ESCAPE HASH Pavilion – Architecture & Sculpture

ESCAPE HASH Pavilion would connect people in personal ways as so many of us have a relationship with social media in our daily lives. The hash symbol with its use in hash-tagging being an object unto itself as sculpture represents our modern times (for good and bad); where data is turned into meta-data; where information is categorized and made searchable; where so many find their voices amongst the billions of souls vying to be seen and heard. The form is inscribed within a rhombohedron which gives it its slant of 7 degrees on both the x and y axes. I did this because the vertical members of the hash sign are slanted while the horizontal members aren’t. The structure sits on 4 concrete plinths. Openings between them allow people to walk inside. They are bench height and double as benches to sit on. The design is made up of 8 straight members (members that connect to the base) and 16 L-shaped members, trapezoidal in cross section. These members intertwine to form hash signs on its four sides and on the top. The members would be made from glue laminated timber (Glulam) from sustainably managed forests. Glulam is composed of wood laminations bonded together with durable, moisture-resistant adhesives. The glulam members would be slotted to accept flanges for bolted connections. The bolts would be countersunk. A pattern of circles from these bolts add to accentuate the intertwining forms.

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TANGENTS Exhibition Review on the CAN Journal (website of the Collective Arts Network – Cleveland) by Christopher Richards – THE ABSTRACT QUESTION, AT AAWR

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Screenshot of Article with my work QUADRABAR I

Two of my works are being shown in the exhibition TANGENTS – ABSTRACT AND GEOMETRIC ART IN NORTHEAST OHIO at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve curated by Jenniffer Omaitz. I’m honored that my work QUADRABAR I is featured in the article and that my work is covered in this review by artist, gallerist and writer Christopher Richards on the CAN Journal website. Click here to read the article.

The exhibition runs from November 2 – December 16, 2023. Hope you can visit and see not only my work but the wonderful work of the other artists.

Curator Jenniffer Omaitz will give a curators talk at the AAWR on December 2 at 1:00pm.

Click here to read more about the exhibition on the Artists Archive website.

Artists Archives of the Western Reserve
1834 E. 123rd Street Cleveland, OH 44106
216-721-9020

I was awarded the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists With Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) Grant for fiscal year 2024.

QUADRAMID VI – 3D Derivative – CNC Cut Out Inkjet On Acrylic

Modeled in the program Blender, I created a structure of 289 multi-colored blocks with multi-colored sloping fins at 51.5 degrees (the angle of slope of the Great Pyramid of Giza). This view is in perspective with the virtual camera looking upward from the bottom.

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QUADRAMID VI, 2023
cnc cut out inkjet on acrylic mounted to composite aluminum
Dimensions Variable, 47.5″ x 47.5″ overall

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Animation of 3D Model

TANGENTS – Abstract and Geometric Art in Northeast Ohio – Opening Reception

It was a wonderful turnout for the opening of TANGENTS at the Artists Archives of the Western Reserve.

I’m proud to be in this exhibition of abstract and geometric art with a group of nine terrific artists (including myself) in NE Ohio; Gianna CommitoDavid Louis Cintron, Mark HowardMark KefferCatherine LentiniNatalie LaneseEd Raffel, and Susan Squires

Curated by artist Jenniffer Omaitz, she says:
Why is making abstract work still important? And how can the process of being an abstract artist lead to greater manifestations of perception? This exhibition aims to excite a deeper interest in geometric art and abstraction in the area and inspire more artists to open up their studio practice.

Thanks to Stuart Pearl for his photographs. All photographs by Stuart Pearl © Artists Archives of the Western Reserve except if otherwise noted.

Click here to learn more about this exhibition and additional programing for the exhibition on the Artists Archives website

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Curator of Tangents Jenniffer Omaitz (left) and Mindy Tousley, Executive Director of the Artists Archives

PYRALUX IV
uv inkjet on acrylic mounted to composite aluminum and cut out on cnc router
47.5″ x 47.5″, edition 1 of 3

QUADRABAR I
uv inkjet on acrylic mounted to composite aluminum and cut out on cnc router
47.5″h x 45.5″w, edition 1 of 3

Curator Jennifer Omaitz (center) and AAWR Executive Director Mindy Tousley (to her right) with the artists in the exhibition speaking about the exhibition

Artist and AAWR board member John Sargent III (left) and artist, curator and owner of Context Fine Art Gallery Christopher Richards

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Artist Ed Raffel with his fantastic mirrored moving artwork

Third from left artist Susan Squires (her work is in the exhibition)

On left artist Natalie Lanese (her work is in the exhibition)
In the background, works by David Louis Cintron

My husband, the incomparable Bruce Baumwoll talking with Megan Alves. Megan Alves is a art historian was previously marketing and program manager at AAWR.

from left: Artist Mark Howard (his work is in the exhibition), Curator Jenniffer Omaitz

Board Member Keith Berr & Linda Barberic

The exhibition runs from November 2 – December 16, 2023. Hope you can visit and see not only my work but the wonderful work of the other artists.

Click here to read more about the exhibition on the Artists Archive website.

Curator Jenniffer Omaitz will give a curators talk at the AAWR on December 2 at 1:00pm.

Artists Archives of the Western Reserve
1834 E. 123rd Street Cleveland, OH 44106
216-721-9020

I was awarded the Ohio Arts Council’s Artists With Disabilities Access Program (ADAP) Grant for fiscal year 2024.