VISUAL ARTS + MUSEUMS

Hooks-Epstein Galleries is proud to present Unnatural History, an exhibition of assemblage by Ward Sanders. The exhibition will open on Saturday, March 27, 2010, with a reception for the artist from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. The exhibition will continue through April 24, 2010.

In Unnatural History, Ward Sanders explores the area between science and religion. Unnatural History has proven to be exceptionally challenging because he has had to combine the digital collage with the box format. Sanders states, "Whether boxed in an altar configuration or in self contained boxes, the challenge has remained the same: to unite the mystery of the subject to the construction of the physical object. Digital collage has provided a modern process that crosses both sides of that boundary and in that respect, seems to be the magic in the magic, if indeed any magic exists in the work."

Ward Sanders has constructed boxes of different sizes and places instruments and objects within them. He feels his objects symbolize access to the unknown, sometimes an unknown that can only be found through the creative process.

This will be Ward Sanders' 3rd solo show with Hooks-Epstein Galleries and has been in several group exhibitions. Ward Sanders work is also in numerous private collections.

Pictured:  Ward Sanders, Relics from the War in Heaven, 2010, Assemblage.