Surface
Taylor Bemisderfer
VIEW THE EXHIBITION Ι 1/24 - 2/4.2022
SWIFT GALLERY ι BREIDENSTINE HALL (3rd Floor)
"SURFACE" ARTIST TALK ZOOM INFORMATION ...
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Jan 27, 2022 05:00 PM
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GALLERY HOURS ...
Standard business hours for Swift Gallery are Monday - Friday from 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. Hours are subject to vary in accordance with University established holidays (below) and the reception, gallery talk/s or awards ceremony.
About the Exhibition ...
This body of ceramic work has been a breakthrough for me because I have been able to marry new and old techniques to work through and discover my own artistic style, one that values form, technique, intricacy, and balance. Each piece in this collection has been thrown on the wheel and then coated in a jet-black underglaze. From there I either used the process of sgraffito to carve stylized geometric and nature inspired patterns into my pieces, or I worked with gesturally and loosely applying white slip over the underglaze. In both cases, my thought process was to use these techniques to accentuate, not dominate my forms. Both of these techniques also served as the vehicle through which I explored the concept of surface decoration, something which I have not focused on before, but which I wanted to experiment with to see how I could further elevate my work beyond the solely functional pots I had focused on creating in the past. I then utilized a black and white color palette in this body of work to focus my pieces, add contrast, and emphasize the surface decorations. The goal throughout the entirety of my making process was to push myself beyond functionality and explore the surfaces I was working with, not only in the technical sense, but also in design, appearance, and concept.
About the Artist ...
Taylor Bemisderfer is a ceramic artist born and raised in York County, Pennsylvania. In the Spring of 2022, she will receive her BFA in Art and BSE in Art from Millersville University. She has shown work in a group exhibition entitled Sonder in March 2021 in the Swift Gallery and in The Annual Student Show at Millersville University in April 2021. This is her first solo exhibition. She resides in York County and her current work demonstrates an emphasis on surface decoration, pattern, form, and contrast.
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University Holidays
Campus Closed
- New Year’s Day - observed 01/01 (Monday)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Day - 01/15 (Monday)
- Memorial Day - 05/28 (Monday)
- Independence Day - 07/04 (Wednesday)
- Labor Day - 09/03/18 (Monday)
- Thanksgiving Day - 11/22 (Thursday)
- Day after Thanksgiving Day - 11/23 (Friday)
- Christmas Day - 12/25 (Tuesday)
- 12/26 (Wednesday) - 12/31 (Monday)
- New Year’s Day (2019) - 01/01/19 (Tuesday)
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Directions & Parking
DIRECTIONS - GOOGLE MAPS
To the MU Police Station for a Parking Permit ... As you drive down N. George Street, on the right, you will see signage on a brick wall welcoming you to Millersville University. This is the intersection of N. George Street & W. Cottage Avenue. If you make a right, you will find the University Police Station . Please stop in to request a free daily parking pass from the attendant at the main desk. This parking pass will be valid for white lines spaces only.
To Swift Gallery ... As you proceed down George Street. On the left, you will see the Sugar Bowl which will put you on Normal Avenue. At this turn, you will see a campus street sign for "Breidenstine Hall" (Department of Art & Design). Stop at the first Stop Sign and proceed straight. You will pass Biemesderfer Stadium and Chryst Field on your left hand side. A little further on the right you will see a square brick building with teal and white placards with the words "Art & Design". This is Breidenstine Hall, your destination of 46 E. Frederick Street. Sykes Gallery will be on the ground level of this building. Please address the department secretary in room 101 for access to the entrance for handicap accessibility.To the Bus Parking Lot ... West Cottage Ave & North George St.
PARKING PERMITS
Daily campus parking permits are required before 4:00 pm and available at the campus Police Station in Lebanon House on 237 N. George St., Millersville, PA 17551. These permits will only be valid for white, not yellow lined spaces. The station is open from 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. (717) 871-4357. -
Contact Us ...
MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF ART & DESIGN
Breidenstine Hall
46 East Frederick Street
Millersville, PA 17551Secretary ι Rose Tivoli
Main Office ι Room 101 - Ground Level
Hours ι Monday-Friday (8:00 am - 4:00 pm)
Email ι rose.tivoli@millersville.edu
Phone ι 717.871.7249
Fax ι 717.871.7929