Compart, a painter and instructor at Minnesota State University, Mankato, developed “Same Face, Different Place” inspired by a pile of dirty laundry. “These mundane objects turned into complex forms that could be used to describe an average person’s life, my life,” Compart says. The paintings are “a catalog of forms that began as clothes, manipulated and arranged to represent work, play, relationships, laziness, frustration, motherhood, change and love.” Knight, a self-taught multimedia artist, began using macro photography during her recovery from brain cancer. “The fascination started as I viewed the intricate details of a spider web covered in drops of dew,” Knight says. “Macro photography parallels the way my senses changed after cancer. They’re more acute. Details really make a difference and my photography expresses that.” A reception and artists’ talk will take place on Saturday, June 14, from 7:00-9:00 p.m. The exhibitions and reception are free and open to the public. Since 1979, the Arts Center of Saint Peter has hosted creative performances, classes for youth and adults, exhibits and more, serving residents of Saint Peter and the surrounding region. The galleries are free and open to the public. Hours and information are at www.artscentersp.org. - See more at: http://www.slantedmag.com/?q=arts/Arts-Center-of-Saint-Peter-to-feature-work-inspired-by-domestic-life-and-cancer-survival-0514#sthash.Lx6dOjQb.dpuf
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