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| PREVIOUS EXHIBITION |
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| November 21 - December 27 |
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| Gallery Two |
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| BRIAN
DETTMER |
| Book Work - Dissections and Excavations |
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| Altered Books |
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| Brian Dettmer (Gallery Two) |
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Brian Dettmer's carved books
are intricate creations, which seek both to seduce the eye and provoke
the mind. Through the cut open cover of a book the viewer sees layers
of specifically selected text and illustration carved from the pages of
the book. Through the gaps in an architectural drawing or perhaps the
chambers of the human heart, one can see a word peeking through, perhaps
a clue to the larger meanings of the piece. These pieces seek to bridge
the gap between a medium's form and its message. Dettmer manages to
use the contrasting layers of image and text to explore the conveyance
of information, as well as being able to get the viewer to examine what
that can mean.
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