Meet the Artist reception planned Saturday
DERBY - The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection announces the newest art exhibit taking place at Kellogg Environmental Center, 500 Hawthorne Ave.
Paper artist Ben Parker showcases two collections, “Etched in Stone” and “Breaking the Pattern” that represent a type of origami paper craft called tessellation folding, which are two dimensional tilings made from a single sheet of paper.
The exhibit will be at the Center from 9 a.m.- 4 p.m. through Saturday (May 9), including a Meet the Artist Reception at 4 p.m. Saturday for visitors to learn more about the artist, his work, and methods of folding paper.
Parker will be available to answer questions on how the work is designed and produced by hand. He has been folding paper since 2007.
Working with a single sheet of paper and using precise gridlines he is able to create handmade intricate designs of clusters and twists forming beautiful geometric patterns. The work in tessellations is both mathematical and meditative.
This combination is the motivation of his work leading to self-actualization to better understand the world around him and what he is capable of creating.
Parker’s work has been on display in a variety of centers around Connecticut, United States and is in a collection of La Escuela Museo Origami de Zaragoza in Spain. He has lectured and hosted workshops as part of National Origami Conventions and a variety of Artist Collectives.
He works daily at his studio in Manchester pushing the boundaries of what can be done.
The Kellogg Environmental Center is a facility of the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection.
Participation in the Meet the Artist Event or to visit the exhibition is free and open to the public.
Please call 203-734-2513 or e-mail donna.kingston@ct.gov for details or to register your attendance.
This is a press release from DEEP.
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