Regram of today’s @smallbany post of my current exhibition Simple Treasures. Follow @smallbany for more! “Walk with me” is the phrase within Riva Weinstein’s email signature, and suitably sums up our interaction as viewers with her artwork! Her statement about the works in this show: “The world is my studio. Iwalk. I find. I make. I make meaning. What if our culture valued the natural world with less focus on mining precious materials from the earth, and more on honoring its beauty and bounty with reverence and respect? Baubles and beads have been coveted and collected since ancient times. Seeds, feathers, pebbles and shells have long been used to create art and adornment. These small works, embellished as if jewelry, might be worn as such. But here they are tiny sculptures taking on larger-than-life presence and purpose, pointing to the importance of the natural world, our skewed perceptions of nature in modern consumer culture, and the hope that viewers may experience tiny sticks and stones with the wonder that children most naturally do.” See more @riva_isms . . . #rivaweinstein #smallbanygallery #simpletreasures #assemblage #minigallery #miniaturegallery #tinyart #albanyny #tinygallery #natureart #foundobjectart #contemporarygallery #installationart #decgrant #nysca #hudsonvalleyartists #artscenterofthecapitalregion #decgrant #naturalmaterials #contemporarysculpture https://www.instagram.com/p/CP1cGOVJUuu/?utm_medium=tumblr
