Matter of Words Exhibit


Last week I was able to go to the Museum of Art at BYU and was blown away by the current exhibits. They were all very well-thought out and amazing if you are local, you should really take a trip. The current feature exhibit of Carl Bloch's paintings is out of this world and I was also drawn to the gallery which featured contemporary artists called 'Matter of Words' that is all about communication and the printed word. The curator Jeff Lambson said this about the exhibit "The words we choose reflect our mindsets and establish our connections to our physical and social environments.”

Adam Bateman did the above site specific book sculpture which included over 80,000 pounds of books that were donated along with these book rubbings that were all quite remarkable.


John Fraser did these stunningly simple and beautiful book cover and spine works that I found myself gasping at in a good way.


 Harrell Fletcher in collaboration with Veda Epling to create these outstanding color-coded bible prints.

Something that I find most fascinating about contemporary art like this is not only the eloquent simplicity but also the conceptual thinking behind all of the works that takes you to a deeper level. Things often have more meaning the longer you look...

8 comments:

Dar said...

Looks like a fantastic exhibition, really well done. Do you know if it's traveling? I'd love to see it, but I'm on the East Coast... Thanks for posting!

Martha O. said...

I just saw this. I loved the stacked book sculpture; it was a sight to behold. I want to do some of my own rubbings of it.

laura said...

I'm so glad you enjoyed it! I worked with Jeff on making this exhibit, and it truly is remarkable.

julie digs design said...

wow that first exhibit is truly stunning!

RACHEL said...

yes it is beautiful! I've been! people hang out in the galleries for hours! I didn't know you were local =) i love your blog.

Wilde.Dash said...

The stacked books are gorgeous, really glad I found this!

Nakki said...

LOVE the MOA. I make it a point to always visit when I'm in town. I also saw Carl Bloch, LOVE him. He's one of my favorite Christian artists, and a amazing painter. I love the books, thanks for posting, otherwise I would have missed seeing this one!

JASR said...

when i first saw that stack i mistook it for a pile of scrap woods :p really interesting...

Post a Comment

I really appreciate your thoughts and ideas, thanks for reading!