‘The Art of Memory’ A solo exhibition by Anastasia Osolin
(PLATTSBURGH, NY – September 24, 2024) Strand Center for the Arts is scheduled to host “The Art of Memory,” a solo exhibition featuring Anastasia Osolin’s collage and assemblage works. The exhibition opens on Friday, Oct. 4, with a free gallery reception from 5 to 8 p.m. It will remain on display until Saturday, Nov. 2.Osolin creates her artworks from a wide variety of images and found objects gathered from flea markets, yard sales, old books, antique shops and the occasional garbage dump. She sometimes acquires her materials from the ground during her daily walks in and around Saranac Lake, N.Y.
Drawing inspiration from the history of science and astronomy, mysticism, art history, Victorian ephemera and industrial decay (i.e., just about anything old and rusty), Osolin is an avid recycler, repurposer, and collector of curiosities. She enjoys the serendipity of rooting around and allowing herself to be surprised and inspired by whatever she happens to find.
Osolin sees a profound beauty in the patina of age that can only be produced by time and experience. She aims to give new life to objects that have outlasted their usefulness and have been discarded, overlooked, or forgotten.
Originally from the Washington, D.C. area, Osolin has a B.F.A. in Illustration from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Her artwork has been exhibited at the Lake Placid Center for the Arts, BluSeed Studios, View Center for Arts & Culture, NorthWind Fine Arts, Downtown Artist Cellar, and the Adirondack Artists Guild, of which she has been a member since 2016.
Strand Center for the Arts Gallery Hours:
Open 1 p.m.—9 p.m. Wednesday
Open 1 p.m.—5 p.m. Thursday and Friday
Open 10 a.m.—3 p.m. Saturday
Closed Sunday—Tuesday
Posted: September 24th, 2024 under Adirondack Region News, Arts and Entertainment, City News, Community Events.