ESU to Present 5 in 3D Art Exhibit, February 2- March 6

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania will host the first art exhibit of the spring semester from February 2 to March 6 in the Madelon Powers Gallery. The exhibit, 5 in 3D, will feature the work of five artists and designers who utilize 3D printing.

Darlene Farris-LaBar, ESU associate professor of art + design, and artists Doug Bucci, from Philadelphia, Pa.; Bathsheba Grossman, from Somerville, Ma.; Kacie Hultgren and Sophie Kahn, both from New York, represent diverse visions in their creative use of the technology most associated with industrial uses.

Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesdays and Thursdays. The gallery is located in ESU’s Fine and Performing Arts Center, Normal and Marguerite streets.

A reception for the artists will be held on Thursday, February 5 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the gallery.  Two of the artists, Bucci and Farris-LaBar will present their work at 5:45 p.m. in the Cecilia S. Cohen Recital Hall in the Fine and Performing Arts Center.  The exhibit, reception and presentations are open to the public at no cost.

Bucci’s work reflects his personal journey as a diabetic. His wearable art presents tangible representations of anatomy, cellular structures and biologic functions, incorporating emerging health technologies and computer-aided design technology.

Bucci’s work is exhibited internationally in many major collections, including the State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; National Gallery of Australia; and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

Farris-LaBar is a multimedia artist whose sculptures and installations have been in exhibitions in Shanghai, China and Sao Paulo, Brazil as well as in the United States.

Her recent solo exhibition featured 3D printed and hand-painted flowers that were incorporated into sculptures and integrated with video installations to call attention to the vulnerability of the environment. The upcoming art exhibit will feature her most recent work.

Grossman defines her work as “exploring the country between art and mathematics.” She was making geometrically based sculptures before 3D printing hit the consumer market. Currently working in 3D printed metal, she uses computer aided-design and computer-aided manufacturing to make forms derived from purely algorithmic designs to hand-drawn objects with unusual symmetry.

Grossman also draws on the natural symmetries of crystals, microorganisms and simple invertebrates. Her work has been showcased in art galleries, science museums and engineering conferences. Her Quin table lamp was chosen as one of the top 100 Designs of 2008 by TIME magazine.

Hultgren is a theater set designer who began using 3D printing to make scale prototypes of sets. She has worked on many Broadway shows and plays including, which won a Tony award for set design.

In the 3D printing world, Hultgren is better known as “Pretty Small Things,” where she markets miniature printed furniture and custom scale models.  She is a 3D printing educator, producing tutorials for Lynda.com and holding workshops.

Kahn works in several mediums in addition to 3D printing, including photography and video. Using 3D laser scanning technology, she scans faces and bodies, then digitally alters the resulting scans to create fragmented sculptures that are 3D printed. Some of the prints are used to create molds in which ceramic or metal are cast.

Kahn’s work engages questions of time, history, vision, identity and the body.  Her work has been exhibited in Japan, Europe and in the U.S.  She has completed residencies at the Museum of Art and Design, New York, Rensselaer Polytechnic and Melbourne, Australia.

For more information about the exhibition, reception, or talks, contact the Fine and Performing Arts Events line at 570-422-3483 or email esuarts@esu.edu.

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