Matt Magee, Bluehang, 2006, sculpture
Yoon Choo, Nuclear Family - gardening, 2005, photograph
Formica Formatted: artists using Formica
sponsored by Formica Corporation 
November 10 ~ January 13, 2007
Mix! artist Yoon Cho
photographs
Hallworks artist Victoria Lea Chaney
works on paper
3 D on Swiss artist Chris Powell
tablets
Inventive ways 13 artists explore using Formica materials in their wallworks, sculpture and installations.
From laminate to real wood and metal surfaces to solid surfaces, artists experiment in clever and serious modes ~ from an installation conceived off-site to a hanging array of suspended shapes.
Two of the artists from the group with the highest profiles are Santiago Cucullu, a Glassell School alumni from the Core residency program in Houston, who has since been in international biennials, and Matt Magee, one of Robert Rauschenberg's studio assistants.
Artists who have stepped up to the challenge include the following:
Jason Brown's refined wall boxes with colored facades
Rob Caslin's minimal 3-dimensional wall sculptures
Santiago Cucullu's examination of the nature of visual icons and grafitti
Lawrence Jennings' simple wall bursts that shimmer against the wall
Will Johnson's folk art narrative installed on the wall
Danny Kamerath's one-of-a-kind highly crafted wood furniture
Matt Magee's playful potpourri of cutout shapes free-hanging from the wall
Dalton Maroney's mythological boat form as a vertical shape
Susan Martin's populated floor and wall installation of geometric forms
Jessica McCambly's delicate line drawings related to construction
Charlie Morris' installation of generic tonal vessels
Steve Price's graceful curved wall form
Michael Solis' inventive basketry
Showing concurrently in the Mix! Series, Yoon Cho, from Korea, uses digital photography and video to set the stage for her personal performances. Documenting her own life moments and invented situations, Yoon's work addresses identity, searching, conformity and conflicts.
Hallworks artist Victoria Lea Chaney, selected from last year's membership exhibition by Arthouse director Sue Graze, presents her paper pieces are small, intimate line drawings that encompass thoughtful marks and symbols.
3 D on Swiss artist Chris Powell creates small tableaux of geometric, biomorphic forms in clay for the outdoor sculpture garden. The grouping appears both whimsical and introspective.
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