On Saturday the newest exhibition in the creative arts community opened in downtown Raleigh in the CAM Museum for Contemporary Art and Design. The exhibition named “Deep Surface” has more than meets the eye.
The showcase is filled with pieces that have the attributes of amplification, the everyday, kit-of-parts, inheritances, elaboration and fantasy, according Elysia Borowy-Reeder , the Executive Director of CAM. Deep Surface covers the past 15 years of modern design and calls us to examine it. Some artwork holding one characteristic while some hold multiple.
Accoridng to Borowy-Reeder , the artwork is hoping to take ordinary ornaments in everyday life and teach viewers to give it a new perspective.
With artists ranging from Iran to The Netherlands, the U.K ., Canada, Germany and the U.S ., the gallery presents a variety of images which have distinct influences many can relate to.
The fields of graphic design, industrial design, fashion, furnishings, architecture and digital media are all represented in different shapes and forms throughout the museum. Some of the pieces have even been loaned from the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Also the very unique mixture of fashion and design has brought out crowds from to the gallery’s opening on Saturday.
Borowy-Reeder said she believes the pieces in this show speak to the recent generations.
“A lot of the art references the past and makes it modern which is what our generation does now,” Borowy-Reeder said. “I really hope all this comes as a source of inspiration on the way we view our world. I think if everyone had a little more time and creativity, think how much more pretty our world would be.”
In addition to the new, just around the corner of the gallery on the lower level of the museum is the newest art from Rebecca Ward. Her most recent collection “Thickly Sliced” is one of the most unique pieces fresh to the community.
Her artwork incorporates colored tape and other vinyl adhesives hanging from every which way that blend colors and make optical illusions. Being from Brooklyn, NY her art is a pleasant treat for the art go-seer and will be open to view until October 31st. The staff at CAM Raleigh believes the building as a whole blends very well with both of these events going on.
The CAM is also in partnership with the College of Design. Students are able to go and view the entire museum free of charge while non-students need only pay an entrance fee of five dollars.
CAM Raleigh is located at 409 West Martin Street, Raleigh, NC 27603, between Harrington and West streets and in the heart of Raleigh’s Depot National Register Historic District and Warehouse District. CAM Raleigh has a parking lot; additional parking is available at metered spots on the street or at the Davie Street Parking Lot located at 201 W. Davie Street. Museum hours are Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 11 a.m . – 6:30 p.m ., Saturday and Sunday 12 p.m . to 5 p.m .
