Four Sculptors: Chris Duncan, Geoffrey Heyworth, Karlis Rekevics, Sally Tittmann
The 2005 Alumni Invitational
Curatorial Statement »
“Four Sculptors,” the 2005 Alumni Society Invitational, is a continuation of the ongoing, extended fortieth anniversary celebrations of the New York Studio School, which was founded in 1964. Earlier this year, guest curator Jennifer Sachs Samet organized a marathon, four-part exhibition, “The Continuous Mark,” which included over 100 faculty and ...
Chris Duncan »
Pirate Jenny, 2001. Concrete & steel, 84 x 48 x 16 inches While Chris Duncan was attending classes at the New York Studio School from 1975 through 1978 “sculpture wasn’t that important there. Painting was the main thing,” he feels. Even though “drawing was a big part of the ...
Geoffrey Heyworth »
Susan I, 1987. Ceramic, 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 x 3 inches; Louise I, 1995. Ceramic, 4-1/2 x 5 x 3 inches; Louise II (Tower), 1994. Ceramic, 10 x 3 x 2-1/2 inches While attending classes at the Art Student’s League in 1963-4 Geoffrey Heyworth made a beautiful sculpture of an ...
Karlis Rekevics »
Karlis Rekevics 219, 2005. Plaster, lights, dimensions variable, installation shot. Sculpture Center, Long Island City, 2005 Karlis Rekevics studied at the New York Studio School from the Fall of 1992 through the Spring of 1997. He says that drawing was emphasized throughout the Studio School and that he was ...
Sally Tittman »
Sally Tittmann Innatus Amor, 2001. Wood, 24 x 21 x 22 inches Sally Tittmann’s first experiences making sculpture included close study of the human figure. She made figurative sculpture for two years while studying at Yale, prior to her period at the New York Studio School from 1988-1990. At the ...