BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT UID:4320450:Event:35781 DTSTAMP:20260425T125923Z SUMMARY:Tom Nussbaum: Heads and Tales DESCRIPTION:Tom Nussbaum: Heads and Tales\nMarch 31 – May 10, 2014\n Reception and gallery talk: Wednesday, April 16, 5 – 7 pm\n \nHeads and Tales is an exhibition of selected studio work from the last sixt een years that represents a progression in Nussbaum's practice that mo ves between the representational and the abstract. The exhibition incl udes diverse mediums in which Nussbaum locates common attributes that embody a narrative framework.\n \nTom says of his work, “My work is the result of a process of self-discovery, a personal mining of image s that have psychological meaning. Some of the work expresses interior feelings, and much of it focuses on relationships; between family mem bers and friends, between the individual and society, and between the conscious and subconscious self.\n \nThis new work originates in my l ife long interest in building things that express my view of the world using form and color and connections found in the patterns and constr uction of fabrics and textiles from around the world, forms found in n ature (think of atomic models and cell structure) man made patterns su ch as interconnecting circuits and the world wide web.  The free-stan ding forms reflect my interest in architecture and the structural fram eworks of buildings and towers, mixed with references to the human fig ure.  In some way these are all figures and vessel forms or container s, and as such also connect to my earlier work and the history of cera mics and basket making. “\n \nTom Nussbaum is known for a variety o f work including drawings, paper cuts, prints, sculpture, children’s books, animations, functional design objects, and site-specific commi ssions. His sculpture and works on paper have been exhibited in galler ies and museums across the United States.  Since 1987 he has complete d over thirty site-specific commissions located in a variety of public settings including public plazas, train stations, schools, hospitals, and environmental centers.\n \nNussbaum is also known for his design objects that are valued by collectors.  In 1985 he began The Acme Ro bot Company, a cottage industry producing night-lights and light fixtu res of his design.  In 1988 he founded Atomic Iron Works, designing a nd producing iron hat and coat racks and other useful items.  In 1992 Children’s Universe/ Rizzoli published his activity book, “My Wor ld is Not Flat”.\n \nNussbaum has been a visiting artist and lectur er at colleges and universities, and has served on many peer review pa nels and juries.  He has been awarded two New Jersey State Individual Artist Fellowships and has been a three time MacDowell Colony Fellow. \n \nHe currently works from his studios in Montclair, NJ, and Burlin gton Flats, NY. \nHis work can be seen on his website; tomnussbaum.co m\n \nAdmission to the gallery, lecture and reception is free and ope n to the public. Regular gallery hours are Monday – Friday, 10 am to 5 pm (with extended hours on Wednesdays to 7 pm); and Saturday, 12 to 5 pm. For more information, call 856-256-4521 or visit www.rowan.edu/ artgallery.\n \nRowan University Art Gallery is located on the lower level of Westby Hall on the university campus, Route 322 in Glassboro, NJ.\n \n\nFor more information visit http://phillytodo.com/events/to m-nussbaum-heads-and-tales DTSTART:20140331T140000Z DTEND:20140510T210000Z CATEGORIES:art, gallery, exhibition, and, reception LOCATION:Rowan University Art Gallery WEBSITE:http://rowan.edu/artgallery URL:http://rowan.edu/artgallery CONTACT:856.256.4521 ORGANIZER;CN="mary salvante":http://phillytodo.com/profile/marysalvant e ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/3054973675?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN="mary sal vante":http://phillytodo.com/profile/marysalvante END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR