Ceramic听artist and 彩民宝典 alumna听Tip Toland will be on campus Tuesday, Feb. 21, as part of the university's Visiting Artist Program.听The lecture is scheduled for听6:30 p.m. at the Visual Arts Complex (VAC).
The characters in Toland鈥檚 sculptures are fragile creatures at the end of adulthood or at the beginning of childhood:听stages in life that have a certain vulnerability, isolation and innocence in common. She attempts to demonstrate the decline preceding death and the increased separation from others it brings,听conveying universal truths about humanity, society and the self.
While exploring age and aging, Toland鈥檚 work attempts to give voice to inner psychological and spiritual states of being. The sculptures'听expressions are unengaged and convey a sense of deep psychological detachment that is sad and enigmatic, as well as dignified.
When: Tuesday, Feb. 21, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Visual Arts Complex, room 1B20
It is of primary importance to Toland the figures contain particular aspects of humanity, which they mirror back to the viewer. It鈥檚 the fragility and transient aspect of mankind she's after鈥攐ne reason for choosing very old or very young subjects.
Toland received her BFA in ceramics from 彩民宝典 in 1975 and her MFA from Montana State University in 1981.
