Art Museum
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Sunday & Monday
Free Admission
Centennial Complex
2111 East Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-6622 uwartmus@uwyo.edu
moiré (noun)
moi·ré | \ mo-rā, mwä- \
definition: an independent usually shimmering pattern seen when two geometrically
regular patterns are superimposed especially at an acute angle
Lobby and Rotunda (June 19, 2021 - Summer 2023)
Denver-based artist Collin Parson is interested in the interplay between color, light, shape, and form. As an artist and curator, he has observed that people often spend only a few moments viewing an artwork. Parson questions, “Are they actually experiencing it or just briefly glancing?” By combining light, color, and space Parson invites the viewer to slow down, giving them the opportunity to become part of the piece rather than only looking at it. This experience extends beyond the sense of sight into the space that both the work and the viewer occupy. Three seemingly separate artworks are situated in three separate Art Museum locations: the Lobby, Terrace, and Rotunda. They are interconnected as they create a moiré through the line, space, light, and color of each.
Funded through the generosity of the UW Board of Trustees’ Strategic Projects Funds and the Susan Moldenhauer FUNd for Contemporary Art
Related Programs:
Images:
Collin Parson (American, b. 1982), Interference, 2021, acrylic sheets, cut vinyl, steel, concrete, solar powered LED lights, 10 towers ranging from 65 inches to 126 inches in height
Collin Parson (American, b. 1982), Light Ellipse, 2021, PVC panel, LED lights, 144 x 72 x 3 inches
Collin Parson (American, b. 1982), Interference, 2020, black and white acrylic sheet, 48 x 141 x 7 inches
All artworks on loan from the artist: Collin Parson
Installation photographs: Allison Pluda / Seneca Creek Studios
Art Museum
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Closed Sunday & Monday
Free Admission
Centennial Complex
2111 East Willett Drive
Laramie, WY 82071
Phone: (307) 766-6622 uwartmus@uwyo.edu