Kati Casida: Space Dance March 18, 2010

Exhibition: March 18 - June 5, Tue through Sat, 12pm to 5pm; Opening Reception: April 15, 5:30-7:30pm

"My sculptures imply motion," explains Kati Casida, "a continuous passage through space - thrust, undulation, rhythm, inside, outside, and around." Borrowing from her training in modern dance, Casida transposed the cadence of the body into a unique contemporary sculptural tempo. "Rhythms of Greek and Cypriot dances," Casida continues, "and my study of modern dance patterns helps me to realize how I want to cut through space with my materials and colors."

In addition to dance, Casida studied painting, etching, lithography, textile printing, and woodcut. After two decades of artistic production she finally found her way to sculpture. She began making small models that could be fabricated into large sculptures for public sites. "Immediately I experienced a new sense of freedom and movement," she explains, "All those lessons learned in dance, printmaking and painting came into play with each sculpture." Since that time she has spent the last thirty years in constant sculptural production.

The sculptures on exhibition are primarily from her small to medium sized collections. Each are composed of a single, bright hue of strong intensity. In "Orange Peel" the brightly colored, warm orange aluminum strips undulate, twist, and dance their way into artistic knots. Then, just as quickly, those knots seem to unravel and resolve themselves in a seamless sculpted choreography of movement. Some, such as "Flame," use wide strips of metal to convey the meaning of power and thrust, while others, such as "Ode I," use smaller, more intimate strips, thereby highlighting subtlety and discretion. In either case, every work carries the signature mark of rhythm, movement, energy, balance and harmony.

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