The Wabash College Art Department presents the opening of Blurred Boundaries by Amber Cobb and Edge of Alchemy, a film by Stacey Steers. The exhibits debut with an opening reception from 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 18, in the Fine Art Center’s art wing. The exhibits continue through April 5
In Blurred Boundaries, Amber Cobb examines the primal and sensual nature of sexuality, a familiar subject throughout her practice. The works in this exhibition address her intertwined relationship to the physical and psychological through abjection, attraction, and humor. The most recent series, features decorative patterns and softly draped forms that expose the spaces between a sweet kiss, hard grip, and violated flesh. Blurred Boundaries is both inviting and confronting, a collection of emotions calling the body into question. Cobb is a Colorado-based artist, living and working in the Denver area. In 2011 she received her M.F.A. in sculpture from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Cobb has exhibited in a number of exhibitions both nationally and internationally.
Steers film, Edge of Alchemy, is the third film in a trilogy examining the psychological terrain of women’s inner worlds. Steers spent five years creating the film, assembled from over 6,000 collages. This surreal epic upends the Frankenstein story and features luminaries Mary Pickford and Janet Gaynor through clips from their early silent films. Music is by Polish composer Lech Jankowski and funding provided by The John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and Creative Capital Foundation. Edge of Alchemy was featured at Telluride Film Festival in 2017 and was winner of the Grand Jury Prize for Best Experimental Film at the 2017 Nashville Film Festival and Peter Wilde Award for the Most Technically Innovative film at the 2017 San Francisco International Film Festival. In 2018, Steers was honored by a nomination to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
The exhibits are free and open to the public and handicap accessible. The hours for the gallery are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday.