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July 1 - July 5, 2017

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July 1, 2017 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Wood | Bill Fultz + Will Mantor Will Mantor, Frame, 2017, Steel and Wood, 11 x 31.5 x 3 inches
Hang Art is pleased to announce Wood, an exhibition featuring new sculptural works by Bill Fultz and Will Mantor. Both Fultz and Mantor’s work challenges the traditional uses of their materials creating a balance of extremities, while adding a softness to naturally rigid shapes and forms. Encouraging alternative perspectives, the viewer is forced to contextualize the materials outside of their traditional settings and interact with them as they navigate through different angles and viewpoints. Captivated by beauty in its most subtle of forms, Fultz’ works in Wood were created through a process of revealing the qualities and nuances of his materials he finds are frequently overlooked. The myriad of textures and patterns, strengths and weaknesses, colors and depths found within wood are all used as his medium. On his journey of discovering the natural magical qualities inherent in each piece and folding them into his own vision, Fultz co-creates something that is strong, delicate, mysterious, and intentionally beautiful. Believing the true value of his work lies in the tension between the contradictory attributes of these materials, he invites the viewer to engage in further exploration. Fultz’ objective within his practice lies in his quest to find and represent beauty, considering beauty as a reward in itself. For Wood, Mantor continues his observation of shapes and lines in architecture and encourages the necessary physicality needed in order to fully experience and navigate a space. His three dimensional works are meant to be circled and viewed from different angles rather than from a traditional frontal viewing point with no specific orientation. In attempts to humanize these minimal forms, Mantor includes the visible pre-existing markings on the materials, as well as the imperfections from the artists’ hand, bringing a playful quality to the otherwise hard industrial material. Including familiar shapes such as totems, building blocks, and pillars, the viewer is able to associate a meaning and garner a personal interpretation of each form.