Alcove Gallery

October 3 - November 14

Doug Pisik has received awards in many juried exhibits of national artists, been part of well over a dozen museum exhibitions, collaborated with other recognized artists, and he has accepted large commissions including several from Home Depot, Carnival, Terminus Modern Ballet Theatre and the Smith Gilbert Gardens.  He is classified as a “Master Woodworker” from the Woodworker’s Guild of Georgia. His work is collected by Tony and Emmy award winners, movie producers, Pulitzer nominee, CEOs, other artists and can be found in collections coast-to-coast and in Europe and Israel.

Mr. Pisik will be displaying a collection of his unique and intricate wood art pieces at the Mable House Arts Center Alcove Exhibition space.  The Alcove Exhibition consists of six 3D display areas highlighting several of Doug’s distinctive styles and collections, many which have not previously been on public display.  Each alcove will have a unique theme.  These include sculptures with multiple forms including music and biology, his well-known geometric art boxes, studies in form and shapes, wood turnings, and more.

October 3 - November 14

This exhibition is rooted in the interplay between industrial sites and
the complexity of identity. Each of our experiences in the "hard
spaces” of huge cities and the industries that built them have led us to
careers in metalworking. Baker’s artwork relates to how the body fits
into industry and Blaisdell’s addresses the misgendered body in public
space. The sculptures in this exhibition are remnants of our respective
resilience as soft bodies in these hard spaces.  
By using both the rigid and malleable qualities of metal, wood, and
fabric, our sculptures echo the dualities within these materials and
within ourselves. These static objects only exist through an intense and
intimate collaboration between the material and the hand. In a bid for
connection, the work asks viewers to question the relationship of their
own body to the hard spaces in their lives.
Emily Baker is an Assistant Professor of Sculpture at Georgia State
University and O. Blaisdell is the Sculpture Studio Manager at Georgia
State University.  

April 18 - May 28