Mary Jo Bole: Through the Hourglass
August 28 - September 27, 2008
Goodbye Victorians, 2008, cast iron with nickel and chrome plating, 48" X 24"
Artist talk: Thursday, September 11, 7:30 pm
Olin Auditorium
Reception follows in the gallery
A Professor of Art at The Ohio State University, Mary Jo Bole has long studied the commemoration of death. Her intuitive, sociological inquiry includes the salvage, collection, appropriation and meticulous fabrication of mortuary-like motifs, epitaphs and ephemera. In addition to her drawings and artist books, Bole’s sculptural and installation works include media such as bronze, iron, porcelain, ceramic tile and resin.
Exhibition Schedule 2008 - 2009
Olin Auditorium
Reception follows in the gallery
A Professor of Art at The Ohio State University, Mary Jo Bole has long studied the commemoration of death. Her intuitive, sociological inquiry includes the salvage, collection, appropriation and meticulous fabrication of mortuary-like motifs, epitaphs and ephemera. In addition to her drawings and artist books, Bole’s sculptural and installation works include media such as bronze, iron, porcelain, ceramic tile and resin.
Exhibition Schedule 2008 - 2009