Anderson Ranch Arts Center Workshop Catalogs 2010-2014 | Page 59

Yumi Janairo Roth, in situ Houston: Officer Jay

Vivian Beer, Bridge Bench

Ali Momeni, Tragedy Of The Commons (detail)

June 25 - 29

July 2 - 13

July 9 - 13

Yumi Janairo Roth

domestic object/art object

light, gesture and electronics

Outside the White Cube 
Skill Level: I - III
Concept: The “white cube” of a traditional gallery or museum space is all well and good, but
there are alternatives! We discover contemporary artists who create other venues for distributing and experiencing their art, in interesting
and innovative ways. Discussions in this workshop lead to individual and collaborative projects that we can distribute and present outside
of the usual spaces. This workshop culminates
in a non-traditional exhibition. Working individually and collaboratively, “what does it take to
get an artist’s work out there?” This workshop
hopes to answer that question.
Media & Techniques: Wood, metal, and mixed
media. Basic shop equipment and tool use;
cutting, sawing, welding, screwing and gluing.
Activities:  Group demonstrations, lectures
and discussions all spark ideas and lead to individual and collaborative projects. Using basic
construction techniques, we build and re-purpose objects to work with ideas generated in
the workshop.
Faculty:  Yumi Janairo Roth is professor of
sculpture at the University of Colorado in Boulder. She has an MFA from the State University
of New York-New Paltz and has exhibited her
work and been an artist-in-residence at locations around the globe.

www.yumijroth.com

Metal Furniture: 

Miniature Worlds: movement,

Vivian Beer

Ali Momeni

Skill Level: III - IV

Skill Level: II - IV

Concept:  The “domestic landscape” of furniture: not only is it where we eat, sleep and live,
it’s also a powerful physical format for expressing concepts and engaging us in an imaginative
experience. In this class we explore the spectrum between function and sculpture while
engaging in both practical construction and theoretical idea building. Students are introduced
to metalworking techniques from the hand
hammer and tig welder to slip roller. We delve
into the ideas of personal and private, intimacy
and performance, ergonomics and play–exploring the nature of how furniture affects us.

Concept: This workshop takes an interdisciplinary approach to working with live electronics,
kinetics, light and imagery.