“Informed Space” at the Arvada Center shows the power of three-dimensional sculpture — within limits.
The Arvada Center’s “Informed Space” is the surprise art exhibition of the summer. And the most rousing.
Each of these artists faced a challenge from the center’s curatorial team: produce a three-dimensional piece that would fit on a four-by-four platform. The works could go up as high as the gallery’s ceiling would allow, but they could not extend even an inch wider than the square perimeter each contributor was allotted.
Much of that pleasure comes from variety. The lineup is hard-core diverse, mixing artists who have defined the local cultural scene for decades with the new guard of makers who are still building their reputations here. The Arvada Center staff keeps a keen eye on the evolution of Colorado art. Those artists mix well with more recently emerged names like Amber Cobb, Joshua Ware, Donald Fodness, Vinni Alfonso and Melanie Yazzie.
That said, there are plenty of immediate thrills that require less effort. Deborah Jang’s “The Shape of Light” is a fabric column with lights positioned inside that constantly change color. Matthew Tripodi’s “Richard Serra is Dead, Long Live Richard Serra” recreates the legendary artist’s trademark horizontal wall format using clumpy “epoxy dough” instead of Serra’s traditional stainless steel — nothing wrong with a good insider, punchline in a new work of art.
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