ARTISTS
Janet Goldner and Kiyoko Sakai: Between the Ground and the Sky
Master welder, Janet Goldner presents free standing and wall mounted steel sculptures in Between the Ground and the Sky. While this exhibition highlights her steel sculptures, her work explores culture, identity and social justice in various media: steel sculpture, photography, video, installation and social projects. It consistently bridges diverse cultures, celebrating the unique beauty and genius of each as well as what we have in common. Goldner is at once an artist and researcher; her immersive fieldwork and annual visits to Mali provide her with inspiration. She writes, 鈥淪ocial projects internationally and in the US include participation with diverse groups of artists and non-artists. I engage in long-term collaborations, particularly with Malian artists. We are all, at the same time, researcher and object of research producing dialogues and concrete works of art.鈥�
Between the Ground and the Sky features the mixed media paintings of Kiyoko Sakai. Her paintings link both the dynamic scale of American Abstract Expressionists and the awareness of line in traditional Japanese art. The lines express music, rhythm and dance to create imaginary spaces and to express her inner world. Sakai follows her instinct and intuition with imagination of the territory beyond human understanding. She explains, 鈥淔rom my earliest days as an artist, my fascination with the cosmos has pulled me further into the exploration of the night sky, inspiring me and leading me toward an artistic and spiritual experience. My imagination of cosmic space soars higher into the infinite and the ultimate, where I witness the birth and death of stars. This space brings me closer to the understanding of that infinite realm of gods and goddesses. I am mesmerized by the ways that light and time are interconnected.鈥�
Master welder, Janet Goldner presents free standing and wall mounted steel sculptures in Between the Ground and the Sky. While this exhibition highlights her steel sculptures, her work explores culture, identity and social justice in various media: steel sculpture, photography, video, installation and social projects. It consistently bridges diverse cultures, celebrating the unique beauty and genius of each as well as what we have in common. Goldner is at once an artist and researcher; her immersive fieldwork and annual visits to Mali provide her with inspiration. She writes, 鈥淪ocial projects internationally and in the US include participation with diverse groups of artists and non-artists. I engage in long-term collaborations, particularly with Malian artists. We are all, at the same time, researcher and object of research producing dialogues and concrete works of art.鈥�
Between the Ground and the Sky features the mixed media paintings of Kiyoko Sakai. Her paintings link both the dynamic scale of American Abstract Expressionists and the awareness of line in traditional Japanese art. The lines express music, rhythm and dance to create imaginary spaces and to express her inner world. Sakai follows her instinct and intuition with imagination of the territory beyond human understanding. She explains, 鈥淔rom my earliest days as an artist, my fascination with the cosmos has pulled me further into the exploration of the night sky, inspiring me and leading me toward an artistic and spiritual experience. My imagination of cosmic space soars higher into the infinite and the ultimate, where I witness the birth and death of stars. This space brings me closer to the understanding of that infinite realm of gods and goddesses. I am mesmerized by the ways that light and time are interconnected.鈥�
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