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s e You ht' By GREG PROPPS The blue triangles in the field be- tween the architecture building and ISl i ’the Oceanography and Meterology 't worts i ritofllj nd 1 n. It ntotli AirM exhibits UH sculptures THE BATTALION Page 5 WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1978 isity him to je \ Wclio, mpany r % University’s College of Architecture ns fr and Environmental Design and the Building — they aren’t monuments left by an ancient civilization. Nor re they surveyor’s stakes for a new campus structure. They are part of a sculpture ex hibit being shown by Texas A&M Univerity of Houston Art Depart- ls NHment. Located in the first floor gallery. the surrounding lobby and court yard outside the architecture build- ing, the exhibit is the work of six ht» undergraduate sculpture students Bl1 $®rom UH. The sculptures range from mas sive and bizarre combinations of wood and metal, to a smaller and more curious design of plastic wrap and string. Other materials such as cloth, polished wood, mirrors, cow bones and electrical componets have been used to achieve various effects. Texas A&M has no art depart ment of its own; and until recently, had little physical space for such a showing. This is A&M’s first cooperative gallery showing. Steve Daly, artist in residence of the environmental design depart ment, was instrumental in bringing the exhibit from UH. Daly said that when the sculptures were being set up, Texas A&M students in the architecture building were asked to help. This gave students from the two schools a chance for positive interaction, he said. Daly said he is pleased with Texas A&M for sponsoring the showing and the quality of the work pres ented. Daly reviewed the exhibit, saying it was “diverse in ideas, im age, scale and materials.” James Surls, sculpture instructor at UH said it is “really a big deal for the students, and these galleries seldom take student work. An exhibit allows people to see an artist’s product and “completes the piece of art,” Surls said. Student art shows on college campuses are beneficial to the school as well as the student artist, Surls said. He said architecture and art need to work together to be suc cessful. Presently there is little interac tion between the two fields in daily practice, Surls said. The architect creates an empty space in designing his structure, the artist, working separately, “activates the space,” he said. If designers could bring art and architecture in designing the space from the start, the overall effect would be better, Surls said. Many pieces in the show were produced as “unauthorized sculpture,” said James Hatchett, whose work is represented in the show. Sculptures were placed in various places around the UH cam pus in protest to an attempt to phase out the sculpture classes from the UH art department. All six sculptors were involved in the protest that ultimately succeded in establishing an excellent sculpture program at UH, Hatchett said. Hatchett uses eye-catching mechanical and electrical compo nents with natural materials in his sculpture. Hatchett said most of the pieces in the show are for sale. Prices for his work range from $200 to $2,000. Catherine Cisneros, created the blue pipe sculpture in the architec ture building courtyard. The . sculpture, entitled “Continued Se ries has to be viewed from the top to be fully appreciated. Cisneros said her work is a “modular structure pointing out space and perception.” Cisneros ex plained that many people will not see the sculpture the first time by, but with repeated exposure, they will realize something is different about the area. At this point, the sculpture is a success. Cisneros said its main func tion is “to broaden awareness of land. The sculpture was designed specifically for the field it encom passes. Cisneros hopes to bring another exhibit of sculpture inte grated with electronic music in Ap ril. Surls said he hopes more shows of this type can be brought to Texas A&M. The exhibit will be here through Feb. 25 and opens at Arizona State University next month. Sattalion photo by Jana Hazlett “Insane Diffusion,” a sculpture by Bob Graham, is part of the University of Houston sculpture exhibition. The exhibit will be be in the Architecture building through Feb. 25. sity of Houston artists. The exhibition is spon sored by the College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Battalion photo by Jana Hazlett TIME Make the most of it... in Peace Corps SIGN UP NOW FOR INTERVIEW SENIORS/GRADS PLACEMENT OFFICE RUDDER TOWER 10TH FLOOR REPS ON CAMPUS-MON.-WED., FEB. 20-22^ TIP TBP RECORDS — AND TAPES 1000 S. 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