OPENING RECEPTION: Saturday May 12TH 6:30PM - 9:00PM
In May 2012, PEEL exhibits work by Dallas based glass artist, Justin Ginsberg, and Montreal based fashion jeweler and artist, Arielle de Pinto.
Justin Ginsberg’s most recent work utilizes hundreds of hand-pulled strands of glass which are fused together to create delicate brush strokes suggestive of calligraphy. The large compositions, spanning twenty to thirty feet horizontally, are suspended by monofilament. They are free to fall, bend and twist according to the specifics of the space and the force of gravity. To document these temporary formations, Ginsberg creates large scale giclee images that can stand as pieces in their own right. Through action and documentation, the artist preserves the ephemeral, ‘providing a window into a specific moment, at a specific location’.
In conjunction with Justin Ginsberg’s work, Peel will exhibit work by Arielle de Pinto. Arielle de Pinto fuses an organic aesthetic and rough-hewn carvings with geometric elements to create her dynamic crocheted chain accessories and foot wear. Alongside her jewelry—which ranges from crocheted chain and metal necklaces to brutalist carved figurines and imaginative hair accessories—stand de Pinto’s art pieces, including expres¬sionistic metal masks and painterly chain tapestries. Transparent in process and marked with the designer’s authorship, this core showpiece practice fuels the creativity for her accessory lines.
April 26th - Sat May 4th
The Architecture of Books seminar, taught by Reto Geiser at the Rice University School of Architecture, introduced architecture students to the book as a means to think about the production of space, and as a critical vessel to discuss and disseminate architectural ideas. The works exhibited at PEEL address both critical and editorial skills as well as the craft of typography and bookmaking. Students were challenged to design a book based on Colin Rowe and Robert Slutzky’s essay “Transparency”, originally published in 1963, taking the role of editor and designer, reevaluating the content of this seminal text, adapting or expanding it, and defining an appropriate form for it. The investigative, carefully designed, well crafted, humorous, and provocative works on show underline that the book still serves as an ideal format for architects to broadcast their ideas, despite the repeated claim that printed matter will disappear in the age of electronic media.
