Who: |
Cal State Fullerton Grand Central Art Gallery |
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What: |
Jay S. Willis: CONVERGENCE |
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Where: |
Cal State Fullerton Grand Central Art Center
Project Gallery
125 North Broadway, Santa Ana, CA |
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When: |
Through October 26, 2003 |
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Hours: |
11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, |
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Background: |
Artist Statement:
In 2000, I began addressing the interior space of the ring.
For years I had been fascinated by images of the Japanese
Zen gardens, but I felt uncomfortable just adapting or using
them without feeling a clear sense or appreciation of their
essence. I began visiting gardens, walking their paths, and
discovered the unique qualities they hold. Labyrinths often
placed in the floors of churches provided the parishioners
with a means to fulfill a pilgrimage. I began to see the Zen
garden icon as possessing similar qualities as the labyrinth
and would suggest that the labyrinth floor sculptures are
analogous to Japanese Zen wall icons.
Jay Willis received his MA in sculpture in 1966 from the
University of California, Berkeley. He is an exhibiting artist
who also is currently a professor at USC and the Founding
Director of the Public Arts Studies program at USC. His work
is in numerous private, corporate and museum collections including,
the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walker Hill Art
Museum, Seoul, Korea, The Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden,
Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC. |
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Admission: |
FREE |
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General Info: |
Grand Central Art galleries at 714-567-7233 |
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Internet Site: |
www.grandcentralartcenter.com or www.fullerton.edu/arts/events/ |
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Media Contacts: |
Marilyn Moore, Cal State Fullerton Art Gallery
at 657-278-7750
Andrea Harris, Grand Central Art Center at (714) 567-7233
Elizabeth Champion, College of the Arts at 657-278-2434 |