Aug 30 2018
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Oct 22 2018
Unfurl: Oreen Cohen, Artist in Residence Gallery Show

Unfurl: Oreen Cohen, Artist in Residence Gallery Show

Presented by Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse at Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

Oreen's artist statement:
To unfurl is to make or become spread out from a rolled or folded state, especially in order to be open to the wind. With this in mind, I approached the making of new work for the Summer 2018 residency at Creative Reuse.

My creative process is visceral, deeply rooted in the act of scavenging, experimentation and collage. All the materials are reclaimed from Creative Reuse, the trash, or from a U-pick auto junk yard. Each sculpture began with bending tomato cages for the armature. Becoming familiar with each material's properties, how it might bend, warp, or transform initiates the exchange between myself and the materials. Processes such as weaving, layering, collaging, dipping, twisting have been used and reiterated in each sculpture.

The work illustrates the unfurling and unwinding of material potentials that ultimately establish themselves into new narratives.
Each work stands on its own but together creates a large scale installation. Each work and each painting in the background is for individual sale.

Support for this program is generously provided by the PA Council on the Arts.

Admission Info

Free and open to the public.

Phone: 4124730100

Email: ash@pccr.org

Dates & Times

2018/08/30 - 2018/10/22

Location Info

Pittsburgh Center for Creative Reuse

214 N. Lexington Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208

Parking Info

Parking available in Construction Junction's parking lot on N. Lexington Street. On-street parking also available where not signed for permits.

Bus information - Nearest stops (most frequent buses):

- Penn Ave & Lexington St (71C – from Oakland and Wilkinsburg)
- N Homewood Ave & Thomas Blvd (74 – from Squirrel Hill and Larimer)
- East Busway, Homewood station (EBA – from Swissvale and Downtown)

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