Posted by Sean Flynt on 2010-01-25

Samford University's School of the Arts will present an exhibit by sculptor Randy Gachet Jan. 25-Feb. 26. The public is invited to view the free exhibit in Samford Art Gallery Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., and attend an Artist’s Lecture and Reception in the gallery Feb. 23, 4:30 p.m.–7 p.m.

Randy Gachet’s work is exhibited in galleries and museums in Alabama and can be found in private collections nationwide.

The crow, a supreme scavenger, figures prominently in Gachet's reclamation and transformation of jettisoned tire remnants and detritus accumulating on highways, serving as a symbol of renewal and fate.

All of Gachet’s sculptures suggest the returning of industrial materials to nature and provoke the larger question, “Can art provide an impetus for creative action and collective responsibility to buffer the impact of the environmental storms that are brewing?”

The Visiting Visual Artist Series event is sponsored by John Sanders.

More about Randy Gachet: http://www.southernartistry.org/Randy_Gachet 

 
Samford is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Samford is the 87th-oldest institution of higher learning in the United States. Samford enrolls 6,101 students from 45 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Samford fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and ranks 6th nationally for its Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.