NEWARK ARTIST ROYCROSSE PRESENTS VARIETY
OF WORKS IN EXHIBIT AT WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY’S BEN SHAHN
GALLERIES
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Roycrosse,
a New Jersey artist who examines elemental and universal themes
of life through a variety of mediums, presents a one-person exhibit
in the Ben Shahn Galleries at William Paterson University in Wayne
from March 24 through April 17. Gallery hours are Monday through
Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is free.
The exhibit, in Ben Shahn’s Court Gallery, features drawings,
paintings, sculpture, prints and books. Drawing inspiration from
different cultures, roycrosse, who was born in Trinidad, includes
references to African sculpture, Caribbean folk art and religion,
and Modernism.
"Roycrosse moves effortlessly from one media to another,"
says Nancy Einreinhofer, director of the Ben Shahn Galleries. "The
work is spirited and inventive and full of earthy fertility, but
also studied and serious and skillfully composed."
His paintings contain abstract figural images composed largely of
organic and geometric shapes which are layered and often interlocking.
Many examine the life-force aspect of female sexual and generative
powers. "The compositions are enticingly edgy, emotionally
explosive but never out of control," says Einreinhofer.
In his sculptures, roycrosse uses found materials to create assemblages
of wood, cloth and steel, often resulting in a totemic object. He
incorporates signs and symbols into the works as he explores both
ancient and primitive cultural and spiritual sources and contemporary
American urban-industrial representations.
A graduate of the Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in Toronto, Canada,
roycrosse moved to Newark in 1989. He serves as a member of the
board of trustees of City Without Walls Gallery and is a member
of Aljira, A Center for Contemporary Art. He has taught at Bloomfield
College and the Massachusetts College of Art.
The exhibit is one of three shows on view concurrently in the Ben
Shahn Galleries. On view in the South Gallery is "NorthEast
Prints 2003," a juried show featuring works by 25 professional
printmakers from New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut.
In the East Gallery, Patricia Cudd of Freehold presents a one-person
show of prints titled "Myths
and Tales: Growing Up Female." All exhibits are free and
open to the public and are wheelchair accessible.
This exhibit is made possible in part by funds from the New Jersey
State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a partner agency
of the National Endowment for the Arts.
For additional information, please call the Ben
Shahn Galleries at William Paterson University at 973-720-2654.
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3/20/03
For Further Information, contact:
- Mary
Beth Zeman, Director, Public Relations 973-720-2966
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