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BoxHeart Gallery Hosts Work of German Artist Petra Voegtle Vyala in...

May 28, 2005 -- Two works of German artist Petra Voegtle which already have been shown in Houston, one even twice in Lowell, near Boston, in 2 subsequent years, are now travelling to Pittsburgh and will be displayed in the 5th Annual Anniversary Exhibition at the BoxHeart Gallery. Nicole Capozzi, who is the co-owner and director of the gallery, curates this exhibition which is held during the Three Rivers Arts Festival. The exhibition will be up from June 7 to June 21, 2005.



Voegtle's work shown at the gallery is "Bamboo" ( http://www.angelfire.com/art2/vyala_arts/silkcarvings/bamboo.html ) and "Pele" (http://www.angelfire.com/art2/vyala_arts/silkcarvings/pele.html ), both silk sculptures which depict symbols from the Hawaiian Islands.

Voegtle calls these fiber reliefs "Silk Carvings" because the surface of the silk is transformed completely into a relief. The upper layer of a silk carving usually is one single piece of silk sculptured into a 3-dimensional form. Additionally various painting techniques are used to create different visual impacts and to enhance the impression of depth and distance (trompe d'oeuil). Thus silk can paradoxically look like stone or metal or any other material. The result is a silk sculpture that appears different from any angle and changes again depending on the incidence of light.



Voegtle who signs her work always with "Vyala" which is an old sanskrit word, feels deeply influenced by Asian cultures due to many travels to southeast Asian countries. A vyala is a mythical catlike animal that can have different faces. The vyala motif is ubiquitous in medieval Indian temples. Symbolically it represents the struggle to subdue the passions. The vyala's body is always a rampant lion sometimes engaged in some combat with a warrior or female trying to tame it. A symbol for the struggle of life and a symbol for the conflict within.



But Voegtle feels also drawn to nature, its forms and colours, using figurative, sometimes abstract imagery. The Hawaiian islands incorporate a treasure of motifs.



For detailed information on the exhibition and location, please contact



Nicole Capozzi

Owner/Director

http://www.boxheart.org/ie/info.html



Exhibition Dates: Jun 7 - 21, 2005

Where: BoxHeart Expressions, 4523 Liberty Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224,

P. 412 687 8858

F. 412 687 6338



For additional information about the artist and her work

please see http://www.vyala-arts.com

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