A new permanent exhibition case is now open in the Phoebe and Ed Forio Gallery with almost 50 stellar examples of American and European works of art in silver. This case has been under design and manufacture for three years. Its successful implementation is rooted in a generous gift from Alex and Claire Crumbley and the Chaparral Foundation, as well as funds from the Beverly H. Bremer Charitable Lead Unitrust. This case has boosted the effectiveness of our expansive collection in silver and will be a long-term educational tool.
Cheryl Goldsleger, a native of Philadelphia, received her training there, in Rome and in St. Louis before coming south to teach and to create. Many viewers have responded to her early work (which is architectonic and features numerous empty chairs scattered throughout physically impossible buildings) with feelings of desolation. Is the viewer encountering the aftermath of a party or meeting or something post-apocalyptic? To Goldsleger, however, these spaces are just that: spaces.
UGA master of fine arts degree candidate Deepanjan Mukhopadhyay calls Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, home. Mukhopadhyay received his undergraduate degree in photography at Louisiana Tech. He continues to create art in the visual realm but has expanded beyond a single medium.
From Michelangelo’s David to Giacometti’s “Walking Man I,” sculpture has long paved the way for explorations of art and the human form in distinctive ways.
