Sculpting With Air: Ian McMahon And Jong Oh

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Apr 20 2018 - Sep 30 2018

This spring, two contemporary sculptors will create very different site-specific artworks at deCordova by shaping the intangible element of air. Ian McMahon creates voluminous, pillow-like forms using an innovative technique of sprayed plaster. Jong Oh fashions almost imperceptible structures with string, wire, and Plexiglas. While the McMahon emphasizes materiality, solidity, and containment, Oh focuses on transparency, lightness, and expansiveness. Despite the enormous contrasts, the two sculptors’ work is complimentary. Both reshape space by exploring tension, balance, and force. They challenge our perceptions of gravity and perspective by creating forms that expand into the galleries.

Credit: Exhibition overview from museum website.         

  • Sculpture
  • American
  • Contemporary
  • Ian McMahon
  • Jong Oh

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