Strange Attractors: New Work by Mark Baugh-Sasaki

Jan. 18, 2013 to Aug. 4, 2013

Kalmanovitz Hall Rooftop Sculpture Terrace

In Strange Attractors, artist Mark Baugh-Sasaki presents a series of airy steel structures that encase and suspend blueschist stone. Their forms range from precariously balanced pendulums to multi-spiked “stars” reminiscent of biological forms. Uniting elements of industrial and natural landscapes, the works investigate the relationships, adaptations, transformation and conflicts that arise in today’s hybrid environment, putting equal value on organic and man-made materials. All sculptures are untitled. In addition to the new works in Kalmanovitz Hall, Baugh-Sasaki’s large-scale 2009 Hayes Valley commission, “Adaptations,” is on display under the trees in front of Gleeson Library/Geschke Center. This artist was identified by USF Art History/Arts Management student, Casey Fussner, as part of a Museum Studies I project.

About the artist

Mark Baugh-Sasaki, a San Francisco native, attended Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he studied photography and sculpture. He has exhibited his work at numerous locations throughout the U.S. and abroad, including the Islip Art Museum, New York; Geumgang International Art Center, Chungcheongnam-do, Korea; Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito; and Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco. He was recently awarded an Honorary James Irvine Foundation Fellowship for his work at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program in Woodside, CA. His most recent solo exhibition, “The Civilized World,” was presented by Krowswork in Oakland in 2012. In September 2013, he will be presenting a large public installation in Nevada City as part of the group exhibition by Art OnSite.

Events

Artist Lecture
Tuesday, February 19, 2:30–3:30, in
McLaren 250. A reception will follow on the
terrace.