Fri 2/18 @ 11:30AM-1PM
Sculptor Charmaine Spencer’s work is familiar to regulars at 78th Street Studios’ Third Fridays who take the stairs all the way to the top floor, where her peaceful light- and plant-filled studio is located. Her nature-based work exudes a sense of peace and balance as well, as she combines her materials in both familiar and unexpected ways. “The materials symbolize identity being stripped cut or broken, then reformed, woven, bound or slotted back together and its new ‘self’ is formed,” says Spencer of her artistic practice.
Currently her work is on view at the Sculpture Center in From: Seed To: Root, based on African spirit/ancestor vessels. “The exhibition title From: Seed To: Root refers to the cyclical relationship between us and our ancestors, we give, we listen, we learn, we do,” says the exhibition artists statement. “They heal, they guide, they nourish, and we grow.” The show is on view through Saturday March 5.
If you’d like to learn more from the artist herself, she’ll be doing a Lunch of Fridays Zoom talk on Friday February 18. It’s free and open to all; you can register here.
Sculpture Center: Artist Talk with Charmaine Spencer