Pan American Art Projects presents: Rusty Scruby

Rusty Scruby gets not one but two solo exhibitions at once.

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Rusty Scruby, Reef – Density Study (Detail), 2008, Mixed media construction

Pan American Art Projects is pleased to announce not one, but two solo exhibitions featuring gallery artist Rusty Scruby. At Pan American Art Projects, we will showcase Scruby’s latest body of work in his third solo exhibition with us. Simultaneously, Scruby will display large-scale installation works in both the large and square galleries at the MAC. Pan American Art Projects will host an opening reception Saturday, January 10, 2009, from 5 – 8 p.m. at 1615 Dragon Street in the Design District of Dallas. In addition, the MAC will host their opening reception on Friday, January 9, 2009 from 5:30 to 7:30 pm at 3120 McKinney Avenue in Uptown Dallas. Call 214-522-3303 for information or visit www.panamericanart.com. The gallery is open Tuesday - Saturday 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Both exhibitions will be on view through February 14, 2009.

Divided into two exhibitions, Rusty Scruby is presenting a new body of work reflecting on childhood memories, a day at the beach, as well as his thoughts on climate change. Scruby’s installation at the MAC affords Scruby the ability to realize his creative visions without limits in Dallas’s premiere non-profit venue, while his exhibition at Pan American Art Projects will present more focused studies that inspired or found inspiration from Scruby’s large-scale installations for the MAC.

Off the wall, three-dimensional photographic reconstructions will oblige the viewer to move around them and experience the works from every angle. Images of a boy playing in the sand evoke memories of his childhood. Scruby sees the boy as himself digging in the sand, thinking about life and structures, and how the world works. Simultaneously, Scruby chooses to work with no imagery to address the beach theme at an abstract level. White paper and clear plastic constructions will investigate the patterns, textures, and structures which refer back to the nature of the beach landscape. For example, “Reef” shows Scruby’s interpretation of the boundary between the ocean and the coral reef. White paper represents sand that is forming right at sea level through a process of accumulation and erosion. Clear plastic represents water that is constantly sculpting the edge of the land. Scruby will also investigate the density and state changes of water. Clear plastic will represent both water and ice depending on the openness of the weave, considering the chemical structure of H20, while white paper will represent snow.

Pan American Art Projects will also feature Scruby’s black and white photographic reconstructions of clouds – a further investigation of density.

Source: Pan American Art Projects