Ewing's exhibit focuses on landscape

"Balance" by Deborah McClary, carved wood, gesso, rope

"Balance" by Deborah McClary, carved wood, gesso, rope

Contemporary works exploring landscape created by six Tennessee sculptors are on exhibit at the University of Tennessee's Ewing Gallery of Art and Architecture this fall.

Entitled "Objects on the Horizon," the contemporary, large-scale pieces will be at the Ewing, 1715 Volunteer Blvd., Aug.17-Oct. 4. The sculptors use a variety of media, from dirt, coal and wood to plastic. Some artists also incorporate electronic video and audio.

Each artist will have one to three pieces in the exhibit.

The six artists whose works are included in "Objects on the Horizon" are Jason S. Brown of Knoxville, Greely Myatt of Memphis, Greg Pond of Sewanee, Deborah McClary of Sparta, Greeneville native Audrey Hasen Russell and Johnson City resident Jackson Martin.

Brown, who has taught sculpture at UT since 2001, received a master's of fine arts from the Rhode Island School of Design. Brown says his recent sculptures placed in urban and rural landscapes question the relationships human beings have with the natural world. "I am particularly interested in exploring transitional spaces where growth and decay are happening simultaneously," he said in an artist's statement about his work.

Brown's installation for "Objects on the Horizon" is the first in a series of projects exploring mountaintop- removal coal mining. The work will incorporate 600 pounds of raw coal with fragments of an upside down house and images from the recent TVA fly ash spill near Kingston.

Memphis artist Greely Myatt received his master's of fine art from the University of Mississippi and is now a professor of art at the University of Memphis.

Pond, who received his master's of fine art from the University of Georgia, is an associate art professor at the University of the South. An artist in residence at art schools in Switzerland and Ireland, Pond creates art that involves sculpture, sound installation, video, electronics and programming.

McClary, whose studio is in Sparta, received her bachelor's degree in fine arts from UT in 1994. Russell is a Greeneville native who lives in Brooklyn, N.Y. She received her bachelor's of fine arts in sculpture from UT and a master's in sculpture from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Michigan.

Martin teaches in the East Tennessee State University's Department of Art and Design. The Tennessee native received his master's of fine arts from Rinehart School of Sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art and his bachelor's in fine art from Middle Tennessee State University. He uses industrial materials such as steel, wood, glass and plastic with natural items like plants, dirt and water to collaborate the cultural and natural worlds.

Amy McRary may be reached at 865-342-6437.

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