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university press The State of the Arts
February 7, 1990
Page 3
Pieces and tubes create sculpture
Photo by Drew Laker
Mark Grote sculptures on show in Dishman Art Gallery.
By Craig Clark
UP staff writer
This past weekend Dishman Art
Gallery was the site of furious ac-
tivity as Mark Grote, department
head of art at Loyola University,
New Orleans, assembled and in-
stalled his sculptures in prepara-
tion for a week-long stint as artist-
in-residence in Lamar’s art
department.
“This is really a fabulous
space,’’ Grote exclaimed upon
entering the gallery, his eyes soar-
ing upward to take in the expanse
of the gallery’s interior.
“You know, when you have the
work in your studio, it seems like
it’s pretty big. But when you get it
into a space like this, it really
shrinks up,” he said as he im-
mediately set about the task of tak-
ing the pieces of his sculptures
from their bubble-wrap cocoons.
Grote was inspired to alter the
horizontal nature of his work to a
more vertical bent in two pieces
specifically done for the gallery.
The three-dimensional quality of
the sculptures grew as Grote
carefully fitted the flat jig-saw
pieces and tubes together.
Grote’s hands moved deftly as
the forms took shape with surpris-
ing ease and speed.
“Does it look right? No, not yet,”
Grote said.
He worked from memory as he
sought the balance and harmony of
the original compositions.
The sculptures are what Grote
refers to as modern art. They are
abstract wall pieces with a strong
design quality and a sense of
mystery about them.
Grote uses a variety of elements
to create a visual puzzle and a con-
trolled vibrant energy in his work.
He uses pastels, tempera sticks
and connie crayons to make
sweeping gestural markings on the
surfaces.
“If it has color and will make a
mark, I’ll use it,” Grote said.
The pastels and temperas give
one a sense of the softness of a
drawing. This is an important
aspect of Grote’s work.
“I like the soft, non-permanent
feelings of a drawing. Temperas
and pastels are soft and imperma-
nent. Paints, on the other hand,
are an immediate type of per-
manence,” he said.
Grote is after the temporal
qualities of drawing in his work.
These qualities are a means by
which Grote creates a duality.
“I consider my work to be a 2-D
sculpture or a 3-D painting,” he
said.
The two-dimensional aspect of
the work is seen in the temporal
qualities of drawing. But they are
really low-relief sculptures that
appear to be two-dimensional.
The works are viewed much as
one views a painting, yet they are
sculptures. This is a unique and in-
triguing characteristic.
One of the pieces is a large, free-
standing floor piece that has
grown out of work that Grote has
done in the past.
The piece has come about
through a metamorphosis between
painting, drawing and silhoutte-
type free-standing sculptures that
Grote has been working on for the
past several years.
“I’ve been back and forth, on
and off the wall for years now,”
Grote said as he explained the
transitions that his work has gone
through.
Grote does not think that his
sculptures need to be permanent.
In fact, he considers the per-
manence of the material he uses to
be the least important aspect of
what he does.
Grote will take a piece apart and
use its parts to make a new form.
His work shows the dynamism of
the philosophy behind it.
“Permanency is something that
is secondary. It does not have to be
forever. The interesting thing is
that the material is aluminum,
which is about as permanent as
you can get,” Grote said.
He is conducting a workshop all
this week as an artist-in-residence.
There will be a formal lecture in
Dishman Art Gallery today at 5
p.m.
An opening reception for the art
show will be held 7-9 p.m. Friday
in Dishman gallery. Everyone is
invited to attend.
Mini drama-fest set
in LU Studio Theater
By Deidre Murley
UP senior staff miter
We are going to be up to our necks
in Catholic ecclesiastics this
weekend here at Lamar.
No, this isn’t the site of of a
religious conference, but rather the
site of a mini 4|wa-fest for theater
lovers.
The Studio Theater will be the
scene of two plays depicting the con-
flicts of love and faith faced by per-
sons in Catholic orders.
Each play examines respectively
the sanity of a nun and a priest’s
mid-life crisis.
The Lamar student theater
organization Dramatis Personae
will sponsor “Agnes of God,” by
John Pielmeir, which will open Feb.
9, and “Mass Appeal,” by Bill C.
Davis, which will open Feb. 10. The
productions will run through Feb. 17.
The presentation of these produc-
tions is unique in many ways.
Both plays are being directed by
students. “Agnes of God” is being
directed by Jason Bradshaw, Port
Neches junior. “Mass Appeal” is be-
ing directed by Hal Core, Beaumont
senior.
Back-to-back opening nights will
fully immerse the audience in the
drama of dedication to a religious
way of life.
The make-up of the casts is
another interesting highlight of
these presentations: one play is cast
entirely with men, and the other is
cast entirely with women.
The sanity of a Catholic nun is in
question in “Agnes of God.”
She is accused of murdering her il-
legitimate child. A court-appointed
psychiatrist, Martha Livingstone,
has been sent to clear up the
mystery surrounding Sister Agnes.
Lamar Theater director Adonia
Placette will step out of the shadows
and into the limelight, playing the
part of Livingstone.
The cast includes Kathryn Sykes,
Hamshire-Fannett freshman, and
Janice McMahon, Orange senior.
“Mass Appeal” examines the con-
flict between the established order
and youthful idealism in the rela-
tionship of two priests.
Father Tim Farley finds his life as
the priest of an affluent Catholic
church in chaos with the arrival of
Father Mark Dolson, a visionary
fresh from seminary.
The part of Father Farley is
played by Kelly Lyons, Port Neches
senior. Gary Underwood, Hardin
sophomore, plays Father Dolson.
“Agnes of God” will be presented
Feb. 9 and 17. “Mass Appeal” will be
presented Feb. 10 and 16.
Reservations will be required for
all performances. These can be ob-
tained by calling the theater box of-
fice at 880-2250.
Tickets are priced at $5 for adults
and $2 for students; there will be no
free admission for these produc-
tions.
Performances will begin at 8:15
p.m.
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9 pm, Perch
In performance, Cole is a dynamo. Simply put, Alex
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