See the Symbiosis Exhibit at Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
November 8 — December 19, 2018, Annapolis, Maryland
Featuring a series of new, collaborative works by Vicco von Voss, Sara Bakken and Blake Conroy exploring the complex, complimentary interrelationship between two organisms.
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Symbiosis will be on exhibit at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts from November 9- December 19, 2018, in Annapolis, Maryland, Monday- Saturday, 10 AM- 5 PM.
A gallery opening reception for Symbiosis will be held on November 8, 2018 at 5:30 PM- 7:30 PM. It is open to the public.
In Symbiosis, interwoven into Vicco von Voss’ woodwork are pieces by Sara Bakken, a fabric and glass artist, and Blake Conroy’s work in metal. These organic materials respond to each other—whether in contrast or harmony—and by doing so, achieve a cohesive visual whole greater than any respective medium or a single artist’s realm of expression.
Informed by the necessity of symbiosis in nature—the butterfly to the blossom, the fish to the coral, the lichen to the tree—these works are both wholly separate yet deeply informed by the other, exploring the fertile interplay between different concepts, materials, and vision.
A keystone work in this exhibit will feature the cross-section of an ancient tree that grew in a Chesapeake churchyard for 450 years. Cut into a round almost 20 feet in circumference, the magnificent ring becomes a palette to express and encircle the elemental interconnections between wood, metal, glass and fabric.
For more information, please visit https://marylandhall.org/.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
 
Vicco Von Voss is a craftsman, an artist, and a maker working in wood. Deeply informed by his spiritual connection to trees and the unique life energy of the materials he uses, Von Voss’ work combines traditional joinery methods with contemporary design elements—producing work that is sensuous in line, harmonious in form, and deeply reverent of the wood from which it is crafted.
www.viccovonvoss.com
Sara Bakkan combines glass and silk in her work through a process of accumulation, the objects project ideas of growth, development and reproduction. Glass is a material that naturally gives reference to the natural world. At a molten, liquid state glass has the ability to expand, contrast and move. Silk is a fabric that is delicate yet tough, organic and resilient. Her work represents a desire for the exotic and the unknown, and to travel and explore the planet’s most remote regions.
http://sarabakken.com/
Blake Conroy’s metal works are “composed by manipulating scale, color, and layering. This gives them the intricacy of nature in an abstract form”. In a world that commodifies nature, Blake Conroy shows us the individuality of every living thing. After drawing and laser-cutting images of the same subject viewed from many different perspectives, he layers these multimedia sheets atop each other, forcing the viewer to look closely enough to recognize minute differences. Blake applies Aristotle to ecology, and disseminates his message through art: we must preserve and protect the richness of our world—replete as it is with unique, particular things.
www.blakemconroy.com
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About Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts
Dedicated to Art for All, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts is the community’s arts center, providing lifelong, accessible engagement in the arts
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts will be Maryland’s leading arts campus, actively engaging the community in innovative, creative endeavors in arts education and the performing and visual arts.
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VICCO VON VOSS
FURNITURE | CRAFTSMANSHIP | ART
Since 1994, Vicco von Voss has been living and working on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, using locally salvaged trees to produce one-of-a-kind, contemporary furniture designs. Combining traditional joinery methods with contemporary design elements, each harmonious, sensual piece is as unique and as lasting as the tree from which they are created.
www.viccovonvoss.com
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