Cascade of Scales

January 24 - February 23, 2002

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The cascade of scales is a scientific concept fundamental to understanding the physical world. The physical universe is composed of objects and processes with a wide range of sizes, from the microscopic to the macroscopic, occurring on different time scales, from the infinitesimally short-lived to the nearly eternal. In science as well as art, the opportunity for discovery exists in examining the extreme ends of these ranges, by contracting or expanding our field of view beyond that which is readily observable. Microscopes and telescopes have long revealed worlds previously unseen and unknown, providing surprising and beautiful imagery that has inspired many artists.

 

The works in the exhibition explore these states of altered and enhanced visuality, and in some instances viewers may feel they are simultaneously seeing imagery telescopically as well as microscopically. In other pieces, the lens of the scientific instrument becomes the window to inner, emotional worlds where the artist explores visual metaphors for varying states of consciousness. All of the works in the exhibition comment on the pervasive influence of technology in our lives and its positive role in enhancing and focusing visuality and the wonderment of looking and seeing intensely.

 

Featuring paintings, drawings, and sculpture, the exhibition includes the work of the following artists:

 

 

 

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Cascade of Scales, 2002