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INCLUDED WORKS page 2 & 3
Singing Bowl
Medallion: Susan Cabnet, Julia Claus, Christopher Darway, Jacqueline Ott, and Diane Marie Rosetti Carved Box: Jonathan Bonner and Johnny Jackson.
oil paint on sheet of tin, brass, nickel, video 6m 7s 2019
Philadelphia College of Art Commemorative Medallion
page 8 & 9 Marilyn da Silva Dwelling I
silver, pearl, hickory 28" x 27" x 5", 1970
copper, brass, gesso, color pencil, sand 21" x 12" x 10", 1992
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Put Out the Fire I-III
Boris Bally Brave 4: Breast Plate 100 gun-triggers* (steel) mounted on stainless cord, 925 silver, 750 gold *weapons courtesy Good4Guns Antiviolence Coalition, City of Pittsburgh, PA open 26" x 11-1/2" x 2", 2013 Brave 3: Necklace 100 gun-triggers* (steel) mounted on stainless cord, 925 silver, 750 gold *weapons courtesy Good4Guns Antiviolence Coalition, City of Pittsburgh, PA open 27 x 16 x 1-5/8"; double-looped 19"x 11"x1-5/8" 2013 page 6 & 7 Taehyun Bang Grind an Axe to Make a Needle an actual axe, video 7m 7s, 2019
assorted material/assorted sizes. pendant of varying sizes between 40 – 60 mm. 1992-93 Boxers & Briefs Brooches (excerpts from the periodictable of underwear) sterling silver, limoges enamel on steel, pearls. 4 x 4 x 0.5cm, 2008
page 18 & 19 Stephen Saracino Columbine Survival Bracelet sterling silver, mokume gane, 8" x 6" x 3", 2004 War Trophy. Nation Building, 3rd Place. sterling silver. 8" x 10" x 4", 2010
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Michael Nashef
Mel Someroski
Come See What I Have
Imprisonment
concrete, dyed concrete, sterling silver, gold leaf. 13" x 7" x 6". 2018.
enamel on copper. 4.5", 1987
Mechanization
Grandma’s Gate
enamel on copper. 4.5", 1987
John Michael Kohler Arts / Industry Residency. hand-fabricated and lathed waxes, sand and urethane molds, cast iron. 5" x 4' x 4' I 13 x 122 x 122 cm, 2015. Photo Credit: Tom Burazin
concrete, copper, white bronze. 13" x 7" x 7". 2018.
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sterling silver, copper 2 1/4" x 7.5" x 1.5", 1993 page 10 & 11 Holland Houdek
Intestinal Apparatus Intestines Replacement hand-fabricated copper, pierced, copper fittings, Swarovski crystals (686), bead-blasted, patina. 11" x 7" x 5" I 28 x 18 x 13 cm. 2017. page 12 & 13 Keith Lewis 35 Dead Souls electroformed pendants
page 14 & 15 Marissa Saneholtz (detail) She knew better than to hold her breath copper, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, stainless steel, pearls, silk, digital print, archival adhesive, wood, 20" x 10", 2018 (detail) It was difficult for her to show the customary restraint copper, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, stainless steel, pearls, silk, digital print, archival adhesive, wood. 20" x 10". 2018.
Into Exile
Reneé Zettle-Sterling Object of Mourning Veil #5 and #6 clothing from my deceased loved ones acrylic, copper, brass, fabric. 24" x 14" x 13", 2014 One More... copper, cast paper pulp, adventurine, faceted beads, fabric, and trim. 13" x 13" x 10", 2019 *commissioned for School of Art Collection for this exhibition.
CONSTRUCTED ANSWER A contemporary metals exhibition inspired by tragedy, trauma and violence that celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit. Curated in response to a Commemorative Medallion made by Philadelphia College of Art students (now University of the Arts) in honor of the students who perished at Kent State University on May 4th, 1970. Featuring: Boris Bally, Taehyun Bang, Marilyn da Silva, Holland Houdek, Keith Lewis, Michael Nashef, Marissa Saneholtz, Stephen Saracino, Mel Someroski & ReneĂŠ Zettle-Sterling.
January 24 – February 28, 2020
FROM THE CURATORS The response of the world to the deaths of four students at Kent State University on May 4th, 1970 at the hands of the National Guard of the United States was intense and deeply felt. Visual artists used the occasion to create works that honored the victims and, in some cases, criticized the situation that caused their deaths. Many artists sent the work they created in response to the event to the School of Art Collection at Kent State University to show support for the people immediately effected. Some of the notable artists who made and donated work in honor of the Kent State students who lost their lives were, Richard Hamilton, Ruth Gikow, Chuck Close and Nathan Oliveira. In one special case, a group of students from the Philadelphia College of Art (now called The University of the Arts) made a Commemorative Medallion to honor the victims. Students in Olaf Skoogfor’s Jewelry class who designed and created the Commemorative Medallion were; Susan Cabnet, Julia Claus, Christopher Darway, Jacqueline Ott, and Diane Marie Rosetti. Students in Dan Jackson’s woodworking class, Jonathan Bonner and Johnny Jackson, designed and carved a box for the medallion out of hickory. Julia Claus then travelled to Kent, Ohio on June 7, 1970 and presented the piece to Kent State University President, Robert I. White.
This exhibition has been informed and inspired by this compelling piece. The medallion has also played a central role in the School of Art's stewardship of the School of Art Collection at Kent State University. The object highlights not only the unique history of the school and the many artists who have worked, studied and visited Kent, but also the important role a “teaching collection” can have in helping to share the research of others as we seek to better understand the “how” and the “why” art is made.
Andrew Kuebeck Assistant Professor and Area Head of the Jewelry/Metals/Enameling program Co-curator Constructed Answer Anderson Turner Director School of Art Collection and Galleries Co-curator Constructed Answer
PCA Student Julia Claus Presenting the Commemorative Medallion to Kent State University President, Robert I. White, June 9, 1970
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PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF ART COMMEMORATIVE MEDALLION
Student Makers Medallion: Susan Cabnet, Julia Claus, Christopher Darway, Jacqueline Ott, and Diane Marie Rosetti. Carved Box: Jonathan Bonner and Johnny Jackson silver, pearl, hickory 28" x 27 " x 5" 1970
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Boris Bally
Brave 4: Breast Plate 100 gun-triggers* (steel) mounted on stainless cord, 925 silver, 750 gold *weapons courtesy Good4Guns Anti-violence Coalition, City of Pittsburgh, PA, open 26" x 11 1/2" x 2", 2013
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Brave 3: Necklace 100 gun-triggers* (steel) mounted on stainless cord, 925 silver, 750 gold *weapons courtesy Good4Guns Anti-violence Coalition, City of Pittsburgh, PA open 27" x 16" x 1 5/8"; double-looped 19" x 11" x 1 5/8", 2013
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Taehyun Bang
Grind an Axe to Make a Needle an actual axe video 7m 7s 2019
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Singing Bowl oil paint on sheet of tin, brass, nickel video 6m 7s 2019
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Marilyn da Silva
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Put Out the Fire I-III sterling silver, copper approx 2 1/4" x 7.5" x 1.5", 1993
Dwelling I copper, brass, gesso, color pencil, sand 21" x 12" x 10" 1992 Dwelling I Far beneath our souls revealed a sanctuary from our grief. Return to dust as we first came dreaming of a place called home. Banners furl in night’s still breezes beckoning to the heart that weeps. A treasure lost is far from gone when a memory a dwelling becomes.
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Holland Houdek
Mechanization John Michael Kohler Arts/Industry Residency hand-fabricated and lathed waxes, sand and urethane molds, cast iron 5" x 4' x 4' I 13 x 122 x 122 cm 2015 Photo Credit (for both): Tom Burazin
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Intestinal Apparatus Intestines Replacement hand-fabricated copper, pierced copper fittings, Swarovski crystals (686), bead-blasted, patina, 11" x 7" x 5" I 28 x 18 x 13 cm, 2017
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Keith Lewis
35 Dead Souls electroformed pendants, assorted material/assorted sizes pendant of varying sizes between 40 – 60 mm, 1992-93 on loan from Susan Cummins (pictured here)
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Boxers & Briefs Brooches (excerpts from the periodic table of underwear) sterling silver, limoges enamel on steel, pearls 4 x 4 x 0.5cm 2008
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Michael Nashef
Come See What I Have
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concrete, dyed concrete, sterling silver, gold leaf 13" x 7" x 6" 2018
Grandma’s Gate concrete, copper, white bronze 13" x 7" x 7" 2018
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Marissa Saneholtz
(detail) She knew better than to hold her breath copper, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, stainless steel, pearls, silk, digital print, archival adhesive, wood 20" x 10" 2018
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(detail) It was difficult for her to show the customary restraint copper, vitreous enamel, sterling silver, stainless steel, pearls, silk, digital print, archival adhesive, wood 20" x 10" 2018
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Stephen Saracino
Columbine Survival Bracelet sterling silver, mokume gane 8" x 6" x 3" 2004
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War Trophy. Nation Building. 3rd Place sterling silver 8" x 10" x 4" 2010
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Mel Someroski (1932-1995)
Imprisonment enamel on copper 4.5" 1987
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Into Exile enamel on copper 4.5" 1987
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ReneĂŠ Zettle-Sterling
Object of Mourning Veil #5 and #6 clothing from my deceased loved ones, acrylic, copper, brass, fabric 24" x 14" x 13" 2014
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One More... copper, cast paper pulp, adventurine, faceted beads, fabric, and trim 13" x 13" x 10" 2019 *commissioned for School of Art Collection for this exhibition.
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