Orbital Resonance reflects Michael Stern' s emotional landscape over the past three years. In this work he examines the interdependent orbits of relationships closest to him— wife, daughter, and family - by blood and by choice. These orbits extend beyond the personal, encompassing the dynamic interplay between idea, material, artist, and audience.
At the heart of this collection of 3D-printed glass objects is a newly disrupted orbit, where new life and loss have reshaped the gravitational forces that once held things in balance. Patterns begin to emerge. Each piece invites you to carefully observe its intricate nuances. The pieces welcome your time, space, and movement, becoming fully realized through your attention.
Each work in Orbital Resonance emerges from molten glass, is shaped through a unique 3D printing technology, and transcends its digital origins into the artistic realms of questions and contemplation. These objects are not merely products of code; they are dynamic dialogues with the material itself. Stern's intimacy and understanding of glass's relationship with gravity, viscosity, and temperature converge to influence each form. Every piece is a conversation between the precision of digital design and the inherent fluidity of glass, resulting in a vulnerable narrative told through the collaboration of artist, machine, and material.
Carey Corea earned a BFA from RIT College of Art and Design in 1969. He enrolled with the vision of becoming a painter. At the conclusion of his junior year, Corea embarked on a career in commercial art. Along with two fellow students, he formed a design agency while still attending college. After decades of serving the design and promotional needs of local and national businesses, Corea once again turned his attention to drawing and painting.
This exhibition features Corea’s most recent work along with paintings from the last decade. The paintings have been painted with encaustic medium. Invented by the Greeks, it is one of the most ancient paints known to mankind. Encaustic paint is created with a beeswax binder, pigments and tree sap that acts as a hardener.
The paint is applied to an absorbent surface, usually a wood panel. During the painting process, the medium is kept in a molten state on a heated palette and must be rapidly applied. Each brush stroke of paint requires “fusing” which is a process of slightly re-melting the wax to ensure adherence to the layer underneath.
“I believe it is the artist’s responsibility to explore the interplay of both the inner and outer realities, the visible and the invisible, the realms of the material and of the spiritual. This paradoxical journey has led me to adopt an outward orientation that seeks to enrich the beholder. It is the intention of my work to act more like a portal to new worlds rather than a painting with just aesthetic virtues. I believe that the composition of the diverse elements of any form of art, when mirroring the order of existence, affects the viewer’s heart and spirit in dramatic ways. When successful, such a work has the potential to elevate the soul, to be the source of comfort and tranquility for troubled souls, and to possibly stimulate reflection upon the mysteries of life. When art operates on this plane it becomes eternal.” - Carey Corea
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