Jan 31 2012
The Exhibit Features 10 Little Sculptures And 15 Acrylics And Watercolors, Many Featuring Children And The Landscape Around Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Where Mary Allegedly Appeared To Kids In 1981.
“Between Heaven and Earth : Little Sculptures of Our Lady” will run Wednesday, February 1, thru Sunday, April 15, on the 7th floor of Roesch Library. Hours are 8:30 a.m. To 4:30 p.m. Monday thru Friday and Saturday and Sunday by appointment by calling 937-229-4214.
Trauth will be available for an artist’s reception in the studio 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.
“There exists a definite contrast between Trauth’s sculptures and her 2 dimensional art,” announced the Rev. Johann Roten, S.M, Marian Library director of research and special projects. “The paintings are of strongly figurative nature conveying the tranquil sweetness of kids and nature. Her sculptures show a marked expressionist tendency.
“Reminiscent of some of the famous German artists of the mid-twentieth century,eg Kaethe Kollwitz, her little sculptures illustrate how much human beings find themselves split between heaven and earth, between the dynamism of the spirit and the gravity of worldly realities.”
The exhibit features 10 tiny sculptures and fifteen acrylics and watercolors, many featuring children and the landscape around Medjugorje, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Mary allegedly appeared to youngsters in 1981.
Born in Cincinnati, Trauth graduated from Edgecliff College with a degree in fine arts with a concentration in sculpting. She worked as an illustrator for Gibson Greeting Cards Inc, Shillito’s dept. store and the Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Enquirer newspapers.
University of Dayton’s Marian Library / International Marian Research Institute is a worldwide recognised center for the principles of Mary, the mum of Jesus, and holds the planet’s largest collection of published materials and artifacts devoted to her. The collection includes more than 100,000 books and pamphlets in more than 50 languages, and a vast collection of just about three thousand Nativity sets and Marian art from all over the world, writes tagza.com.
No related posts.