July 29 - September 2, 2023
From Ro2 Art:
“Ro2 Art is proud to present Weathered Patterns, an exhibition of new work by Savannah-based artist Justin Archer. The exhibition will open July 29 and remain on view through September 2, 2023, at Ro2 Art located at 2606 Bataan St., Dallas, TX, with an opening reception to be held July 29 from 7-10pm.
In Weathered Patterns, Justin Archer examines fragility, aging, and endurance in lifesize, realistically carved wood figures. Referencing the techniques and style of classical sculpture, Archer creates an interchange between the past and the present. Fascinated by the incompleteness and fragmentary nature of historical sculpture, Archer engages with weathering not as a subtractive experience, but one that results in many possibilities. In his work, the figure is carefully carved, but while some areas of the body are highly realistic, others areas have holes and rougher textures. The sculptures are not static figures in pose or surface, but rather they are figures of change, transforming into and out of, growing and shrinking, waxing and waning. In Weathered Patterns, Justin Archer’s series of work looks back towards the weathering of historical sculpture, while simultaneously forward to their own potential weathering.
Justin W. Archer is a sculptor whose work considers fragility and beauty found in the human experience. He received his M.F.A. in 2016 from the University of North Texas, and is currently a Professor of Sculpture in Atlanta. Archer’s work has been exhibited at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Cross-Pollination Art Lab and Mason Fine Art Gallery in Atlanta, the Louisiana Biennial, R02 Gallery in Dallas, Miami University in Ohio, and many other galleries nationally. He has artwork in the collections of the Thompson Buckhead, the SCAD Museum of Art, Texas Tech University, the Methodist Health System Foundation, Music Bed, along with many others. He lives with his wife, Laura, in Atlanta, Georgia.”
Reception: July 29, 2023 | 7–10 pm
2606 Bataan Street
Dallas, 75212 Texas
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