FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

Werner Sun | Rose Window
Exhibition Dates: May 25 – June 23, 2024
Opening Reception: May 25, 2024, 5 – 7 pm
Artist Talk: June 23, 2:30 – 3:30 pm
Contact: Kate Cahill, Exhibitions Coordinator, [email protected] 

    

Rose Window 20, 2022, 16” x 20” x 2”, archival inkjet prints and acrylic on board   

May 3, 2024, Garrison, NY – Garrison Art Center (GAC) is pleased to announce Rose Window, an exhibition of digital images by artist Werner Sun. This is the artist’s first solo exhibition at GAC. The exhibition will run from May 25 – June 23, 2024, with an opening reception on Saturday, May 25, from 5-7 pm and an Artist Talk on June 23, from 2:30 – 3:30 pm.

Werner Sun, a visual artist based in Ithaca, NY, merges his background in physics with his artistic pursuits. Employing repetitive manual processes, Sun meticulously transforms digital images into sculptural objects that reflect the gradual accumulation of scientific knowledge. He begins by taking photographs and manipulating them to create scrambled images characterized by a blend of pattern and complexity. Sun’s interest in algorithmic transformations is deeply rooted in his experience as a physicist utilizing computers for data analysis. However, in his artistic practice, he diverges by executing visual algorithms manually, employing paper engineering techniques and geometric mark-making. Through this hands-on approach, Sun’s altered prints become visual representations of his ongoing engagement with information, serving as both artifacts of analysis and interpretation. They afford him the opportunity to delve into the perplexing interplay between the reductionism inherent in broad concepts and the individual nuances of personal experiences.

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Werner’s work has appeared in the Memorial Art Gallery of the University of Rochester, Aon (New York, NY), Manifest Gallery (Cincinnati, OH), and the Islip Art Museum. His essays and images have been published in The Brooklyn Rail, Interalia Magazine, and Stone Canoe. He is the 2019 recipient of the Aon-CUE Artist Empowerment Award from the CUE Art Foundation, and a 2017 recipient of a Strategic Opportunity Stipend from the Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, NY. He recently completed a kinetic photographic sculpture installation that was commissioned for an international climate change conference at Cornell University and is permanently displayed at the Cornell Botanic Gardens.

In addition to the exhibition, Werner Sun will give an artist talk on June 23, this event will be free and open to the public.

Rose Window will be on view in the Balter Gallery, concurrent with Travelers, Liars, Thieves, an exhibition by Margaret Lanzetta, Niki Lederer & David Packer in our Gillette Gallery. The Galleries at Garrison Art Center are open Tuesday – Sunday, 10 am – 5 pm, except for the exhibition’s opening day – when the hours are 12 – 7 pm.

Additional Information
To learn more about Werner Sun visit www.wernersun.com. For information about exhibitions, classes, and other programs at the Garrison Art Center, please visit garrisonartcenter.org or call 845.424.3960. Join the conversation via Instagram @GarrisonArtCenter. 

About Werner Sun-RoseWindow20 (2).jpgGarrison Art Center
Garrison Art Center (GAC), located in Garrison, NY, is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit arts and education organization founded in 1964. GAC is committed to making a difference by providing access to the visual arts to a diverse audience of learners, professional artists, community members, collectors, families, and friends from varied ethnic, cultural, geographic and economic backgrounds.

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