Dots and Lines Draw the Eye at Stonehill College Art Exhibit
October 28, 2010
By Jessica Kennedy '12
Special to The Enterprise
On the gallery walls at Stonehill College hang art works layered with lines and beaded with bubbles.
Some have four to six layers of lines drawn with graphite, with individually crafted dots of toxic resin delicately placed on an acrylic glass panel - seemingly complex materials crafted into striking art.
But artist Sand T views her work in simple terms.
"When I was working on another (more complicated) art series, I thought to myself, ‘I really should go back to the basics,'" she said. "You can find dots and lines in anything. They're everywhere to create visual experiences."
Sand T's display at Stonehill College is part of a larger series called "new works."
Her black and white pieces are on display in the Cushing Martin Hall exhibit, which is open to the public.
"Her work is elegant and visually interesting," said Candice Smith Corby, 38, gallery director and a Plymouth resident.
"Her exhibit gives our art students a break from still life and a different perspective on artwork," said Smith Corby. "She uses materials that people wouldn't normally use."
Sand T started her career with the: paper and pencils.
"I probably started as an artist at six years old," said Sand T, whose studio is in Malden. "I used to make paper dolls, and my friends would ask me to draw pictures for them."
Sand T's artistic journey began in Malaysia, her homeland. There she evolved into an expressionist artist, and continued to study expressionism in the United States. Her trademark: lines and dots.
Some viewers say her designs remind them of calming, rhythmic bodily functions, such as breathing and heart beats. Others have said her works look like water droplets on a windshield, a cleansing experience.
"Her work is simple but intricate," said Jacqui DeCormier, 21, a gallery worker, senior at Stonehill and resident of Bolton, Conn.
"It is subtle and subdued, and the black and white pieces contrast nicely," said DeCormier. "The bubble effect is very relaxing."
For Sand T, it's up to the those gazing at her work to decide what it means.
"Why should I restrict the viewer by telling them what I want them to see?" she said. " My work is abstract. Everyone has their own experiences with it."
Sand T's exhibit can be viewed weekdays from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Tuesday at the Cushing Martin building on the Stonehill College campus.
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