“Tangible Thinking” Set to Open Season For Art League of RI on September 12
Monday, August 24, 2015
The Art League of Rhode Island will open their season with "Tangible Thinking - The intersection of Art, Design, Math & Science" from September 12 through November 1 at the group's VETS Gallery located at One Avenue of the Arts in Providence.
The gallery is open Thursday through Saturday from noon to 3 p.m. and on Gallery Night, Thursday, September 17th from 5-9 p.m.
The opening reception will be held on September 18th from 5:30-8 p.m.
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The Tangible Thinking exhibit looks at how artists and designers use methods of Observation, Perception, Experimentation, and Visualization to explore, understand, and communicate complex systems as well as concepts of geometry, nature, physics, biology, new media, technology, and more.
The Curator of the program is industrial designer and artist Amy Leidtke.
“Artists and designers of today and tomorrow are increasingly relevant to our ability to innovate new human-centered products, systems, services, materials, and interfaces. In order to be highly productive, we must be multidisciplinary and collaborative, working equally as team members along side scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and more. The skills of the artist and designer are an essential element of what it takes to deeply investigate, visualize, and solve problems for a better future. That is one of the reasons the concept of integrated STEAM education makes the greatest sense. In order to create the tools, technologies, and materials of tomorrow, young citizens need to be prepared to work on across sectors, together. Our children need what I call STEAM Intelligence, a term I made up in order to better think and talk about possible education models and products. I believe the artists and designers represented in the Tangible Thinking exhibition and programs demonstrate this unique form of intelligence, something our culture should hold in higher esteem and value," Leidtke said.
The work represented in the exhibit are current examples of "tangible thinking." The show will focus on how and why artists and designers make art today as well as what tools, materials and technologies they employ.
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