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Form as a Cognitive System

Frescoes by Michael Sharber

Date
Sep 18 - Dec 6, 2009
Venue
Weston Art Gallery
Location
West Gallery
Exhibition Sponsor(s):

Darlene and Jeff Anderson

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Michael Sharber's (Santa Fe, N.Mex.) recent work explores the challenging medium of fresco, incorporating incised lines, painting, collage and drawing. Informed by his daily experiences and interests, Sharber's fanciful frescoes embody whimsical examinations of everyday objects and figures, imbued with an energy of their own. A narrative theme and historical context between man and myth emerge in the work producing a group of symbolic forms that bridges the known and unknown world. Form as a Cognitive System features a selection of frescoes completed during the past three years encompassing a diverse array of subjects.

Michael Sharber earned a bachelor of fine arts in painting and sculpture from Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) in 1975, and a master of fine arts in sculpture from the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning in 1979. As a resident in Cincinnati, Sharber's work was featured in exhibitions at the College of Mount St. Joseph, Cincinnati Commission on the Arts, and the Carnegie Arts Center. He moved to Santa Fe in 1982, where he continued his artistic pursuits while supporting himself as a builder of adobe and environmentally-friendly homes. In Santa Fe, his work has been featured at the Center for Contemporary Arts and the College of Santa Fe.

Gallery Talk Series: Sat., Sept. 19, 2 p.m.

Michael Sharber, signage wall

Michael Sharber, installation view

Michael Sharber, installation view with works on paper (back wall)

Michael Sharber, installation view with works on paper, Sojourner True, 2006 (left, foreground)

Michael Sharber, "Catfish Tonight," 2006, 25 x 32 in.

Michael Sharber, "Calling the Labyrinth," 2006, 28 x 20 in.

Michael Sharber, "Calling the Labyrinth (l), The Flyers (r), foreground

Michael Sharber, "Family Four," 2009, fresco, paper and acrylic on board, 28 x 40 in.

Michael Sharber, "Family History-Genetics," 2006, 32 x 25 in.

Michael Sharber, "GrandPapa," 2009, 32 x 48 in.

Michael Sharber, "House as Hat-Disciples in Time," 2006, 28 x 20 in.

Michael Sharber, "House as Hat-Energy," 2006, 20 x 28 in.

Michael Sharber, "House as Hat-Immigration," 2006, 22 x 34 in.

Michael Sharber, "House as Hat-Peeper," 2006, 28 x 20 in.

Michael Sharber, "In Silence Past," 2007, fresco, paper and acrylic on board, 28 x 20 in.

Michael Sharber, installation view

Michael Sharber, installation view with works on paper, (left wall)

Michael Sharber, "Joan of Arc (detail)," 2009, 18 x 14 x 6 in.

Michael Sharber, "(l-r) A Socialis Conscious, Words Fell, in. Silence Past, all 2007

Michael Sharber, "Male-Female Dreamer," 2009, diptych, 42 x 28 in. overall

Michael Sharber, "No Time Fish," 2006, 32 x 25 in.

Michael Sharber, "Peruvian Fraternal Twins," 2009, 40 x 28 in.

Michael Sharber, "Roadside Shrine-Las Cruces," 2006, 32 x 25 in.

Michael Sharber, "A 'Socialis' Conscious," 2007, 42 x 32 in.

Michael Sharber, "Sojourner True," 2006, 25 x 32 in.

Michael Sharber, "Space Travel ," 2009, 28 x 40 in.

Michael Sharber, "A Terralinguistic Beginning," 2006, 32 x 25 in.

Michael Sharber, "The Flyers," 2009, 28 x 20 in.

Michael Sharber, "Three Moods," 2009, 28 x 40 in.

Michael Sharber, "Travel-Despair," 2009, 28 x 20 in.

Michael Sharber, "Words Fell," 2007, 28 x 20 in.

Form as a Cognitive System

Frescoes by Michael Sharber

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