LOUISVILLE, Ky. 鈥 The University of Louisville Hite Art Institute presents 鈥淯nseen: Visualizing Ecological Systems,鈥 an exhibition curated by critical and curatorial studies master鈥檚 candidate Madison Sevilla Jan. 12-Feb. 24 in Schneider Hall Galleries. 鈥淯nseen鈥 features sculptures and drawings by Stephen Cartwright and Shohei Katayama that explore the intersections between art and ecology.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cartwright鈥檚 data visualization sculptures function as self-portraits created through detailed documentation of his life and routines. The sculptures contrast graphed data about his geographical location (such as wind patterns, temperature and precipitation) against his activity and mental health. Cartwright has compiled over 150,000 data sets over the past seventeen years and analyzes various trends to examine the scope of his existence. The artist then renders the data into a three-dimensional illustration.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Katayama鈥檚 work is ecologically aware and he utilizes his drawings and sculptures as a catalyst for environmental conversations. Using materials like magnets, iron flakes and oil-based sharpies, his work showcases unseen relationships in ecology.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥溾楿nseen: Visualizing Ecological Systems鈥 provides viewers with the groundwork to contemplate the impact on and interactions between the various systems that surround us,鈥 Sevilla said. 鈥淐artwright and Katayama offer visualizations of the infinite and continuous ecologies that constitute our routines.鈥
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Cartwright is an associate professor and associate director for the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, IL. He has exhibited work in various exhibitions around the country and works with a range of materials including glass and acrylic resins.
Katayama is a Japanese American artist based in Louisville. He has exhibited works in multiple exhibitions along the East Coast. In 2010, Katayama earned a BA from Bellarmine University and is currently working toward a Master of Fine Arts at Carnegie Mellon in Pittsburgh, PA.
The opening reception is 6-8 p.m. Jan. 12. for directions to the Cressman Center Gallery, 100 E. Main St., and for gallery hours. For more information, contact Reitz at cjreit02@louisville.edu.
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