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Parallel Practice: work by Stanley Bielen and Conny Goelz-Schmitt
179 10th Avenue, January 4 - February 10, 2024

Parallel Practice: work by Stanley Bielen and Conny Goelz-Schmitt: 179 10th Avenue

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geometric abstract sculpture made of vintage book covers, in blue and white

 

Stanley Bielen’s process starts with gathering floral clippings from his garden and arranging them in his studio. Bielen doesn’t attempt to capture these subjects in a precise photorealistic manner, but rather approaches these classic objects with abstracted, loose strokes. Stanley Bielen was born in the Podkarpackie region of Poland.  He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art and is influenced by the long regional realist tradition called the Philadelphia School.  He exhibits nationally and is represented in public and private collections including the Hirschhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art. Stanley lives and works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Bridgton, Maine.

 

Conny Schmiitt works with the unique patina of heavily used, vintage book covers to create dynamic, geometric relief sculpture, collage and assemblage. Her work is informed by her studies in Sinology and German literature and her diverse, cultural experience growing up in Germany, living in Taiwan in her 20’s and then moving to the United States. Conny Schmiitt has exhibited her work internationally and received several awards and recognition for her work. In 2016 she was named sculptor of the year by the Chief Curator of Boston University in the CAA’s 69th members’ prize show and in 2018 she received the Juror’s Choice Award at the National Prize show in Cambridge, MA. 

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