The title of the exhibition "Urforem" (meaning archtype) is the title of a book published by Karl Blossfeldt (1865-1932) the German instructor of sculpture who used his remarkable photographs of plant studies to educate his students about design elements in nature.
Judge's work is about transformation through repetition and the border between image and object. Her works are sensual and easy to access while at the same time complex and contemplative. Her drawings, prints and sculptures use a modular structure format that both constrains and liberates the work. Often beginning with a central point, her most recent work explores the emotive power of the circle.
This exhibit is in conjunction with the dedication of "Shumei-giku" (Japanese for anemone), a memorial sculpture bench for Courtney Bean Obata at the Japanese Garden of the Missouri Botanical Gardens. The exhibition will show new sculptural works by Mary Judge as well as works on paper.