Southwest
Virginia Community College’s Appalachian Arts Center will display “Singular +
Plural”, an exhibition of forged ironwork and mixed media sculpture by Marc
Maiorana and Robyn Raines from March 2 through April 30. The exhibition will
feature independently created works together with collaborative pieces.
Mixed media artist Robyn Raines explores ideas surrounding what it means to be a
collector. Referencing the long, rich history of textiles and expanding the
notion of the book form, Raines creates structures that capture and remember the
small, but often momentous details of daily life. Combining the familiarity of
found objects with newer pieces made by hand, her work incorporates a wide
variety of materials including paper, fiber, glass and steel. Robyn Raines is a
graduate of Moore College of Art in Philadelphia and recently completed the Core
Program at Penland School of Crafts.
Designed and rooted in basic blacksmithing procedures, Marc Maiorana emphasizes
the material values of iron in simple, refined shapes. Open to metalworking
procedures, his work combines traditional ironworking techniques with more
modern, industrial methods. This technique produces forged ironwork: (formed
under heat and pressure), fabricated ironwork: (cut and welded), or a blend of
the two. Marc earned a BFA in Metalsmithing from Southern Illinois University at
Carbondale and recently completed his term as a resident artist at the Penland
School of Crafts in North Carolina.
An opening reception
will be held on Friday March 2 from 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM. The Appalachian Arts
Center is located in the Old Archie Helton Store on Rt 19, 2.7 miles south of
Claypool Hill. For more information, please call Sarah Darpli Romeo at
276.596.9188.