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The A.D. Gallery
Carla Rokes
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372

Phone: 910.775.4186
Fax: 910.521.6639
Email: rokes@uncp.edu

Location: Locklear Hall
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Mel Kendrick: Prototypes

On View: September 26 - October 25, 2012

Reception: Wednesday, September 26, 4-6pm

Artist Talk: Wednesday, September 26, 5:15pm

The A.D. Gallery is pleased to present the work of New York based sculptor Mel Kendrick. This exhibition consists of large-scale sculptural works made in preparation for his 2010 installation titled "Markers", in Madison Square Park in New York City. The gallery’s utilitarian design is the model space for Kendrick’s monumental works.  In alternating layers of black and white, these animated yet imposing works range in height from 10-12 feet.  Kendrick’s treatment of surface, offers an intriguing investigation of texture, exposing serrated planes and sudden curves that move in unexpected directions.  The gallery’s clean palate compliments the massive works providing an ideal setting, allowing the viewer to focus on what they are seeing and to lose themselves in the complex forms. Made of EPS foam, the pieces act as working drawings, prototypes, and finished sculpture all at once.

Kendrick's recent awards and exhibitions include: Francis J. Greenburger Award, National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, Academy Award for Art, American Academy of Arts & Letters, and a solo exhibition at Mary Boone Gallery in NY,NY.

Artist Statement: Artist Statement

Artist Website:http://www.melkendrick.com/

Kendrick, Untitled, 2008, EPS foam


Kendrick, Untitled, 2011, EPS foam, 96x36x36in


Kendrick, EPS foam detail, Close up, 2009