Another Angle: Order Converses With Chaos Instead Of Being At Odds

metal sculpture by Marian Doherty

"Sculpture consists of rigid rectilinear gridded cube containing curvilinear element.

The grid has been used historically to represent and analyze space since the Renaissance and the invention of perspective. The free form line plays against this predictability. Order converses with chaos. The left brain talks to the right brain. Both qualities contrast each other yet make a composite whole." -- Marian Doherty, 2011

Marian presents another angle to ponder. When viewing the sculptures we must view them as conversations instead of energies working against each other. The fluidness is what connects the communication linking us to the understanding. Instead of being at odds, it creates a current of going with the flow.

The "Tao of Pooh" and the "Te of Piglet" both by Benjamin Hoff explains this theory by showing Taoist wisdom through A.A. Milne's characters and their actions. They show that fighting the opposites, one can eventually drown in the enormity of the whole; but, if we would not go against the chaos and go with the flow of things, one would ultimately overcome what is going on by using common sense, taking action - acting on it instead of reacting to it, thus communicating, conversing.

One must remember ORDER ALWAYS COMES OUT OF CHAOS. At times it might not be what we want at that moment but it is one step closer to the final outcome we are seeking.

Hmmmm, food for thought...

oil pastel by Marian Doherty

Looking at Marian's oil pastels she states: "Oil pastels are representational and some use the paper itself as part of the composition."

But if you look closely at her oil pastels and what she shows us in her metal sculptures it can be seen in the every day mundane actions and occurrences we experience. Yes, putting both together actually explains the whole...

Hmmmm, more food for thought...and to see Marian's work join us for

Marian's Exhibit Reception

Thursday, February 3rd -- 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm

SoBoBo Art Gallery

42 Naugatuck Avenue

Milford, Connecticut

AND YOU WILL SEE how Marian's work is not only a work of art but how it has become a learning experience...

February's Artist, Marian Doherty, Floats Us Through Space & Time

"Every one of the pieces starts with a flat base that grows from the center outward. The form leaves the base plane and whirls through space and time.

metal sculpture

by Marian Doherty

Some of the pieces are built with cubes: one cube influencing the next in a domino effect, as a stage of growth stems from the one previous. All involve dynamic tension and change.

While welded metal is considered a manly, industrial medium, these pieces are decidedly delicate. The play of lines is intricate. Each angle is unique (and sometimes quirky), yet at the same time, essential to the whole."

-- Marian Doherty, 2010--

metal sculpture by Marian Doherty

No need to try to understand space vs. time, and/or string theory or quantum anything for Marian's work puts a 3-D view, a tangible side to something that seems to be invisible to the naked eye. The fluidness of each piece is structured so one can see how the development of, for example, a cyclone looks from all eight (8) angles. This view can also explain Indigenous Americans' belief in Nature and Great Spirit - the eight directions of Wind N, S, E, W (positive influence) and NE, NW, SE, SW (negative influence) and its power, its strength as the eight directions come together creating a cyclone, or a tornado and simultaneously explains it scientifically.

The interaction between space and time is experienced on a daily basis as our lives intertwine with everything...that's right everything. It is said we are at a lower vibrational level so we can be in physical form, tangible - but it makes one wonder about what can't be seen, the higher vibrational levels such as time flowing through space, past-present-future. Some say all three are simulataneously happening but yet what you read a few seconds ago is already in the past. Sounds confusing? Well, it truly isn't. Just look at Marian's sculptures and find the answer.

Marian Doherty, sculptor/painter, will be exhibiting her work at SoBoBo for the month of February. Her work can be seen as surreal, but is it really? Only you can decide. A must see.

SoBoBo is open Thursdays and Fridays from 11 am to 4 pm and Saturday and Sundays Noon to 5 pm.

Marian's Exhibit Reception will be coinciding with the First Art Stroll of the year on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011. We celebrate in conjunction with the Opening Reception of the Firehouse Gallery's exhibit "Interiors" which starts at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:00 pm. SoBoBo NOW IS ONLY A FEW STEPS AWAY from Firehouse ON NAUGATUCK AVE. so JOIN US on February 3rd - Thursday night...

What an absolutely wonderful way to celebrate Winter by getting out from being housebound due to all of the storms...Come mingle and enjoy chattering about what is and perhaps what isn't...