LEE MALERICH / AN EXPERIMENT

LEE MALERICH

AN EXPERIMENT: September 13 – 17

Opening Reception:

Thursday, September 14, 5-8 pm

Artist’s Presentation: 

Saturday, September 16, 3-5 pm

I will bring in work to show significant steps in my transition from textiles to sculpture.

Viewing hours:

Wednesday September 13, 11-3 PM

Thursday, September 14, 11-8 PM

Friday, September 15, 11-3 PM

Saturday, September 16, 11-5 PM

Sunday, September 17, 11-3 PM

Or By Appointment: 803 539 3399, 803 536 4207, [email protected]

An Experiment

I put down my textile work some time ago. My stories were told; my problems dealt with and tied in a knot. 

But that was not the end of the artmaking.  An artist walks through life absorbing, digesting, responding, commenting. We are trained to do this. 

I moved a house from three miles away to its current location. I stripped it down to its bones, and started it over. I used new tools, learned new processes and found new materials. I was hooked.

My question was, could I make art with these new skills having no criticism or teacher? Could I make sculpture without knowing its history from the beginning? Could I even work in three dimensions? The experiment was that basic. 

In the end, I found that I could and learned a lesson from my personal herstory. I will be present in the gallery during all the times listed previously.