FALL ARTS “Half a Chance” by Chieko Murasugi and Barbara VanDewoestine
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esigned by Chieko Murasugi and sewed by Barbara VanDewoestine, “Half a Chance” is an abstract work with four quadrants of colorful lines. Two of the quadrants were intentionally planned by Chieko, whereas the location of the lines in the other two were generated using a computer randomization program. This combination of ordered and randomly created lines resulted in an illustration of chance. “It’s a piece that reminds us, you know, that chance and intention both play parts in our lives,” Chieko says. She and Barbara have worked together since 2021, sewing various fabrics into abstract designs and making ideas come to life. A few days before Uproar started, Chieko worked with Sam Williamson and Michael Waller to get her piece up on a building on Court Street in Hillsborough.
MAKING SOME NOISE Years in the making, Uproar Festival of Public Art kicked off in July with 60 larger-than-life works around downtown Chapel Hill, Carrboro and Hillsborough. Here, a closer look at a few. By Lena Mi ano
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